ypes ▁since ▁the ▁P ano z ▁L MP 0 1 ▁E vo ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Un like ▁the ▁P ano z ' s ▁rear - w heel ▁drive ▁pow ert rain , ▁the ▁GT - R ▁L M ▁powers ▁the ▁front ▁ax le ▁through ▁a ▁g ear box ▁located ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁engine . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁belief ▁N iss an ▁could ▁construct ▁a ▁front - engine ▁car ▁that ▁is ▁faster ▁and ▁has ▁improved ▁stability ▁and ▁efficiency . ▁When ▁design ing ▁the ▁car , ▁Bowl by ▁noted ▁the ▁rear - end ▁designs ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Pro totype ▁were ▁limited ▁in ▁size , ▁resulting ▁in ▁poor ▁aer od ynamic ▁efficiency ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁front - end ▁of ▁such ▁vehicles ▁had ▁been ▁largely ▁un touch ed , ▁" So ▁we ▁thought : ▁why ▁not ▁turn ▁the ▁rules ▁on ▁their ▁head ▁and ▁make ▁a ▁car ▁with ▁lots ▁of ▁down force ▁at ▁the ▁front ? ▁Not ▁only ▁does ▁this ▁give ▁us ▁greater ▁freedom ▁within ▁the ▁rules , ▁but ▁front ▁down force ▁is ▁generated ▁more ▁efficiently , ▁with ▁less ▁drag . ▁Moreover , ▁with ▁the ▁front ▁end ▁doing ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁work , ▁we ▁could ▁trim ▁out ▁the ▁rear ▁wing ▁and ▁save ▁even ▁more ▁drag , ▁which ▁is ▁in valu able ▁at ▁Le ▁Mans ." ▁The ▁ch ass is ▁was ▁made ▁from ▁carbon ▁fib re ▁which ▁helped ▁engine ers ▁in ▁lower ing ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁to ▁the ▁minimum ▁limit ▁of ▁ ▁as ▁set ▁by ▁mot ors port ' s