Do we really know it is him in this clip? Or even worse did he use some else to film all the older clips and this is the first time we actually get to see him
Nissan is the guy that still works at the same gas station he did in high school while still driving his stanced 4 door '93 civic in diamond baby blue.
@@ShiningJudgment666 no they did not. The engine in the 12C was actually developed by Ricardo and McLaren purchased manufacturing rights from them. It might be based on the same engine block but it has been substantially modified.
@@original__gmebvy that's not the case. The engines in McLaren's modern road cars were originally developed by Ricardo Racing and McLaren purchased the design rights from them.
Hi automobilstic, My name is Cameron Greenwood Cramp AKA CGC. I'm an Aussie. I'm almost 28 years old. I was born on February 6 1997. I live in Melbourne in Australia AKA the land down under. I am the biggest fan of IMSA and the WEC in the land down under too. I've been into IMSA for 21 years now. And I love it. It's actually my favourite motorsport nowadays along with the World Endurance Championship AKA WEC and MotoGP & the 24 Hours Of Le Mans. Back in the day, I used to be into all motorsports, but not anymore. It's been like that for the last 12 years also. My favourite IMSA season is every single one of them. From the classic original IMSA from 1971 to 1998 and new IMSA from 2014 onwards. My favourite races in IMSA are the Daytona 24 Hours, the 12 Hours Of Sebring and of course the Watkins Glen 6 Hour held at The Glen. My favourite World Endurance Championship or WEC for short is every single one from 2012 to present day. Watkins Glen AKA The Glen in Upstate New York, where they make steamed hams, is the best race track in the United States of America. Also, Francios Cevert is the greatest French person of all time, apart from Rene Arnoux, Alain Prost, and Albert The 5th Musketeer AKA Albert De Parmagnan. And also, 1989 is the best Le Mans ever, along with 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1994 and 1995. The Le Mans 24 Hours is my favourite race of the year and my favourite sporting event of the year too. Le Mans is my favourite race track in the world along with The Glen AKA Watkins Glen and Bathurst. Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna are two of my favourite drivers of all time. They are two of the greatest drivers who ever lived. Colin McRae and Walter Rohrl & Henri Toivonen are three of my favourite rally drivers of all time. They're tree of the greatest rally drivers who ever lived. Burt Munro along with Freddie Spencer are two of my favourite motorcycle riders of all time. They are two of the greatest motorcycle racers who ever lived. The Ford GT40 and the Ford Mustang are two of my favourite Ford's of all time. Two of the best Ford's ever made. Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty are two of my favourite NASCAR drivers of all time and two of my favourite Amercians too. The Dodge Viper RT/10, the McLaren F1 and Mini Cooper are my favourite cars of all time. Search And Destroy by Iggy Pop And Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley are two of my favourite songs of all time. Along with Colorado Boy At Heart which is a song that wrote and recorded entirely by myself. It's also fun little song about Dan Colorado AKA Dan Dougherty who's from Colorado. A very cool place. Albert The 5th Musketeer is my favourite cartoon of all time and The Young Ones is my favourite TV show of all time. Albert The 5th Musketeer AKA Albert De Parmagnan is my favourite Musketeer too. I'm the 6th Musketeer. Grand Prix Legends AKA GPL is my favourite game of all time. The Shawshank Redemption and The Incredibles are two of my favourite movies of all time. 1967, 1976, 1989, 1991 and 1997 are five of my favourite Formula 1 Seasons of all time. James Hunt, Nigel Mansell, Barry Sheene, Striling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Ken Miles n David Purley are my favourite Brits of all time. Dan Gurney is my favourite big tall guy. And also, Dan Gurney is my favourite person with the name Dan too, apart from Dan Wheldon and Dan Colorado AKA Dan Dougherty too. Chris Amon and Lloyd Ruby are two of my favourite drivers who were great despite having a bad luck reputation. On Any Sunday and The World’s Fastest Indian are two of my favourite motorcycle films of all time along with Race For Glory and of course Silver Dream Racer. David Purley AKA David Charles Purley is my definition of an absolute hero. Kork Ballington and Jody Scheckter along with Jon Ekerold are three of my favourite guys from South Africa. My favourite female racers are Penelope Pitstop and Janet Guthrie & Dancia Patrick. Ford VS Ferrari, Rush, Senna, Grand Prix, Le Mans, Race For Glory: Audi VS Lancia, Days Of Thunder, Talladega Nights and The Love Bug & The Last American Hero are my favourite car movies of all time. The Driver as well. My favourite Australians are Jack Brabham, Peter Brock and Mark Skaife. Bruce McLaren, Burt Munro, Chris Amon, Denny Hulme are my favourite Kiwi's of all time. Also, Lorenzo Bandini and Valentino Rossi are my favourite Italian's of all time. Jacky Ickx is my favourite all around driver and my favourite person from Belgium. Aguri Suzuki is my favourite person and driver from Japan. Great country. Ronnie Peterson is my favourite Swedish person and the greatest person from Sweden too. Ayrton Senna, Emerson Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet are three of my favourite Brazilian guys and three of the greatest Brazilian's who ever lived. Henri Toivonen is my favourite Finnish person and the greatest person from Finland. Pedro Rodriguez is my favourite Mexican of all time and the greatest Mexican ever. Jim Clark, Colin McRae and Jackie Stewart are three of my favourite drivers from Scotland and three of the best Scotsman ever. 1971, 1982, 1992, 1995 are four of my favourite Indianapolis 500's of all time. Jaques and Gilles Villeneuve are two of my favourite Canadians of all time and two of the best Canadians too. And Jeremy Dale. 1992, 1995, 1997 (CART) are three of the best IndyCar Seasons ever and three of my favourites. 1979 is my favourite Daytona 500 ever along with 1997 and 1998 & 1976. The 1979 Daytona 500 is also my favourite NASCAR race of all time apart from the 1992 Hooters 500. 1979, 1992, 1996, 1997 are four of my favourite Nascar seasons. 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003 are favourite Bathurst 1000's of all time. 1993 to 2007 and 2013 are my favourite V8 Supercars seasons ever. Two of the greatest male cartoon racers are Speed Racer and Tom Slick and two of my favourite male cartoon drivers too. 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2003, 2012 and 2014 are my favourite Daytona 24 Hours and are the best as well. 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999 & 2012 are my favourite Sebring 12 Hours and are the best too. Niki Lauda and Jochen Rindt are two of my favourite Austrians and two of the best people from Austria. Juan Manuel Fangio and Carlos Reutemann are two of the best Argentina racers and two of my favourites from Argentina. Clay Regazzoni and Jo Siffert & Alain Menu are my three favourite Swiss people. Three of my favourite drivers from Switzerland. Steve Kinser is my favourite Sprint Car Driver of all time. Like with most people. 1982 to 1986 which were Group B, along with 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2003 are my favourite World Rally Championship's AKA WRC's. 1998, 1997, 1995, 1994 and 2018 are five of my favourites in the British Touring Car Championship. 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971 and 1989 are my favourite World Sportscar Championship's AKA WSC's. Every single 500cc season was and is my favourite Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season, especially the ones that had Freddie Spencer in. And finally.... Walter Rohrl is my favourite German and easily the best guy from Germany. Last but not least, Eddie Irvine is my favourite Irish and the best person from Ireland. :) I'm also the biggest fan of the Bathurst 6 Hour. I loved it since it began in 2016.
hey mate, you shouldn't put your full name and date of birth in public comments online. scammers can use it to steal your identity. you should edit your comment to remove that info.
I love that GT2 touch, when road going versions were mentioned and song starts. 97 one is much less known, but both red and blue appear in that game, such nostalgia.
Legend has it that 2 road going versions, one that Nissan keeps on display at their museum and the other was (supposedly) sold to a very wealthy customer from the UK. It's said that there's 1 photo of the #2 car in the garage of what looks like a dutch-style half timber home.
There's a race car chassis out there that someone converted for road use. It's 'supposedly' until verified. If the R390 went into production, it would've had the highest sticker price for a Nissan (a million US) and it would be a record that would still stand today.
Indeed. Shame the TS020 never won anything. Especially Le Mans, it's a gran turismo legend and an icon, and so much cooler than that BMW V12 LMR. Mind you, the Ferrari 330P4 only came 2nd too
Except that the TS020 technically did still won Le Mans in 1999. Just not the overall race, they were still first on their class, and the only reason they didn't won the overall race was because of a flat tire.
It sucks, they also dropped out of IMSA with a strong car just before the Hybrid regs. The final remaining car in the last season wasn't doing much because their pay driver was WAY behind the curve, but the car was rapid in cooler conditions.
Seems like Nissan and Toyota are pretty much antithetical to each other when it comes to race locations. Toyota is successful everywhere in the world (Le Mans, WRC, etc) yet struggled at home. Nissan is successful always in their home ground (JGTC, Fuji 24 hours, and the early Japanese racing series that featured the Hakosuka GT-R) yet wasn't quite as successful everywhere else.
Strange hiccup coming from Nissan. They dominated IMSA GTP class from 1988 to 1991. Also the 300ZX in 1994 won in class in both the 24hrs of Daytona and 24hrs of Lemans.
There is another street legal R390 GT1. Erik Comas drove one of them at Le Mans, and was going to get one of the production cars in lieu of payment but of course that didn't happen. In 2019 he finally acquired one of the former race cars and converted it for road use.
Great video as always. Speaking of interesting ways to read regulations, would you consider making a video about the (front wheel drive) Nissan GT-R LM Nismo?
I don’t know the entire story but I worked for the person who apparently bought this racing program when Nissan pulled out. He had a few of the Nissan cars and had built and sold some new ones over the years. I never saw any of them run but they were pretty
Nissan used to build GOOD cars, i own a 1992 Nissan it is as well made as ANY other Japanese car of the time ( they all were built PROPERLY ) NO squeaks or rattles, it is RELIABLE and still in GREAT condition!!!!!!!!
That car with the narrow front track got it wrong. Raindrops fall in a somewhat ideal aerodynamic shape, they are shaped by air resistance to have least resistance. The wide end is at the front, the narrow end at the end (subsonic). Also the steer in must have been terrible, like a motorbike that cant lean into a corner. If they had turned it around 180 degrees, it might have been better.
The fact that Nissan brought out a modified Skyline GT-R from the JGTC to compete with the GT1 cars and actually believed it could compete at the same level... *_That still makes me laugh to this day and it really does smell like something Nissan would try._*
My man. You need your glasses back. You're going to break the universe. XD Also, great video! We all know this isn't the only time Nissan embarrassed them selves at LeMans.
Knew a guy whom had a 350z, very nice car. He also had a bike (forgot make and model) and I asked him how fast it was. He answered: " I do not know, the speedo only goes to 299 km/h". 😂
Nissans recent history is a tragedy. They went from high quality, innovative, expertly engineered vehicles. To riding on the coat tails of their name with cheaply engineered, cheaply built, generic slop.
I noticed the music you used when talking about the Road Car there, and speaking of, in the Profile on 3 for the R390, it does state there was only the one, so... and, I mean, it is a Japanese game after all... But, either way, I think we do have to be grateful for its existence as gamers, I love the Road Car! And I don't entirely hate the Race Car, either! Jus a shame it seems to have disappeared from Gran Turismo the way it has... That said, the Toyota hasn't really fared much better, either... But, still, it came up on Forza Horizon 3! And I didn't have enough Credits for it, even on sale... That annoyed me no end!
The R90 project was a flop. The R390 program was a half-arsed flop. The R391 program was never going to work and flopped. The LMP1 program was shambolic. In contrast, the American-run GT-ZX Turbo project was a fantastic success, and the Japanese RC prototypes were pretty handy too. Weird how inconsistent Nissan was with Sports Cars
Everytime Nissan invests in the product they see a huge growth in popularity. Then they rest on their laurels and watch sales fall until they can no longer afford to invest in R&D without a bailout. They know the key to success, but wont learn from their own history
I mean this nicely, as I like both, but without the Glasses you almost look like F4mi. Would be great to see a cross over between info about the car, and info about the console that made it famous.
The GT-1 regs were trash. Cool cars but bad execution. The open-tops could have lead directly into the LMP's and we could have gotten better competition and more manufacturers. just my thoughts. If you loved it, great! Its was "cool" but I think it was a setback that contributed, in some part, to the "Audi years"
Recent news from Nissan makes it sound as though their days are numbered. They have about a year's worth of working capital. Beyond that it's anybody's guess.
If someone had told me 18 months ago, "by the end of 2024, you're gonna cringe every time you hear the word ICONIC", I'd have thought why. But here we are, the only adjective gen z knows how to misuse.
I used the word iconic once is this video to describe the blue road car, a car that became an icon of GT1's homologation special era thanks mostly to its appearances in the Gran Turismo videogame franchise. How is this a misuse of the word? (genuine question)
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It's a damn shame Nissan today is a shell of its former glorious self, and is now once again on the verge of bankruptcy.
One word: CVT.
Yep, Renault have milked all they can out of the once proud company and now they're ready to discard the husk.
Not cool 😔
I blame the cvt
Same with Mitsubishi.
@@Danger_mouse you say it like they were doing well before the Renault takeover.
Nissan: It was always Nissan
Nissan: Always has been.
🤯
Bring back carlos
NO it was Datsun, later becoming Nissan.
Wrong😂
First was DAT in 1914 first car…
Sun came much later
My therapist : Automobilistic without glasses isn't real, he can't hurt you
Automobilistic without glasses :
It's like someone close to you with a mustache shaving it off.
This is Superman/Clark Kent shit
Do we really know it is him in this clip? Or even worse did he use some else to film all the older clips and this is the first time we actually get to see him
@@hayo919that's the same person. Without the tinted glasses.
@@traviswalker8933 you are brainwashed. If this is the same guy explain we he doesn't have his signature glasses huh?
Nissan is the guy that still works at the same gas station he did in high school while still driving his stanced 4 door '93 civic in diamond baby blue.
And smokes weed
Nissan driving a civic 😂 your entire comment was so friggin brutal lol.
Ian Callum smashed the design. The R390 is a very handsome thing
The VRH35 in the R390 would live on as its derivatives powered the McLaren MP4-12C and future V8 powered McLarens.
Are those really derived from the R390 engine ? 😮
@@thfleshmechanic7345 Yes. I believe Nissan sold the design of that engine to McLaren and they've just continued to evolve it from there.
@@ShiningJudgment666 no they did not. The engine in the 12C was actually developed by Ricardo and McLaren purchased manufacturing rights from them. It might be based on the same engine block but it has been substantially modified.
@@ShiningJudgment666 Ricardo got the Blueprint after TWR went bankrupt
Wow, didn't know that
Such a shame that Nissan dropped the R390. I think the car had potenzial - even as a GTP.
Great video!
Agreed - I think the R390 should have achieved more than it did... sad really. Glad you enjoyed :)
I agree if the R390 was developed into 1999 there was a chance they've might have won the race.
Admirable work as always, Auto! Channel membership let me get my hands on this the moment it went live and I wouldn't have it any other way.
glad you enjoyed, mr rubric!
I started playing Gran Turismo 4 again a few days ago and just today I looked at that exact car (R390) in the game and marveled at it. What a stunner!
I have it in Assoluto Racing, such a great car.
fun fact: ive seen the R390 GT1 road car, shame i never saw its engine or doors open.
I have a French magazine and at the time of the r390gt they teste the road version of This car
@@alexander1485 because for you to see the engine, the entire back shell has to be removed.
You can see a variant of this exact engine in any modern McLaren that has a V8, as they use a reverse engineered Nissan V8.
@@original__gmebvy that's not the case. The engines in McLaren's modern road cars were originally developed by Ricardo Racing and McLaren purchased the design rights from them.
Fun fact, I sat in it.
Hi automobilstic,
My name is Cameron Greenwood Cramp AKA CGC.
I'm an Aussie. I'm almost 28 years old. I was born on February 6 1997.
I live in Melbourne in Australia AKA the land down under.
I am the biggest fan of IMSA and the WEC in the land down under too. I've been into IMSA for 21 years now.
And I love it.
It's actually my favourite motorsport nowadays along with the World Endurance Championship AKA WEC and MotoGP & the 24 Hours Of Le Mans.
Back in the day, I used to be into all motorsports, but not anymore.
It's been like that for the last 12 years also.
My favourite IMSA season is every single one of them.
From the classic original IMSA from 1971 to 1998 and new IMSA from 2014 onwards.
My favourite races in IMSA are the Daytona 24 Hours, the 12 Hours Of Sebring and of course the Watkins Glen 6 Hour held at The Glen.
My favourite World Endurance Championship or WEC for short is every single one from 2012 to present day.
Watkins Glen AKA The Glen in Upstate New York, where they make steamed hams, is the best race track in the United States of America.
Also, Francios Cevert is the greatest French person of all time, apart from Rene Arnoux, Alain Prost, and Albert The 5th Musketeer AKA Albert De Parmagnan.
And also, 1989 is the best Le Mans ever, along with 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1994 and 1995.
The Le Mans 24 Hours is my favourite race of the year and my favourite sporting event of the year too.
Le Mans is my favourite race track in the world along with The Glen AKA Watkins Glen and Bathurst.
Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna are two of my favourite drivers of all time.
They are two of the greatest drivers who ever lived.
Colin McRae and Walter Rohrl & Henri Toivonen are three of my favourite rally drivers of all time.
They're tree of the greatest rally drivers who ever lived.
Burt Munro along with Freddie Spencer are two of my favourite motorcycle riders of all time.
They are two of the greatest motorcycle racers who ever lived.
The Ford GT40 and the Ford Mustang are two of my favourite Ford's of all time.
Two of the best Ford's ever made. Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty are two of my favourite NASCAR drivers of all time and two of my favourite Amercians too.
The Dodge Viper RT/10, the McLaren F1 and Mini Cooper are my favourite cars of all time.
Search And Destroy by Iggy Pop And Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley are two of my favourite songs of all time.
Along with Colorado Boy At Heart which is a song that wrote and recorded entirely by myself.
It's also fun little song about Dan Colorado AKA Dan Dougherty who's from Colorado. A very cool place.
Albert The 5th Musketeer is my favourite cartoon of all time and The Young Ones is my favourite TV show of all time.
Albert The 5th Musketeer AKA Albert De Parmagnan is my favourite Musketeer too. I'm the 6th Musketeer.
Grand Prix Legends AKA GPL is my favourite game of all time.
The Shawshank Redemption and The Incredibles are two of my favourite movies of all time.
1967, 1976, 1989, 1991 and 1997 are five of my favourite Formula 1 Seasons of all time.
James Hunt, Nigel Mansell, Barry Sheene, Striling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Ken Miles n David Purley are my favourite Brits of all time.
Dan Gurney is my favourite big tall guy.
And also, Dan Gurney is my favourite person with the name Dan too, apart from Dan Wheldon and Dan Colorado AKA Dan Dougherty too.
Chris Amon and Lloyd Ruby are two of my favourite drivers who were great despite having a bad luck reputation.
On Any Sunday and The World’s Fastest Indian are two of my favourite motorcycle films of all time along with Race For Glory and of course Silver Dream Racer.
David Purley AKA David Charles Purley is my definition of an absolute hero.
Kork Ballington and Jody Scheckter along with Jon Ekerold are three of my favourite guys from South Africa.
My favourite female racers are Penelope Pitstop and Janet Guthrie & Dancia Patrick.
Ford VS Ferrari, Rush, Senna, Grand Prix, Le Mans, Race For Glory: Audi VS Lancia, Days Of Thunder, Talladega Nights and The Love Bug & The Last American Hero are my favourite car movies of all time. The Driver as well.
My favourite Australians are Jack Brabham, Peter Brock and Mark Skaife.
Bruce McLaren, Burt Munro, Chris Amon, Denny Hulme are my favourite Kiwi's of all time.
Also, Lorenzo Bandini and Valentino Rossi are my favourite Italian's of all time.
Jacky Ickx is my favourite all around driver and my favourite person from Belgium.
Aguri Suzuki is my favourite person and driver from Japan. Great country.
Ronnie Peterson is my favourite Swedish person and the greatest person from Sweden too.
Ayrton Senna, Emerson Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet are three of my favourite Brazilian guys and three of the greatest Brazilian's who ever lived.
Henri Toivonen is my favourite Finnish person and the greatest person from Finland. Pedro Rodriguez is my favourite Mexican of all time and the greatest Mexican ever.
Jim Clark, Colin McRae and Jackie Stewart are three of my favourite drivers from Scotland and three of the best Scotsman ever.
1971, 1982, 1992, 1995 are four of my favourite Indianapolis 500's of all time.
Jaques and Gilles Villeneuve are two of my favourite Canadians of all time and two of the best Canadians too.
And Jeremy Dale. 1992, 1995, 1997 (CART) are three of the best IndyCar Seasons ever and three of my favourites.
1979 is my favourite Daytona 500 ever along with 1997 and 1998 & 1976.
The 1979 Daytona 500 is also my favourite NASCAR race of all time apart from the 1992 Hooters 500.
1979, 1992, 1996, 1997 are four of my favourite Nascar seasons.
1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003 are favourite Bathurst 1000's of all time.
1993 to 2007 and 2013 are my favourite V8 Supercars seasons ever.
Two of the greatest male cartoon racers are Speed Racer and Tom Slick and two of my favourite male cartoon drivers too.
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2003, 2012 and 2014 are my favourite Daytona 24 Hours and are the best as well.
1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999 & 2012 are my favourite Sebring 12 Hours and are the best too.
Niki Lauda and Jochen Rindt are two of my favourite Austrians and two of the best people from Austria.
Juan Manuel Fangio and Carlos Reutemann are two of the best Argentina racers and two of my favourites from Argentina.
Clay Regazzoni and Jo Siffert & Alain Menu are my three favourite Swiss people.
Three of my favourite drivers from Switzerland. Steve Kinser is my favourite Sprint Car Driver of all time. Like with most people.
1982 to 1986 which were Group B, along with 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2003 are my favourite World Rally Championship's AKA WRC's.
1998, 1997, 1995, 1994 and 2018 are five of my favourites in the British Touring Car Championship.
1966, 1967, 1970, 1971 and 1989 are my favourite World Sportscar Championship's AKA WSC's.
Every single 500cc season was and is my favourite Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season, especially the ones that had Freddie Spencer in.
And finally.... Walter Rohrl is my favourite German and easily the best guy from Germany.
Last but not least, Eddie Irvine is my favourite Irish and the best person from Ireland.
:)
I'm also the biggest fan of the Bathurst 6 Hour.
I loved it since it began in 2016.
I can't tell if that's a troll or a 'tisim
Why the Fuck did you bother writing all of that out?
hey mate, you shouldn't put your full name and date of birth in public comments online. scammers can use it to steal your identity. you should edit your comment to remove that info.
I love that GT2 touch, when road going versions were mentioned and song starts. 97 one is much less known, but both red and blue appear in that game, such nostalgia.
I absolutely hate modern Nissan. They are just Renaults.
Without them, Nissan probably won't be here. And the Z33 Fairlady Z (350 Z) won't even exist, or there won't be an R35 GT-R.
I absolutely hate modern Renault. They are just Nissans.
Z33 was a Nissan product not Renault and it was the car that saved them as well the GTR, instead renault used nissan engines on their cars
And not the good ones...
Renault really did screw up Nissan. But thank Renault for Nissan, they saved them. And they might save them again
I am absolutely loving these style of videos! Please keep it up! Your hard work does not go unnoticed👍!
Nissan's worst enemies is nissan itself. It's almost like they were destroying themselves.
💯 they destroy their own brand by getting rid of the most popular cars that makes them money
@@nickcooler2658 in other words, they got rid of the skyline or one of the better-looking Nissan 300.
Much like their CVT
Legend has it that 2 road going versions, one that Nissan keeps on display at their museum and the other was (supposedly) sold to a very wealthy customer from the UK. It's said that there's 1 photo of the #2 car in the garage of what looks like a dutch-style half timber home.
There's a race car chassis out there that someone converted for road use. It's 'supposedly' until verified. If the R390 went into production, it would've had the highest sticker price for a Nissan (a million US) and it would be a record that would still stand today.
@@EstebanDonJuanCarlos Nissan never built 2 road cars.
@@ShiningJudgment666 You mean the Erik Comas R390? There are videos of it on youtube.
@@traviswalker8933The other one is just a “road converted” race car, not the all original like the actual one.
@EduardGenardAndalis it's not even road converted.
It's nuts to think that with it's 1 win, the 'dud' R391 ended up being more succesful than the iconic Toyota GT1 with it's no wins.
Indeed. Shame the TS020 never won anything. Especially Le Mans, it's a gran turismo legend and an icon, and so much cooler than that BMW V12 LMR.
Mind you, the Ferrari 330P4 only came 2nd too
@@Tom_Hadler But the P4 did win at Daytona and Monza, so it only really failed at Le Mans.
Except that the TS020 technically did still won Le Mans in 1999.
Just not the overall race, they were still first on their class, and the only reason they didn't won the overall race was because of a flat tire.
It sucks, they also dropped out of IMSA with a strong car just before the Hybrid regs. The final remaining car in the last season wasn't doing much because their pay driver was WAY behind the curve, but the car was rapid in cooler conditions.
Can't wait to see a video on the Deltawing
i saw the last race of it at Daytona
as a TWR fanboy i loved this video, well done mate
any chance there's more TWR stuff in the pipeline? the TWR rabbit hole runs very deep
How deep?
@@BrixSG what if i told you the initial concept/design work for the bugatti veyron was completed by TWR
@@Schnooblers seriously?!
@@BrixSG yup, and if that's not crazy enough, TWR even had a train/rail division.
@@Schnooblers never knew twr was this huge. Interesting
kudos for Automobilistic using an earlier Gran Turismo track at 3:39
I agree!
Cheers from Brazil mate, been loving your content and just wanted to let you know that
The r390 and r391 are beautiful some of my personal favorites of the era tbh
I have great memories of thrashing the R390 around on Gran Turismo 3 as well as tweaking it to make it faster.
Iconic blue indeed. R390 road car is a classic in my mind
In 2001 my wife and I test drove a Nissan Sentra. As we drove the armrest broke off into my lap. Needless to say, there is a Toyota in our driveway.
Toyota ain't much better with all their motors blowing up and what not
Just found your channel. And proceeded to spend my day off binging your videos. Awesome stuff.
Nissan/ Infiniti is one of the most what if companies ever bunch of cool concepts and good ideas that never made in to production
I know 😂
Nah that title goes to Cadillac and Chrysler
I literally got the Hot Wheels Nissan r390 GT1 two pack two days ago and this video is talking about it.
Love your style, brother. The rounded corners on the standard format picture is CLASS
I still have a massive poster of the R391 that my dad took from the European headquarters at the time.
Seems like Nissan and Toyota are pretty much antithetical to each other when it comes to race locations.
Toyota is successful everywhere in the world (Le Mans, WRC, etc) yet struggled at home.
Nissan is successful always in their home ground (JGTC, Fuji 24 hours, and the early Japanese racing series that featured the Hakosuka GT-R) yet wasn't quite as successful everywhere else.
Australian touring car champ with R32 GT-R
Strange hiccup coming from Nissan. They dominated IMSA GTP class from 1988 to 1991. Also the 300ZX in 1994 won in class in both the 24hrs of Daytona and 24hrs of Lemans.
Entering 4 cars and having 4 finish the 24 hours of hell is impressive especially snagging a podium while they are at it.
There is another street legal R390 GT1. Erik Comas drove one of them at Le Mans, and was going to get one of the production cars in lieu of payment but of course that didn't happen. In 2019 he finally acquired one of the former race cars and converted it for road use.
It's a shame, because the car is absolutely gorgeous and I would love to see the road car in person.
I love the R390. Such an awesome car. I'm soooo glad that video games have allowed me to at least pseudo drive one of these glories!
Ahh I’ve been waiting for this video! Love it! The R390 is my favourite car of all time. I just think it’s a beautiful machine.
nice touch with the dealer tune from gt2 when the road car appears.
Mann you perfected the narrator voice. I was expecting you to be a wizened British commentator who would narrate D Day 😂
One of my favorite cars of all time. I absolutely love the R390s lines and performance
I've always liked the 98' R390 GT1, remember it being one of my favourite cars in GT2, great looking car in race trim.
Always thought the R390 was the best looking of the GT1 cars.
Great video as always. Speaking of interesting ways to read regulations, would you consider making a video about the (front wheel drive) Nissan GT-R LM Nismo?
I don’t know the entire story but I worked for the person who apparently bought this racing program when Nissan pulled out. He had a few of the Nissan cars and had built and sold some new ones over the years. I never saw any of them run but they were pretty
I like the concept of your videos. Coming from granturismo 3 and 4 I really love seeing cars from that era.
Nissan used to build GOOD cars, i own a 1992 Nissan it is as well made as ANY other Japanese car of the time ( they all were built PROPERLY ) NO squeaks or rattles, it is RELIABLE and still in GREAT condition!!!!!!!!
Another great and informative video as always!
That car with the narrow front track got it wrong. Raindrops fall in a somewhat ideal aerodynamic shape, they are shaped by air resistance to have least resistance. The wide end is at the front, the narrow end at the end (subsonic). Also the steer in must have been terrible, like a motorbike that cant lean into a corner. If they had turned it around 180 degrees, it might have been better.
The Gran Turismo Background Music is a nice touch.
The fact that Nissan brought out a modified Skyline GT-R from the JGTC to compete with the GT1 cars and actually believed it could compete at the same level...
*_That still makes me laugh to this day and it really does smell like something Nissan would try._*
The 90 decade Nissan race models was awesome 👌 👏. R390 was awesome and even R33 cars was almost awesome.
Awesome video as always Sir! Hope you're having a great Saturday!
Great video,great work!Love it!
Another great video from you! I love this car since Gran Turismo 2.
My man. You need your glasses back. You're going to break the universe. XD
Also, great video! We all know this isn't the only time Nissan embarrassed them selves at LeMans.
4:28 no, only one unit exists. Not 2, not 4, not nothing else, just 1 and that's it. Whoever insists otherwise is plain stupid
I see we've dropped the 70s swinger look. Nice.
I just think the fascia of a Nissan Micra K12 on a GT1 car is just hilarious.
The group c cars are some of the most beautiful ever made. Was lucky enough to see them at Goodwood revival one year.
Thank you for this video! Amazing facts and footage!
I really dig the livery on that R391
Knew a guy whom had a 350z, very nice car. He also had a bike (forgot make and model) and I asked him how fast it was. He answered: " I do not know, the speedo only goes to 299 km/h". 😂
The DeltaWing was inspired. It obviously worried Toyota, who nerfed it off the road into a concrete wall at Le Mans in 2012.
Besides the R391 there was the courage team running Nissan engines in 1999, they even finished better than the R391 if i remeber correctly
one of my fav Gran Turismo cars, wish they'd bring it back!
ARGH, i can see his EYES!! HE HAS EYES!!!
👨🏫 Thanks for all your knowledge. That blue Nissan was amazing looking.
What song is played in the end when the r391 won at fuji?
Imagine how different everything would've been if they were to stick with the R390.
Where did you get the posters in the background?
Nissans recent history is a tragedy. They went from high quality, innovative, expertly engineered vehicles. To riding on the coat tails of their name with cheaply engineered, cheaply built, generic slop.
Please do a video about the Manthey Porsche and the 24hr of Nürburgring
Gran turismo jazz is slapping
0:33 Unless you happen to be Team Mercedes Benz.
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Thank you for the doc. Nissan will always be the one that got away. Crazy good engineering, crazy bad decision making.
4:40 They had Jackie Chan racing for them and they didn't win?! POO!
The R390's engine served as the basis for the V8 used in McLaren road cars
I noticed the music you used when talking about the Road Car there, and speaking of, in the Profile on 3 for the R390, it does state there was only the one, so... and, I mean, it is a Japanese game after all... But, either way, I think we do have to be grateful for its existence as gamers, I love the Road Car! And I don't entirely hate the Race Car, either! Jus a shame it seems to have disappeared from Gran Turismo the way it has... That said, the Toyota hasn't really fared much better, either... But, still, it came up on Forza Horizon 3! And I didn't have enough Credits for it, even on sale... That annoyed me no end!
Fortunately McLaren bought the rights to the engine and used in the P1, 🤪
9:08 *Insert Mark Webber 2021 Baku GP scream*
Fun fact. Mark Weber is The Stig's favorite airline pilot.
The R90 project was a flop. The R390 program was a half-arsed flop. The R391 program was never going to work and flopped. The LMP1 program was shambolic.
In contrast, the American-run GT-ZX Turbo project was a fantastic success, and the Japanese RC prototypes were pretty handy too. Weird how inconsistent Nissan was with Sports Cars
Vedere la delta wing e poi la gtr lm mi vengono i brividi e mi chiedo se j progettisti siano ancora vivi
If Nissan wanted to they could've dominated every major car market
Everytime Nissan invests in the product they see a huge growth in popularity. Then they rest on their laurels and watch sales fall until they can no longer afford to invest in R&D without a bailout. They know the key to success, but wont learn from their own history
Hold up, a V8 powered Skyline in the mid 90's!?
I'm now more interested in that Skyline than this.
Ok
Love these vids yhe info the character the cars keep it up
I love your videos!
What's that song at the end?
I mean this nicely, as I like both, but without the Glasses you almost look like F4mi. Would be great to see a cross over between info about the car, and info about the console that made it famous.
The thing is, nissan has no consistent racing program
The GT-1 regs were trash. Cool cars but bad execution. The open-tops could have lead directly into the LMP's and we could have gotten better competition and more manufacturers. just my thoughts.
If you loved it, great! Its was "cool"
but I think it was a setback that contributed, in some part, to the "Audi years"
Recent news from Nissan makes it sound as though their days are numbered. They have about a year's worth of working capital. Beyond that it's anybody's guess.
My buggest problem Nissan is remastering the R35
Nissan is cooked In 14 - 20 months prob
If someone had told me 18 months ago, "by the end of 2024, you're gonna cringe every time you hear the word ICONIC", I'd have thought why. But here we are, the only adjective gen z knows how to misuse.
Don’t forget that everything is underrated or that you must say “unpopular opinion” before stating your widely popular opinion.
I used the word iconic once is this video to describe the blue road car, a car that became an icon of GT1's homologation special era thanks mostly to its appearances in the Gran Turismo videogame franchise. How is this a misuse of the word? (genuine question)
Why do people talk about things that happened when testicles hadn't even developed them?
"I have become the thing i swore to destroy ahh"
where's the orange shades? 😮
Lest we not forget the failed front wheel drive LM car