The Nissan R390 GT1 was a racing car built in Atsugi, Japan, designed to give Nissan a suitable entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1997 and 1998. Because the grand touring rules required a homologated road version, it was built first as a road car and only then developed as a racer, and only one road car was ever made. Nismo developed it with Tom Walkinshaw Racing, using a 3.5-liter VRH35L V8 resurrected from the Nissan R89C and producing about 650 PS, with styling led by Ian Callum. The three 1997 cars failed with gearbox overheating, but in 1998 all four R390s finished in the top ten, taking third, fifth, sixth and tenth overall.
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was a racing car built in Atsugi, Japan.
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Completed in time for the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans, the three cars were painted in a black and red livery.
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was a racing car built in Atsugi, Japan.
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Its powerplant, the VRH35Z, was a 3.5 L (3,495 cc) V8 engine which used an aluminium block
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would produce approximately 650 PS (478 kW; 641 hp) at 7,000 rpm
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The road car was claimed to be capable of attaining a top speed of 354 km/h (220 mph).
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was a racing car built in Atsugi, Japan.
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It was built to race under the grand touring style rules, requiring a homologated road version to be built.
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was a racing car built in Atsugi, Japan.
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