Nissan based the vehicle on the seventh-generation Z road car, however, the GT500 class is a silhouette class, where the actual chassis of the racecar is a tube frame, carbon fiber monocoque mashup, and the body is styled after a production car’s shell. The engine isn’t even similar to 3.0L Twin Turbo V6 found under the hood of the latest 7th generation Z . Instesd, the 2023 Z’s VR30DDTT V-6 is replaced by a specified 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 that’s boosted by a Garrett Motion-specific turbo. At 51 psi of boost, this little engine is capable of making up to 650 hp on 102 octane fuel.
