Nissan 2015

[lofty]

I loved the Panoz o7 Nissan deserve a medal for trying new stuff. Front Wheel drive, very brave and the exhaust exits out the top of the bonnet ! Will it melt the tearoffs? could it melt the wipers? what if the engine blows oïl?

[Lorry]

A 600 horsepower Mini, very brave, with an engine 30% more efficient that last year

The challenges will be getting grip out of the corners, and having enough front downforce for the fast corners

[Brad Zarse]

Wierd looking thing in it. Very slab sided too- reminds me of the Aston AMR disaster a few years back. Must be some clever aero going on under the bodywork, just look at those narrow rear tyres and the lack of any photos of the rear end. The only rearward shot is an artists impression. What do they have up their sleeve?

Arms! 

I like it....it looks odd.  I like odd things! Can't wait to see it blasting around!

[DeanoX]

I quite like it. I absolutely love the way 4 manufacturers have taken 4 different roads for LMP1

If the ACO/FIA can keep the regs stable and attractive for a few years I can see it attracting loads more talent and money.

Lots of aero going on at the back

[Grand_Fromage]

Looks a bit like a toast rack from the rear.

Lots of aero going on at the back

[Lorry]

Looks a bit like a toast rack from the rear.

and a toast rack doesn't have tail lights either.  There are some thin strips that might be LEDs

I suspect the diffuser/venturi tunnel is at the front, and the rest is Swiss cheese

[Boorish Grobian]

Like most of you, I don't find especially attractive, but I do like the fact it's different. Thankfully sports car racing hasn't turned into spec racing like most other disciplines of the sport, and Nissan should be applauded for thinking outside the box.  That backside treatment is a bit puzzling, and looks vulnerable to rear end impacts (aren't we all) and running over debris.  We'll see how it goes once it turns a wheel in anger, it could end up looking totally different by the time it actually races.  Sadly tech & safety regs, combined with contemporary aero theory doesn't produce the prettiest racing cars we've ever seen.  For my money the early seventies Ferrari 312PB was the sexiest racing car ever built (the photo says it all) but those days are long gone.
Fax

[Barry]

If it works like they think it should, it will be fast, look at the film from COTA, high downforce circuit, but very little angle on the wing.
If regs allow rumours say they might run without the wing at LM, there's some very tricky aero under the bodywork.
Looks better in the red livery, growing to like it very quickly.

I was looking forward to Silverstone last year with the debut of the new Porsche, but thats nothing compared to looking forward to seeing this car roll out there in April.

[Martini...LB]

Well, I think it is a looker and a little different. Love the elongated bonnet, though realise it probably needs to be. Crazy exhaust outlets, I think they are, situated on the bonnet facing either side of the cockpit. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but then again I think the 1989 Alfa Romeo SZ, nicknamed the brick, was a gorgeous car with a design well ahead of it's time.

>Martini...LB

[Barry]

Agree with Martin, I thought the 1989 Alfa Romeo SZ looked wonderful.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[jimclark]

Fer front engined, this was a good looker 30 years ago (Ford Mustang GTP), and looked "right" to boot.

'Went like bloody 'ell...just wasn't too reliable...



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_GTP
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[mgmark]

I imagine that a fair amount of aero knowledge gained from the deltawing might well have translated into it.  Also echo many of the comment about growing to like it.

And good on Nissan for trying something different - I suspect that any mainstream manufacturer putting a 3-car works team out for the main event, and competing in the WEC, is not going to be just taking a punt at it either.......

Roll on 12 April to whet the appetite!

MG Mark 

[Nordic]

See Max Chilton has been given a ride in the Nissan. Is he really the best they could find or is he bringing money to the effort?

I would have thought there must be plenty of better drivers out there, or maybe his remarkable finishing record helped (which tbh given the car he was driving was pretty good).

[enzo]

See Max Chilton has been given a ride in the Nissan. Is he really the best they could find or is he bringing money to the effort?

I would have thought there must be plenty of better drivers out there, or maybe his remarkable finishing record helped (which tbh given the car he was driving was pretty good).

Mind you though the marussia was reliable and all he had to do was avoid running into his team-mate which he failed at once! and let the quick lads past every few laps. Constantly outpaced by Bianchi too.

[Lorry]

........, or maybe his remarkable finishing record helped

What, starting last and finishing last every time - I know you need consistency in a 24 hour race, but his dad's millions deserved better results