And the second weirdest prototype Nissan racecar to have existed. The other goes to the 2015 GT-R LM Nismo with its front-engine driving the front wheels and its rear wheels driven by its dual-flywheel Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). Both flywheel KERS transferred their energy to both axles, but the rear axle rarely worked correctly and it was far more heavy than it should have been when compared to the rest of the field it raced against. This was proven at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans as all three cars qualified in the final three positions for LMP1 and all three cars technically didn't finish. The only one to "finish" was the #22, but it didn't complete the required 70% of the race and wasn't classified. For those interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_GT-R_LM_Nismo
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