Nissan V8 Supercar.
Nissan has unveiled the engine that will power the Nissan Altima race car in the 2013 V8 Supercars championship.
The VK56DE engine manufactured in Decherd, Tennessee in the US will become the only production engine in the V8 Supercars series and will be available in Australia in the all-new Nissan Patrol from early next year.
V8 Supercar events take place in all Australian states and territories, excluding the Australian Capital Territory which formerly held the Canberra 400. Overseas rounds are also held in New Zealand and the United States and previously in China Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. A non-championship event is also held in support of the Australian Grand Prix. Race formats vary between each event with sprint races between 60 and 120 kilometres at some events compared to the 500 km and 1000 km two-driver endurance races held at Sandown and Bathurst. The series is broadcast in 137 countries and has an average event attendance of over 100,000, with over 250,000 people attending major events such as the Clipsal 500.
The cars used in the series are loosely based on road-going four-door saloon cars. Cars are custom made using a control chassis with only certain body panels being common between the road cars and race cars. To ensure parity between each make of car, many control components are utilised. All cars must use a 5.0-litre, naturally aspirated V8-engine. Originally only for Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores the New Generation V8 Supercar regulations introduced in 2013 opened up the series to more manufacturers. Nissan were the first new manufacturer to enter with the Nissan Altima, before Erebus Racing entered three Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs. Volvo announced it would enter the series in 2014 with Garry Rogers Motorsport using the volvo S60.
sourc: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8_Supercars.
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