Nissan Insider

NISMO ambassador and Super GT racer Michael Krumm will join GT Academy winners and Nismo Athletes Lucas Ordonez and Jann Mardenborough at the Le Mans 24 Hours next month. The three drivers will unite to race a Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan in the LMP2 class. This class has an entry of 22 cars, 15 of which [...]

THE award-winning Nissan LEAF has set a record as the fastest car over a measured mile in reverse. Driven by professional stunt driver Terry Grant, the LEAF raced backwards up the famous Goodwood hillclimb course at the Festival of Speed, covering the distance in 1 minute 37.02 seconds at an average speed of 88.5km/h (55 [...]

THE revolutionary Nissan DeltaWing completed its first running on the famous 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe at the weekend – the home of the upcoming 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Invited to compete under the Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s ‘Garage 56′ classification that showcases new and innovative technology, the Nissan DeltaWing [...]

THE experimental Nissan DeltaWing prototype sportscar kicked off its European testing programme at Snetterton, Norfolk, this week. Scotsman Marino Franchitti and German Michael Krumm got the opportunity to sample the car in wet conditions. Steady rain throughout the morning enabled the team to undertake wet-weather development with tyre partner Michelin, with the hugely innovative 1.6-litre [...]