{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.nissan-gt-r-lm-nismo","code":"thing-q18980952","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q18980952/","name":"Nissan GT-R LM Nismo","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The Nissan GT-R LM Nismo is a front-engined, front-wheel-drive LMP1 endurance-racing prototype developed by Nissan around a twin-turbocharged V6 and an intended hybrid system, which competed at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans.","purpose":"Enable an agent to identify the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo, distinguish intended specifications from demonstrated configurations, and judge what evidence permits inspection, restoration or operation.","scope":{"in":["Design identity and boundaries separating the LM prototype from other Nissan GT-R vehicles","Configuration-specific propulsion, energy recovery and control capabilities","Relationships between front-axle loading, tyres, aerodynamic balance and handling","Evidence connecting development specifications to tested or raced configurations","Model-specific inspection, servicing and return-to-operation requirements"],"out":["Nissan GT-R Nismo road cars and their production specifications","Other Nissan racing designs carrying GT-R or Nismo branding","Ownership, location and complete maintenance histories of individual chassis","The Nissan motorsport organisation and programme management","Complete race-event results, driver biographies and championship rules"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Verify the full GT-R LM Nismo designation and prototype provenance; a GT-R badge or Nismo livery alone does not establish identity.","Check for the front-mounted engine and combustion-engine drive to the front axle, an arrangement described by the designer for this LMP1 project. [ACO design interview](https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/24-hours-of-le-mans-2015-anticipating-the-nissan-gt-r-lm-nismo-20194)","Compare the vehicle with the published asymmetric wheel package: 18-inch front rims and 16-inch rear rims, with wider front tyres. [Technical specification](https://nissanlmp1.com/tech-spec/)","Require configuration evidence before treating advertised hybrid capability as installed and operational equipment."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"identity-and-configuration","name":"Identity and configuration","description":"Establish what counts as this design and which version a claim describes.","layers":[{"id":"design-boundary","name":"Design boundary","description":"Separate the registered prototype design from neighbouring vehicles and physical examples.","findings":[{"id":"prototype-attribution","name":"Prototype attribution","description":"Recognition requires evidence connecting the candidate to the GT-R LM Nismo project, beyond appearance or branding.","questions":[{"text":"Which design, build or manufacturer record identifies the candidate as a GT-R LM Nismo?","id":"prototype-attribution-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the candidate the design, an individual chassis, a display shell or a replica?","id":"prototype-attribution-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"development-configuration","name":"Development configuration","description":"Bind capabilities to dated hardware and software evidence.","findings":[{"id":"claim-applicability","name":"Claim applicability","description":"An announced feature, an installed component and a demonstrated function require separate evidence.","questions":[{"text":"Which date, chassis and configuration does this specification describe?","id":"claim-applicability-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Was the claimed capability proposed, physically installed or demonstrated under recorded conditions?","id":"claim-applicability-q02","kind":"definition"}]}]}]},{"id":"front-drive-propulsion","name":"Front-drive propulsion","description":"Assess combustion propulsion and energy recovery as distinct contributors to vehicle behaviour.","layers":[{"id":"combustion-driveline","name":"Combustion driveline","description":"Connect engine output, transmission and front-axle demand.","findings":[{"id":"front-axle-torque-demand","name":"Front-axle torque demand","description":"Record propulsion demands alongside steering and braking demands when judging the front axle.","questions":[{"text":"Which engine, gearbox, differential and control revisions are fitted?","id":"front-axle-torque-demand-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What measured torque delivery and thermal limits apply to this configuration?","id":"front-axle-torque-demand-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"energy-recovery","name":"Energy recovery","description":"Establish actual recovery, storage and deployment capability.","findings":[{"id":"hybrid-capability-evidence","name":"Hybrid capability evidence","description":"Hybrid descriptions must identify fitted hardware, functional state and demonstrated output separately.","questions":[{"text":"What recovery, storage and deployment hardware was installed in the configuration being assessed?","id":"hybrid-capability-evidence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What recovered and deployed energy was demonstrated, in MJ per lap under which conditions?","id":"hybrid-capability-evidence-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which operating restrictions apply when recovery or deployment is unavailable?","id":"hybrid-capability-evidence-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"aerodynamics-and-axle-balance","name":"Aerodynamics and axle balance","description":"Connect the Le Mans-oriented aerodynamic concept to axle loading and tyre capability.","layers":[{"id":"bodywork-and-airflow","name":"Bodywork and airflow","description":"Identify the aerodynamic package associated with measured performance.","findings":[{"id":"aerodynamic-package-integrity","name":"Aerodynamic package integrity","description":"Bodywork condition and setup must accompany aerodynamic claims and restoration decisions.","questions":[{"text":"Which bodywork revision, internal airflow paths and wing settings belong to this configuration?","id":"aerodynamic-package-integrity-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What drag and axle-downforce evidence exists at specified speeds and ride heights?","id":"aerodynamic-package-integrity-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"unequal-axle-package","name":"Unequal axle package","description":"Assess tyres, mass distribution and aerodynamic loading together.","findings":[{"id":"tyre-load-compatibility","name":"Tyre-load compatibility","description":"The design's unequal tyre package requires axle-specific fitment and load evidence rather than a generic four-wheel substitution rule.","questions":[{"text":"What front and rear tyre constructions, dimensions and operating limits are documented for the selected revision?","id":"tyre-load-compatibility-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"How do measured axle loads and tyre temperatures change with fuel load and aerodynamic setup?","id":"tyre-load-compatibility-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What validation is required before substituting tyres or changing wheel dimensions?","id":"tyre-load-compatibility-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"controls-and-service-readiness","name":"Controls and service readiness","description":"Determine whether the linked configuration can be controlled and maintained within documented limits.","layers":[{"id":"driver-control-dependencies","name":"Driver control dependencies","description":"Relate driver commands to the installed propulsion and braking configuration.","findings":[{"id":"configuration-matched-controls","name":"Configuration-matched controls","description":"Control maps and driver procedures must match the actual drivetrain and energy-recovery state.","questions":[{"text":"Which control-map version governs throttle, shifting, traction management and any energy deployment?","id":"configuration-matched-controls-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which brake-balance settings and fault responses are validated for the installed configuration?","id":"configuration-matched-controls-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"inspection-and-consumables","name":"Inspection and consumables","description":"Establish service evidence for return to operation.","findings":[{"id":"prototype-release-to-run","name":"Prototype release to run","description":"Readiness requires configuration-specific component limits, consumables and isolation procedures; visual completeness is insufficient evidence.","questions":[{"text":"Which life limits and inspection procedures apply to the survival cell, fuel system, tyres and drivetrain?","id":"prototype-release-to-run-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which fuels, lubricants and replacement components are documented as compatible?","id":"prototype-release-to-run-q02","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What shutdown and stored-energy isolation procedure applies to the hardware actually fitted?","id":"prototype-release-to-run-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"competition-and-performance-evidence","name":"Competition and performance evidence","description":"Connect configuration-specific capability to regulatory acceptance and observed running.","layers":[{"id":"regulatory-applicability","name":"Regulatory applicability","description":"Link the prototype to the rules and approvals governing a particular event.","findings":[{"id":"dated-eligibility","name":"Dated eligibility","description":"Eligibility must cite the applicable FIA and ACO documents and event-specific acceptance evidence.","questions":[{"text":"Which dated technical regulations, bulletins and scrutineering records governed this configuration?","id":"dated-eligibility-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What mass, fuel-flow and energy-allocation limits applied to its accepted entry?","id":"dated-eligibility-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What additional acceptance would a proposed present-day event require?","id":"dated-eligibility-q03","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"observed-performance","name":"Observed performance","description":"Interpret testing and race observations without promoting targets into results.","findings":[{"id":"capability-and-failure-attribution","name":"Capability and failure attribution","description":"Performance and failure claims require a known configuration, operating conditions and evidence distinguishing symptoms from diagnosed causes.","questions":[{"text":"Which timing, telemetry or engineering records support the claimed speed, stint length or reliability?","id":"capability-and-failure-attribution-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What configuration, weather, tyres and operating restrictions accompanied the observation?","id":"capability-and-failure-attribution-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Does the evidence establish a design limitation, a configuration issue or an individual component failure?","id":"capability-and-failure-attribution-q03","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Nissan GT-R LM Nismo this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Nissan GT-R LM Nismo this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Nissan GT-R LM Nismo this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Nissan GT-R LM Nismo this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of Nissan GT-R LM Nismo this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Nissan GT-R LM Nismo this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Nissan GT-R LM Nismo this model covers, and on what 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installed-unverified | operational | restricted | disabled | removed | unknown","Front static load fraction: % of total weight, with fuel, driver and configuration stated","Axle-specific tyre and wheel fitment: Front and rear tyre codes, rim dimensions, construction and approval evidence","Aerodynamic balance: Front downforce fraction (%), at stated speed, ride heights and bodywork settings","Permitted operating envelope: static display | controlled inspection | workshop running | track testing | competition; each evidence-qualified"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Prototype racing car with the engine in the front, unusual for its class.","Large front bodywork with air tunnels and a narrow rear section.","Chassis number plates and race records settle the individual car."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Identify whether a candidate is attributable to the GT-R LM Nismo design and request missing provenance.","Compare announced, built, tested 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