The NISMO GT-R LM Road Going Version '95 is a tuned car produced by Nismo. It is a detuned, race-ready homologation model of the racing counterpart that competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is featured in every mainline Gran Turismo game up to Gran Turismo 6.
In-game description[]
"The street version of the Le Mans GT-R, of which only 1 was ever made."
This street-legal Nismo GT-R LM is one rare bird: When Nismo decided to compete in the GT category of the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995, the rules for the class stipulated that at least one road-worthy example must be built of a given model, thus a single, ultra-wide bodied Nismo GT-R LM was built and registered in the United Kingdom. Perhaps just as astounding, while the production Skyline GT-R had long featured all-wheel drive, this solo homologation special feature rear-wheel drive only, just like the Le Mans competition cars.
Apart from its outlandishly-styled exterior and reconfigured drive system, this road-going Nismo GT-R LM is surprisingly docile in just about every other area. The RB26DETT-designed engine produced 305 PS, on par with the standard production car unit; even the interior remained nearly unchanged. But the bodywork was a different story: All four fenders were widened by 50 mm to accommodate wider tires for improved grip, and hood vents and a wide-mouth front clip allowed for more efficient removal of hot air from the engine compartment.
As for the car's competition brethren, the GT-R entered into the GT class of the 1995 and 1996 editions of the French endurance classic encountered mixed results, the 450-PS maiden effort finishing a respectable 5th in class, with the vastly more potent 630-PS car landing 10th in class the following year.
Acquisition[]
| Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo | --- | --- | Win the S.S. Route 11 Endurance II |
| Gran Turismo 2 | Nissan Special Showroom | 500,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | --- | --- | Win the Professional FR Challenge Win the Seattle 100 Miles (1/4 chance) |
| Gran Turismo 4 | --- | --- | Win the Race of Red Emblem |
| Gran Turismo PSP | Nissan Dealership | 500,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 5 | Used Car Dealership (Lv. 7+) | 499,766 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 6 | Nissan Dealership | 500,000 | --- |
Trivia[]
- It can be seen at the beginning of the intro movie of the original Gran Turismo. The racing version of the car is then seen at the ending credits driving into the sunset.
- In GT1, this car shares the same name with its racing counterpart, making both road and race car (as well as the race modified version of the road car) a bit confusing in some menus.
- Its racing modification differs greatly between GT1 and GT2.
- Despite including racing modifications in the first two games, the proper racing variant of the car was only properly purchasable in the original game. It was featured as a racing modification of the road-going variant in Gran Turismo 2, but since then, the car has only been available as a road car.
- It is not available in the Japanese version of GT2, but it can be obtained using cheats or by trading from a cheated save data. When race modified, it is renamed as the NISMO GT-R LM.
- It also appears in Gran Turismo Concept as an unplayable CPU car.
Pictures[]
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