Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo 300ZX, the turbocharged VG30ET V6. Although the engine block was similar, the GTP ZX-Turbo's engine was extensively modified to cope with the stress of racing. In 1984, Nissan Motors named Electramotive Engineering as their official North American racing development arm in an attempt to establish Nissan in the United States following the use of the Datsun name. Nissan wished to use the IMSA GT Championship as a way of showcasing their technology, similar to what they had done at the 24 Hours of Le Mans beginning in 1983. Electramotive would be tasked with maintaining, modifying, and racing the cars. Nissan
Nissan GT-R test conducted by Nissan, shattered its previous Nürburgring record of 7:18 with a new time of 7:08.68, making it the 8th fastest road-legal production vehicle around the track as of April 2018. The GT-R has frequently featured in head to head track comparisons against competing vehicles conducted by the automotive press. "Fifth Gear" tested the GT-R along with the Mitsubishi Evo FQ 400 in their short autototest agility track and their larger test track. The GT-R was a second quicker than the Evo in terms of speed {0-60} but the Evo proved to handle better than the GT-R on the