Gallery: Nissan's Outlandish New Race Car Is a Much-Needed Dose of Insanity

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    Nissan’s 1,250-hp, 1,940-pound GT-R LM Nismo race car is built for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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    It’s front-engine and front-wheel-drive, unlike every top-level modern Le Mans car ever.
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    Note the popped-up access ports on the nose and the unusual location of the exhausts.
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    Fancy steering wheels like this one are common in motorsport, but the central screen is relatively large and a nice touch.
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    Nissan also got creative with aerodynamics. Instead of putting twin-turbo V6’s running gear (coolant and oil radiators, that sort of thing) near the back of the car, Bowlby crammed it up front, in the nose.
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    Shown here at Austin's Circuit of the Americas, the GT-R's real test will come in France, in August.
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