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For the race car, see Nissan R390 GT1 '98.

The Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car '98 is a road car produced by Nissan. It first appeared in Gran Turismo 2 and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games until Gran Turismo 6.

In-game description[]

"The road-going version of the GT1 car. The only one built to fulfill regulations."


Nissan chartered into unfamiliar waters when it introduced the R390 in May 1997. It was the first time the company produced a bona fide supercar.

The R390 was created primarily to satisfy homologation requirements for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which at the time specified that race vehicles must be based on general passenger cars. However, thanks to a loophole in the rules that gave any car the right to race as long as it satisfied the minimum safety equipment standards for driving on public roads, the R390 was able to compete.

Development of the R390 was conducted through a joint effort by Nissan and TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing). It shared the R390's carbon composite monocoque body and twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-8, although in the road version, output was rated at 345 HP as compared to the race car's 500. The interior was also made more appropriate for a consumer car.

The R390 received a registration number in the U.K. and was shown to public at Nissan's 24 Hours of Le Mans paddock on test day. The following year, a 1998-model road car was produced with an improved body. The price at the time was said to be over $1 million, but there is no record of one ever being sold.

Acquisition[]

Game Purchase location Credits Other methods
Gran Turismo 2 Nissan Special Dealership 1,000,000 ---
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec --- --- Win the Professional Gran Turismo World Championship
Win the Grand Valley 300 km
Gran Turismo 4 Nissan Legendary Dealership 1,000,000 ---
Gran Turismo PSP Nissan Dealership 1,000,000 ---
Gran Turismo 5 Used Car Dealership (Lv. 12+) 998,954 ---
Gran Turismo 6 Nissan Dealership 1,000,000 ---

Trivia[]

  • In GT2 and GT3, the engine sound is very similar to its racing variant. It was changed in GT4, and again in GT PSP.
  • This car also appears in Gran Turismo Concept as an unplayable CPU-only car.
  • In GT3-GT5, this car incorrectly had the front bumper from its racing variant, except for the fog lights. This was fixed in GT6.
  • Several sources (and other games) have claimed that this road version made around 550 horsepower; however, Nissan's official heritage website stated that the car made 350 PS (350 HP), the same amount of power as shown in the Gran Turismo games.[1] However, there are no verified dyno test results of the car that verifies either power rating, and it is unlikely the car would be subjected into such procedure as the car is on permanent display at the Nissan Heritage Collection museum in Zama, Japan.

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