Nissan opens new test track

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We�ve seen Nissan engineers testing cars at famous race tracks such as the Nurburgring and Laguna Seca but that doesn�t mean they�ve stopped using their own private circuits. It seems testing behind the doors at Nissan has become so busy that a fifth test track was required. A new circuit at Oppama, Japan, has now been opened at a cost of �16.2 million.

The Oppama course stretches four kilometers in total and features several different roadway surfaces used for fine tuning a vehicle�s chassis. There�s also a high-speed test area as well as an off-road section and several office blocks.

Nissan�s other test tracks include the older Hokkaido, Tochigi and Motegi complexes plus a hot weather testing facility in Arizona. Completing the list is the recently opened driving dynamics center in Troisdorf, Germany, where Nissan�s more premium models including the Infiniti lineup are tested.

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