Nissan R87E

The Nissan R87E is a Group C racing car that Nissan developed to replace the R86V for the 1987 season, built around a new twin-turbo V8 called the VEJ30. Nissan received three 87G chassis from March with minor improvements over the R86V chassis, and the 1987 effort aimed only at Le Mans, with a single Fuji 500 km start as preparation. At Le Mans each car failed to finish because of engine difficulties, Nissan blamed the engine, and its engineers developed an entirely new engine, the VRH30. With that engine, chassis changes and a wind-tunnel body, the cars were renamed the R88C for 1988 and 1989. The VEJ30 is a 2,996 cc 90 degree four-stroke petrol V8 with aluminium block and head, two IHI turbochargers and about 800 hp, in an aluminium monocoque with a March five-speed manual gearbox, and the car weighs 850 kg.