▁the ▁power ▁plant ▁into ▁the ▁mon oco que . ▁Engine ers ▁interpreted ▁the ▁reg ulations ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁FI A ▁and ▁the ▁organ iser ▁the ▁Autom obile ▁Club ▁de ▁l ' O uest ▁( AC O ) ▁differently , ▁causing ▁a ▁minor ▁ch ass is ▁red es ign , ▁and ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁inserted ▁through ▁the ▁front ▁wind sh ield . ▁The ▁developers ▁prior it ised ▁efficiency ▁over ▁she er ▁thrust ▁since ▁the ▁A CO ▁established ▁rules ▁that ▁limited ▁fuel ▁capacity ▁for ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Pro totype ▁ 1 ▁( L MP 1 ) ▁hy br ids ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁weight ▁bias ▁of ▁the ▁GT - R ▁L M ▁heav ier ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁power ▁primarily ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁ax le , ▁the ▁whe els ▁are ▁offset ▁to ▁balance ▁the ▁car . ▁Ty res ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁are ▁ ▁wide , ▁while ▁the ▁rear ▁ty res ▁are ▁only ▁ ▁wide . ▁Michel in ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ty re ▁supp lier ▁and ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁N iss an ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁correct ▁comp ound ▁and ▁size ▁for ▁the ▁car ' s ▁front ▁and ▁back ▁whe els . ▁C ool ing ▁for ▁the ▁engine , ▁g ear box ▁and ▁fly w heel ▁systems ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁nose ▁of ▁the ▁car , ▁allowing ▁the ▁body work ▁around ▁the ▁co ck pit ▁to ▁be ▁util ised ▁as ▁air flow ▁t unn els . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁t unn els ▁required ▁the ▁tur bo charg ers ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁on