<< Prev Page 2 of 2 The FIA World Endurance Championship provides manufacturers with the opportunity to develop new technologies for its road car range. With energy-efficiency being the key, there is no greater test for technology than a 24-hour endurance race where the gap between first and second place can be a matter of seconds after 24 hours of racing.
"It is firmly our intention that technology developed on the LM P1 car will transfer to Nissan road cars," said de Vries. "We are developing ultra-efficient V6 twin turbo of the configuration and lineage of the Nissan GT-R. This is a more efficient but equally powerful direct injection solution, so it's a potential forerunner to future GT-R engines. Also the kinetic energy recovery technology that we're developing through racing could indeed have potential for future road car applications."
Nissan is a global car manufacturer so it makes sense that the LM P1 program is a truly global project.
"The car was built in the U.S. and will complete its initial test program there before moving to Europe for the start of the FIA World Endurance Championship season," said Miyatani. "Engineers and mechanics from Japan has been fully integrated into the program and, just like any race team nowadays, we have selected our personnel from all over the world."
Taking on the best in the world and competing to win is a daunting task for Nissan. The competition is well established and the racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship is ultra-close, but this is a challenge that Nissan has accepted, and the Nissan NISMO team will fight to get onto the top step of the podium like it has never fought before.
"All I want is to be sure that the team did its best," said Darren Cox, global head of Brand, Marketing & Sales, NISMO. "What we're aiming for is to have executed to the best of our ability, and that's what we're focusing on. There's a lot we can't control: For example, we don't know where our rivals are going to be when we get to the first race. If we've all done our best, I'll be delighted and good results will come if we continue to do our best. So our goals and targets are simply to do our best. I think that, as a group, our best will lead to some great results." << Prev Page 2 of 2
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The FIA World Endurance Championship provides manufacturers with the opportunity to develop new technologies for its road car range. With energy-efficiency being the key, there is no greater test for technology than a 24-hour endurance race where the gap between first and second place can be a matter of seconds after 24 hours of racing.