Drones

Nissan Built A GT-R Drone That Does 0 to 60 In 1.3 Seconds

Published

8 years ago

June 30, 2016

Nissan needed a drone capable of keeping up with the new 2017 Nissan GT-R while filming on the track. So they teamed up with Tornado XBlades Racing to build a cutting-edge drone that features the very latest in performance-enhancing technology – just like its automotive equivalent.

Feast your eyes on the GT-R Drone. Weighing barely more than a pound, the drone is powered by 2000kV XNova motors fed by a 1400mah Lithium Polymer 6s battery. This lightweight quadcopter rockets from 0-62 mph in 1.3 seconds, which is WAY faster than the road-going GT-R.

Naturally, a race was needed to see how the GT-R Drone would fare against an actual GT-R. Nissan set up a purpose-built 1.2 mile course at Silverstone, with Nissan NISMO driver Ricardo Sanchez behind the wheel of the GT-R and British National Drone Racing champ James Bowles piloting the GT-R Drone.

So who won? You’ll have to watch the video below and see for yourself:

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Zander Chance

Zander Chance is a technology nut who is always first in line to try out the latest tech gadgets. He also has been an active affiliate marketer for the past 15 years, and he writes about his adventures in that on his blog.