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Specifications
6 units built
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Analytical specifications and drawings
V8 (90o) cylinder
3496 cc capacity
DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
2 x IHI turbochargers, multipoint electronic fuel injection
Power output
800 bhp / 597 KW @ 7600 rpm
784 Nm / 578 ft lbs @ 5600 rpm
Hewland VGC, 5 speed Manual gearbox
Kevlar and carbon fibre monocoque chassis
uspension (fr/r) double wishbones, push-rod actuated coil springs and Koni adjustable shock absorbers
rack and pinion
ventilated disks 356mm disk diameter with 4 piston calipers all around
Length 4800 mm (189.0 in)
Width 1990 mm (78.3 in)
Height 1100 mm (43.3 in)
Wheelbase 2794 mm (110.0 in)
Track (fr/r) 1600 mm (63 in) / 1560 mm (61.4 in)
wheels, front 13Jx17", rear 15Jx17"
tires, front 275/625-17" or 300/640R-17", rear 330/700-17" or 350/725R-18"
980kg
Results in WSCC
| Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | ||||||||||
| Suzuka | Dijon | Jarama | Brands Hatch | Nurbur | Donington | Spa | Mexico | ||||
| Team | 480km | 480km | 480km | 480km | 480km | 480km | 480km | 480km | |||
| Nissan Motorsports International, R89C-01 | #23, 15th | #23T, acci dent | #23T, spare car | #23T, spare car | #23, 3rd | ||||||
| Nissan Motorsports International, R89C-04 | #23T, spare car | #23, 8th | #23, spare car | #23, fuel | #23, 3rd | #23, 12th | |||||
| Total points 19 |
3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||
| Works Starts/finishes 7/5 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/0 | 1/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | ||||
| Driver | Team entries and car number | ||||||||||
| Nissan Motorsports International | |||||||||||
| Julian Bailey | 23, 23T | 23 | 23, 23T | 23, 23T | 23 | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Mark Blundell | 23, 23T | 23 | 23, 23T | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Andrew Gilbert-Scott | 23, 23T | 23, 23T | |||||||||
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