Nissan/Nismo is giving its fans a hard time. To mark the upcoming 20th NISMO Festival, the 20 best Nissan/NISMO race cars of all time are participating in an original online competition for motorsport enthusiasts to decide which one is the best. (The first photo is of the GT-R JGTC)
Nissan R92CP
During the first four days of the #NISMOtop20 competition, a difficult battle was fought as participants in the process set the social media on fire over the outcome.
Skyline GT-R R32
In the end, a Nissan GT-R quartet swept the first four rounds of Twitter polls, securing a place for the legendary model in the semi-finals.
Pennzoil Skyline
On day one, the 2008 Nissan GT-R Super GT took the honours, winning 61% of the votes from the Nissan R381/R382, Nissan DPi 2017 and Nissan Altima Supercar.
Nissan R390 GT1
The winner of the second day was also a Super GT champion. Specifically, the 2014-15 GT-R GT-NISMO GT500 took the win from the Nissan R92CP, Datsun 510 and Nissan R90CK of Le Mans.
GT-R Nismo GT3
The most popular Skyline GT-R R32 won the third day, earning 59% of the votes. Second place went to the Nissan R390 GT1 (third at Le Mans), with the R91CP (winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona) in third and the 1982/83 Skyline Super Silhouette in fourth.
DISupdates 300ZXT
GT-R fans had a tough choice for the fourth day of voting, with the NISMO GT3, champion of the Super GT GT300, Blancpain GT and Bathurst 12 Hours, beating Pennzoil's famed GT-R from 1998.
Nissan BTCC Primera
The 300XT, winner of Daytona and Sebring since 1994, took third place, followed by the Datsun Bluebird 1300SS, which won the 1966 Safari in East Africa.
Nissan Skyline Super Silhouette
The final round of voting includes the GT-R that won the Japanese GT Championship, Nissan's GT1 GT-R World Champion, the legendary IMSA GTP ZX Turbo and the Nissan Primera that won the 1999 British Touring Car Championship.
Nissan R90CK
1971 Datsun BRE 510 and above a "wrecked" Datsun Bluebird 1300 SS
Nissan GT-R Super GT
2011 Nissan GT1
2015 Super GT GT
Australian Altima Supercar
Nissan IMSA GTP ZX
Nissan R381
US IMSA USA Race car
Nissan R91CP