Yahoo Autos 2023 Nissan Z GT4 is ready to hit the track
The 2023 Nissan Z is still pretty fresh on the ground but, as with its predecessors, Nissan already has plans to race it. There have long been rumors that a GT4 variant was forthcoming, but now Nissan has finally revealed the car.
The Nissan Z GT4 was developed by Nissan Motorsports (Nismo) in Japan. Unlike some race cars that are just fiberglass shells over a bespoke tube frame chassis, the Z conforms to global GT4 rules. That means it's based on the actual road car, but delivered as a body-in-white to race teams. A test entry has already been put through its paces at the Fuji 24 Hours, back in June, as well as in Japan's Super Taikyu endurance series.
Nissan is keeping mum on the details but says it has tuned the twin-turbo VR30DDTT V6 engine, which makes 400 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque in street guise. The chassis and suspension have been worked over as well, likely with structure-stiffening modifications and spine-rattling suspension. Nissan says the cockpit is guaranteed to work for drivers of all types, and from the photos we can see a safety cage.
