Did you remember in Gran Turismo #16 : The Nissan R92CP Race Car '92

The description from “Gran Turismo”

In the 1980s, Group C was where the most competitive GT racing occurred. Nissan engineers had the ideal engine for this class: a newly developed 3.5-liter twin turbocharged V-8. Their quandary was where to put this motor. It didn’t take long to find an appropriate candidate. Dubbed the R89C, the race car was built upon a chassis co-developed by the British company, Lola.

Nissan entered the R89C in the European World Championships, the American IMSA, the All Japan GT Championships and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nissan also worked on developing its own chassis based on the R89C. However, when the FIA revised vehicle regulations for Group C cars in 1990, prohibiting turbocharged engines from the field, the R89C’s racing days in Europe and America were over.

Nissan started development of a new Group C car for race series abroad, while the R89C continued its winning ways in Japan. This was because the All Japan Championship continued with the old group C regulations until the end of 1992. Therefore, the turbocharged engine continued, and the R92CP was born.

The revised VRH35 engine produced more than 888 HP (876 BHP), with the Le Mans qualifying special generating 1200. The race car reached a maximum seed of 249 mph (401 kph) plus on the main straight at the Fuji Speedway. It generated more than 3.5 tons of downforce.

The new race car was impressive indeed, winning all six All Japan Championship races it entered.

Supplement of me

One of my favorite Group C, the Nissan R92CP is an incredible car in Gran Turismo. With the Mazda 787B; the R390 GT1 and the Toyota GT-ONE (TS020), there is a rare version in Gran Turismo 4 : The ‘’Black Edition’’, available only during the final week of the game’s 700 day cycle (days 694-700) can be bought from the Used Car lot (Early 90s) for 1,224,999 credits !

To return to reality, the #1 R92CP was piloted by Kazuyoshi Hoshino (one of the biggest drivers of Japanese history), Toshio Suzuki (Japanese Formula 3 champion, in 1979) and Takao Wada ( a Japanese former racing driver). There notched up 5 wins in 6 races, and Nissan taking the double title (1991 and 1992). After the R92CP, It was the turn of the Nissan P35 to wear the livery ‘’ Calsonic ‘’, in 1993.

The Group C car up to 400 kph (249 mph) was performed by a 3.5 L DOHC IHI Twin Turbocharged V8, 888 HP at 7.600 RPM, 784 Nm (80 kgm) at 5.600 RPM, it transmission is a VGC (5-speed), It is equipped with Double wishbone (front & rear) and 14in. carbon brakes.

The weight/power ratio is 1 kg/hp, the equivalent of a 2005 AC Cobra Weineck 780cui (1100 hp), a 2009 SSC Ultimate Aero TT (1287 hp), or of course the Koenigsegg One:1 (1360 hp).

The Nissan R92CP also appear in Virtua Racing (1992); MotorStorm: Apocalypse (2010) and Rage Racer (1996).