Nissan GT-R: Full-Size Remote-Control Car Celebrates Gran Turismo Sport
The full-size Nissan GT-R R/C car can be controlled using a PlayStation controller, just like its virtual world version in Gran Turismo Sport video game.
Gran Turismo Sport has been released worldwide and is raking in positive reviews and strong sales so far. To celebrate the launch of the game and its association with Nissan, the carmaker came up with a PR stunt which merges the virtual world with the real one. A full-size remoted-control Nissan GT-R was built just for this and was driven around Silverstone and going by the video, the results are astounding.
Despite its “big toy car” looks, make no mistake, this is the real deal. Pop the hood, and you’ll see the twin-turbocharged, intercooled DOHC 24-valve V6 in there, churning out all of 600 hp. But if you open the doors, things are a slightly different. Same applies if you start examining the whole car in a more thorough fashion.
A total of four robots control the steering, brakes, transmission and throttle respectively. Computers have been mounted at the back of the Nissan GT-R /C to communicate with the remote control. Coming to that part, an unmodified PlayStation DualShock 4 controller relays signals to the car via a micro-computer which interprets the inputs and then transmits them to the systems in the GT-R /C.
Courtesy: Nissan Online Newsroom
Courtesy: Nissan Online Newsroom
Courtesy: Nissan Online Newsroom
Courtesy: Nissan Online Newsroom
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You got to love the way the Nissan GT-R /C video has been shot and edited. It looks straight out of the Gran Turismo video game.
The remote control has a 1 km radius and two safety systems have been set up to ensure that things don’t go wrong. One enables full-time ABS braking while the other shuts down the engine if the main operator loses control of the car.
Professional racer and GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough slipped into the cockpit of a helicopter which followed the Nissan GT-R /C as it went for its driverless lap around the Silverstone circuit.
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Eventually, the Nissan GT-R /C lapped the Silverstone race track in 1:17.47 with an average speed of 76 mph and clocked a top speed of 131 mph. Pretty impressive for a full-size remote-control car.
Source: Nissan Online Newsroom