Nissan Z GT4 rolls into SEMA prepping for 2023 growth season

A month in the past, Toyota revealed its newest GR Supra GT4 headed for numerous worldwide racing campaigns for the 2023 season. Arguably the Supra GT4’s major nemesis, the Nissan Z GT4, pulled into SEMA after native testing in Las Vegas. The automaker dropped hints concerning the automotive in September, we’re lastly aware about specs and the racing plan. For GT4 responsibility, the VR30DDTT 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 within the highway automotive is leveled up 450 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque in base spec, closing numbers to be decided by Steadiness of Efficiency laws within the SRO GT4 sequence. The output represents 50 extra horsepower and 93 extra pound-feet in a automotive that weighs anyplace from 400 to 500 kilos lower than the retail mannequin.

With GT4 designed to make shut connection to the road-legal base automotive, apparent aero aids are restricted to a splitter, some flics on the entrance fenders, an a rear wing. We count on to see far racier makeovers at an area diner quickly. Staggered 18-inch Rays wheels in racing rubber present explosive go, a quartet of stonking Brembo brakes ship explosive stopping.

After displaying the automotive within the conventional Nismo white and black and pink accents over the summer season, the stylized livery for SEMA remembers Nissan’s observe exploits. Laid onto the pink and black shade combo of Nissan racers, the automaker’s hallmark #23 emerges from a rising solar on the hood, the brand new Z emblem on the rear quarter panels echoes the Fairlady Z and 240 Z that began this journey. 

Despite the fact that the Z GT4 has developmental race expertise akin to this yr’s 24 Hours of Fuji, 2023 might be a growth yr. Nissan’s will present choose accomplice groups a Z GT4 to marketing campaign within the SRO Pirelli GT4 America sequence and Japan’s Tremendous Taikyu Collection, with Nismo offering technical assist. Orders will open for different groups someday subsequent yr in time to prep for the 2024 season, the automotive costing $229,000 earlier than supply fees. That compares to 186,000 euros for the Supra GT4. In a straight conversion, the Supra would price $184,051 U.S.; subtracting Europe’s 18% VAT, assuming that is what Toyota does for U.S. groups, brings the worth right down to $150,000.