Nissan Completes New High Speed Test Track

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., announced the completion of an 8.1 km high-speed test track at its Hokkaido Proving Ground in Rikubetsu, Ashoro, making it the company’s longest high-speed circuit in Japan. The track, which was built at a cost of 3.2 billion yen ($27.52 million), is designed to allow speeds of more than 300 kilometers per hour (about 187.5 miles per hour).

The Hokkaido Proving Ground in Hokkaido, Japan’s northern most island, already consists of a 7.2 km track that mirrors driving conditions on suburban roads and circuit courses in Europe.

“With this new high-speed track, Nissan will be able to conduct comprehensive vehicle testing, from ordinary road driving to ultra high-speed driving. This will allow us to further improve on the quality and performance of our vehicles,” said Mitsuhiko Yamashita, executive vice president and head of research and development at Nissan."

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Marcus - 9/11/2006 3:21:28 PM

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Well, it looks as if Nissan/Infiniti products will get even better suspension tuning. Could this track become the Nurburgring of Japan?

jasongoudie - 9/11/2006 3:44:04 PM

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I would like to be the guy that wakes up in the morning and goes to work test driving these cars all day. That would be a dream job. You know they are not just driving nissans but multiple manufacturers cars. I had a buddy that worked in the R&D department for Honda on transmissions. His favorite thing to do was get a new car on the track and throw it in park at 80 mph. Sounds like my kind of gig!!

Bhong - 11/23/2006 2:57:29 PM

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"His favorite thing to do was get a new car on the track and throw it in park at 80 mph. Sounds like my kind of gig!!"
Not smart enough to claspe the concept of a car with a clutch???

PlanoA4 - 9/11/2006 4:37:40 PM

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Where do I apply?