What Is NIMSO? | Hudson Nissan of North Charleston
What is
NISMO?
NISMO is the abbreviated form of Nissan Motorsport
International Limited. It is the department within Nissan that deals with
tuning, motorsports, and performance. The name itself is coined by combining
Nissan and Motorsport (NIS+MO) to get NISMO. The story behind the conception of
NISMO is very interesting.
In the early 1980s, Nissan decided to merge two of its
departments – the Oppama works (known commonly as Publication Division 3) and
Omori works (Special Car Testing Division). The idea behind the merger was to
get into the sportscar racing scene in a big way and to also provide support to
teams participating in the Domestic F3 series. So, on 17 September 1984, the
merger took place, and NISMO was founded.
The first complete car that NISMO rolled out was called the
Saurus. The next to be manufactured was the Skyline R 31 and then the Skyline
GT-R. All-in-all, NISMO manufactured 20 such cars.
NISMO also manufactured NISMO-branded consumer vehicles.
These include:
Nismo 350Z, Nismo 370Z, GT-R Nismo, Juke Nismo, March Nismo,
Pulsar GTI-R Nismo, Sentra Nismo, Nismo 270-R, and Skyline GT-R Nismo.
What else
does NISMO manufacture?
Besides cars, NISMO also manufactures a range of
performance-enhancing parts for its Nissan cars. These include aerodynamic
parts such as diffusers, spoilers, alloy wheels, suspension parts, and engines.
Performance parts are also available for Datsun and Infiniti
cars.
NISMO has made several types of tuning packages.
Does NISMO
take part in car racing?
Yes, Nissan has consistently taken part in motorsports since
the 1960s. NISMO entered the FIA GT1 World Championship (1990) with the Nissan
GT-R and won the championship in 2011. NISMO now sponsors its own fleet of
drivers through the Nismo Global Driver Exchange. These drivers are small-time
drivers vying for a spot in global championships.
Is GT-R
still a Skyline range?
No, the GT-R is not a part of the Skyline range anymore.
Can I test
drive a Nissan Rogue in North Charleston?
Yes, you can test drive a Nissan
Rogue in North Charleston and a Nissan Maxima in North Charleston. There is a whole range of Nissan models that
are available for test driving in North Charleston as well.