{"id":28947,"date":"2016-02-01T21:22:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T21:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=28947"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:49:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:49:19","slug":"1988-nissan-r88c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1988-nissan-r88c\/","title":{"rendered":"1988 Nissan R88C"},"content":{"rendered":"

1988 Nissan R88C<\/h1>\n

A distinguishing feature of the R88C was that it was powered by a new engine, the VRH30, developed for racing at Le Mans. Driven by #24 YHP\u2019s No.1 driver, Masahiro Hasemi, it took part in the 1988 and 1989 JSPC races (up to the 2nd round in 1989). In the 1988 season, it came in 3rd in the 1st round (Fuji) and 5th round (Suzuka). In 1989, it was 3rd in the 2nd round (Fuji) and 4th in the World Sports Prototype Championship (WSPC) 1st round (Suzuka).<\/p>\n

In Detail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
type<\/td>\nRacing Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
built at<\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nVRH30T V8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
power<\/td>\n551 kw \/ 738.90002 bhp @ 8000 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bhp\/weight<\/td>\n869.29 bhp per tonne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
torque<\/td>\n735 nm \/ 542.09998 ft lbs @ 5500 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front tires<\/td>\n320\/30R17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear tires<\/td>\n350\/40R19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front brakes<\/td>\nAP Racing Discs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear brakes<\/td>\nAP Racing Discs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front wheels<\/td>\nF 43.2 x 33 cm \/ 17 x 13 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear wheels<\/td>\nR 48.3 x 35.6 cm \/ 19 x 14 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f suspension<\/td>\nDouble Wishbones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r suspension<\/td>\nDouble Wishbones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curb weight<\/td>\n850 kg \/ 1874.25 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheelbase<\/td>\n2800 mm \/ 110.2 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front track<\/td>\n1600 mm \/ 63 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear track<\/td>\n1550 mm \/ 61 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
length<\/td>\n4780 mm \/ 188.2 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
width<\/td>\n1990 mm \/ 78.3 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
height<\/td>\n965 mm \/ 38 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
transmission<\/td>\nMarch 87T 5-Speed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1988 Nissan R88C A distinguishing feature of the R88C was that it was powered by a new engine, the VRH30, developed for racing at Le Mans. Driven by #24 YHP\u2019s No.1 driver, Masahiro Hasemi, it took part in the 1988 and 1989 JSPC races (up to the 2nd round in 1989). In the 1988 season, it came in 3rd in the 1st round (Fuji) and 5th round (Suzuka). In 1989, it was 3rd in the 2nd round (Fuji) and 4th […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2188,9348,17100,531],"tags":[2272,6834,6722,728,6480,6790,245],"class_list":["post-28947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1980s","category-guides","category-model-guides-race-cars","category-nissan","tag-1980s","tag-1980s-cars","tag-race-car-in-depth","tag-nissan","tag-nissan-model-in-depth","tag-nissan-race-car-in-depth","tag-race-car"],"yoast_head":"\n1988 Nissan R88C<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1988-nissan-r88c\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1988 Nissan R88C\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"1988 Nissan R88C A distinguishing feature of the R88C was that it was powered by a new engine, the VRH30, developed for racing at Le Mans. 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