The GTP ZX-Turbo started competing in 1985, but it struggled initially. The early cars used a chassis supplied by Lola that wasn’t competitive against the Porsches and Jaguars.

The GTP ZX-Turbo quickly made its mark on the racing world, particularly during the 1988 season, when legendary drivers Geoff Brabham and John Morton drove it to victory, defeating formidable ...

The era saw many iconic sports prototypes, from the Porsche 962 and the Jaguar XJR-9 to the Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo and the Toyota Eagle Mk.III, competing across North America's race tracks.

It continued to race under the GTP ZX-Turbo name, but it was really a new car. Trevor Harris served as the chief designer and trackside engineer of the NPT-90.

The cars won six sprints over three years, although they were unable to beat the overwhelming Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo cars driven by Geoff Brabham for a championship in any of those seasons. This ...

First, the GTP ZX-Turbo is the better known Nissan from the era, as it kickstarted Nissan's success in the series. The second is that the IMSA GTP series died in 1993.

The NPT-90 came to life after the Japanese automaker claimed victory in the 1989 IMSA series with the GTP ZX-Turbo prepped by the Electramotive race team. For the 1990 season, Nissan stepped up ...

Simultaneously, cars like the GTP ZX-Turbo were fast becoming antiquated; their sleek bodywork minimized drag. To go faster, that design philosophy would need to be upended.

While enthusiasts were spoiled for choice, the market for these iconic cars shrank, forcing Nissan to pull the plug on their beloved vehicles like the GTP ZX-Turbo and the Pulsar GTI-R.

Factory-supported Nissan racing team Electramotive Engineering had campaigned the Porsche 962 -killing GTP ZX-Turbo in the late 1980s but lacked funding to develop a successor to its aging ...

A few paces away was the championship-winning Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo, still in as-raced condition. Out on the track, Datsuns and Nissans of all shapes and sizes screamed over every inch of the 2.54 ...

A race car that helped put the Nissan name on the map will star at the 2024 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca.