The News for January 13th, 2023

Welcome to the Hooniverse Information! As usually, this is a weekly recap of the most important stories in the automotive marketplace with out the fluff or bull. This 7 days: the Nissan GT-R is “new” all over again, Cadillac racing displays off their V-LMDh race liveries, moreover your information for the week.

The Nissan GT-R refuses to die

“… In this planet, very little is specific apart from demise, taxes, and the Nissan GT-R (R-35).” – Benjamin Franklin.

Definitely a visionary, that gentleman. Nissan just will not allow the GT-R die, and at this issue it is just about type of comforting figuring out it’s continue to close to. With how a great deal the marketplace has changed due to the fact its start, the GT-R continues to be as sort of a backlink to the past. To a less difficult time when the sports automobiles were just a minor cooler and much a lot more abundant. And the only factor to worry about was the to start with of numerous when-in-a-lifetime financial disasters.

For the seventh time considering that its output run started in 2007, the Nissan GT-R has been up to date with new appears to be like, the reintroduction of the T-Spec with heritage colors, and a reworked Nismo version. But fact be informed, these are once once more fairly insignificant changes. The auto that first debuted in notion sort in 2001 now marches into the 2024 design year with the exact same essential formulation in spot – the very same engine, identical suspension, and similar capabilities. If you had been hoping for a GT-R taken to the following degree, this ain’t it. Until you’re seeking at the Nismo.

The styling updates on the “base” GT-R High quality extend to the front and rear fascias, bumper sides, new grille shapes, and new rear wings. All these new surfaces had been optimized for minimized drag and improved downforce. They even went as considerably as “closely scrutinizing” the slim mesh utilized in the entrance grille to assure correct cooling with lessened drag. They declare an unspecified advancement in downforce without having any adjust to the car’s drag coefficient. No other important updates to the base car or truck have been designed as far as I can tell.

The upcoming stage up is the GT-R T-Spec which is a sportier design offered in two basic Skyline colours that will get any fan’s focus. The 1st heritage color is Millennium Jade, which pays homage to a person of the rarest GT-Rs at any time, the R34 GT-R V-Spec II Nür. The next T-spec-special paint is Midnight Purple, a modern day interpretation of the Midnight Purple III coloration manufactured famous on the R34 GT-R V-Spec. The gold-painted RAYS 20″ solid wheels search excellent on possibly shade. The T-Spec also will get broader entrance fenders and GT-R Nismo carbon ceramic brakes. Now you could remember there becoming a T-Spec introduced for the 2022 product year. You’d be appropriate. It’s essentially the similar as it was back then. Initially it was claimed to be a exclusive version with minimal quantities of just about every heritage shade getting presented. No phrase if that is the case once again.

Then there is the GT-R Nismo. This one particular will get wild new aerodynamic features all all-around with tangible effects on cooling and downforce. The roof is carbon fiber as is the entrance and rear fascias, hood, trunk lid, rear wing, aspect sill addresses, and side mirror housings. Its electricity output stays the similar at 600 horsepower and 481 lb.-ft. of torque, but electrical power shipping is improved by the addition of a front limited-slip differential for the 1st time.

The 2024 Nissan GT-R arrives in pick sellers commencing this spring. Nismo variations will follow this summer time. No pricing is readily available but, but the GT-R has gotten far more costly each and every yr it is been on sale. Assume the identical this calendar year.

[Source: Nissan]

Cadillac V-LMDh race liveries unveiled

Because the information is fairly gentle this 7 days I’m sending you off with some race auto goodness. Cadillac Racing has discovered the liveries that will adorn their lovely V-LMDh race cars at the Rolex 24 Hrs at Daytona and outside of.

Competing full time in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is the No. 01 Cadillac Racing and No. 31 Whelen Engineering V-LMDh cars. They will also compete for the comprehensive season in the FIA World Stamina Championship with the No. 2 Cadillac Racing V-LMDh. All three vehicles will be present later on this month at Daytona. As with the Cadillac DPi, just about every vehicle has a equivalent layout with Cadillac theming with the only primary change getting the principal overall body color. The three liveries share a V-Sequence graphic-and-color concept. Each individual vehicle wears a single of the principal hues of the V-Collection symbol.

The autos by themselves all run Cadillac’s LMC55R 5.5L DOHC V-8 paired with a prevalent hybrid method per LMDh rules. It is developed around a Dallara chassis but attributes brand-particular bodywork, which in this scenario just may well be the prettiest of all the modern day LMDh/Hypercar entries. And the driver lineup is stacked. Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook will co-push the No. 2. Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande will travel the No. 01 for the total period and be joined Scott Dixon for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims will travel the No. 31 with assistance from Jack Aitken for the Rolex.

The potential of endurance racing in America and globally appears extremely promising. I cannot wait to see their levels of competition debut in particular person. If you’ll be at the Rolex 24 this yr, look for me drunk on the ferris wheel.

[Source: Cadillac]

What’s your news for the week?

So that’s all I’ve received for you this 7 days, so now it’s your change. If you noticed everything, fixed something, broke anything, or or else did everything even remotely auto similar that you want to share with your fellow hoon, seem off in the feedback.

Have a great weekend.