- "This 2016 Super GT race car was driven by the team of Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli."
- ―In-game catch text for the car, from GT7's car collection
The Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 '16 is a race car produced by Nissan. It appears in Gran Turismo Sport (as part of Update 1.15) and Gran Turismo 7.
It is the #1, driven by Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli, who finished 3rd in the GT500 Driver's Championship of the 2016 Super GT season. This is reflected by the name it had in GT Sport, Nissan MOTUL AUTECH GT-R '16.
In-game description[]
- "The Nissan MOTUL AUTECH GT-R was a familiar sight in the 2016 Super GT Series. It's red paint scheme made it stand out among the other GT-Rs. While it looks the same as the road-going car, underneath the sheet metal things were very different. It was adapted to conform to the requirements of the DTM, the German Touring Car Masters series.[1] Therefore, it was rear-wheel drive, not AWD like the road car."
- ―In-game description of the car, from GT7's Brand Central
Car Index (GT7)[]
Since 2008, Nissan has been competing in the GT500 Class of the Super GT Series with the R35 GT-R. Initially the car was powered by a 4.5L V8 VK45DE engine, and from 2010 a 3.4L V8 VRH34A/VRH34B. In 2014 this was changed to the turbocharged NR20A 2 litre inline 4 with direct injection, independently developed in the same format as Toyota and Honda.
For the new 2014 vehicle regulations, the weight and the center of gravity for the monocoque had to be matched to that of the DTM machines, and they would share common parts for things like dampers and rear wings. Though there was no major change to the outside look, these unified regulations changed the inside of the GT500 spec GT-R significantly. And through minor changes of details and refinement, the car would continue to be developed up to the 2016 model.
The 4 Nissan teams competed with this GT-R, and in the 2014 season Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli led the Motul Autech GT-R to series champion. In the following year of 2015, they won again with the same team, winning both the Driver Championship and the Constructor Championship titles two years in a row. They ran the 2016 season again with the same team, and expectations were high for a third consecutive win after a win in both the opening and second rounds of the season, but ultimately they ended the season in 3rd place for both the Driver and Constructors championships.
Café Conversations (GT7)[]
Jeremy[]
When it comes to R35 GT-R racing cars, the Nissan MOTUL AUTECH GT-R is the best of them all! It won two consecutive Super GT championships in the GT500 class, starting in 2014. It also started the 2016 season in absolutely unstoppable form... Winning the first race at Okayama and the second race at the Fuji Speedway! It looked set fair to win a third consecutive championship. It even topped the rankings going into the final race... Only for heavy ballast to cause it to finish a very disappointing seventh. This meant that it ended the season in third place overall. Such a shame that they couldn't make it a hat-trick of victories! Still, there's no doubting that the veteran driver team of Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli are seriously quick! Both are in their forties now, and are showing no sign of slowing down!
Acquisition[]
| Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo Sport (  v1.15+) |
Nissan Brand Central | 800,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 7 | Nissan Brand Central | 800,000 | --- |
Pictures[]
Trivia[]
- In GT7, GT Auto offers a high-downforce wing (used for races at the Fuji International Speedway), much like for the other 2016 GT500 cars.
Notes[]
- ↑ Referring to the Class One regulation agreement between Super GT and DTM.