Nissan Z Is The New Safety Car For Super GT Race Series

Nissan has revealed the new Z safety car for the Super GT Series. The safety car will make its debut in the third round of the Super GT Series on May 29 at the race being held at the Suzuka Circuit. The safety car will join Nissan's new Z GT500 race car which replaced the GT-R as the brand's Super GT competitor this year.

On the surface, the car seems to wear the same shade of yellow with a contrast roof as the road going model. The safety car though gets the addition of strobe lights at the base of the front grille and on top of the roof aside from having the words Safety Car stenciled on all sides along with the series sponsors.

While identical to the road car in looks, Nissan hasn't shared any details as to changes under the skin.

Inside the standard car's seats have been replaced by racing bucket seats with 5-point safety harnesses.

Takao Katagiri, head of Nissan's Motorsports Business Unit Office and president of Nissan Motorsports & Customizing Co., Ltd says, “This year we began competing in the Super GT with the Nissan Z GT500. Now the Z — the embodiment of Nissan DNA — will support the series' safety.”

Standard sports seats replaced by racing buckets with race harnesses.

Nissan has not revealed any details as to the changes made under the skin to the safety car. The road-going model is powered by a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 that puts out 400 bhp. The engine is paired with either a six-speed manual or 9-speed automatic gearbox.