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Nisssan has promised to return to the Australia touring car championship, where it’s sure to turn the Ford-Holden duo battle into a trio. To keep things interesting, it will not be a purpose built motorsport V8, but a converted Nissan road car engine, probably the 5.0-liter used by Infiniti.
This will not be a factory-run car per say, as Kelly Racing has signed on with Nissan to run a total of four cars next year.
“We plan to use our presence in the series to strengthen our passenger car credentials in Australia,” said CEO and Managing Director of Nissan Australia Dan Thompson. “Nissan believes that, alongside Ford and Holden, we possess the most convincing motorsport DNA and track history in Australia, making a V8SC debut in 2013 an obvious initiative. We are targeting No.1 importer status in Australia and already making progress towards that as one of the country’s fastest growing brands. V8 Supercars will boost that momentum.”
Photo of Sumo Power Nissan GT-R by joshpollak.com
“We plan to use our presence in the series to strengthen our passenger car credentials in Australia,” said CEO and Managing Director of Nissan Australia Dan Thompson. “Nissan believes that, alongside Ford and Holden, we possess the most convincing motorsport DNA and track history in Australia, making a V8SC debut in 2013 an obvious initiative. We are targeting No.1 importer status in Australia and already making progress towards that as one of the country’s fastest growing brands. V8 Supercars will boost that momentum.”
Photo of Sumo Power Nissan GT-R by joshpollak.com
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