This Nissan GT-R can be driven with a PlayStation controller!

We have all had that dream of driving a real car when we were little, and, as surreal as it may sound, Nissan has made it possible. Japanese engineers have developed a GT-R that can be piloted with a PlayStation controller, as if it were just another game, and we are going to tell you how this is possible.

The base used to carry out this ingenious idea was a Nissan GT-R R35, a supercar that hides under its bonnet a twin-turbo V6 that produces more than 500 CV, making it one of the fastest vehicles in the world. The test was carried out at the Silverstone circuit and the car reached a top speed of 210 km/h while being piloted remotely.

The car, called the GT-R/C, was piloted by Jann Mardenborough, winner of the GT Academy and Nismo driver. This entire spectacular event was filmed from a helicopter that followed the remote-controlled car at a certain distance. As we have already mentioned, the GT-R reached a speed of 210 km/h, which is quite impressive considering that the circuit is only 2.6 km long and the average speed reached is 134 km/h.

This unique prototype was created with the intention of celebrating the launch of the new Gran Turismo Sport, which, as we told you the other day with the Peugeot L750 R, will be released on 18 October. They also took the opportunity to commemorate the twenty years that Nissan has been collaborating with Gran Turismo.

With just the press of a button, the full raw power of the GT-R is unleashed, with the possibility of reaching more than 300 km/h without anyone in the driver’s seat. To make this idea a reality, Nissan installed four robots that handle the steering, transmission, brakes and accelerator. To complement this, the GT-R has six computers built into the boot that update the controls 100 times per second.

The controller that gives orders to the GT-R has not received any kind of modification; it simply connects to a micro-computer that interprets the signals from the joystick and buttons and transmits them to the integrated systems of the GT-R/C. This system gives the controller a range of 1 km within which to keep giving instructions to the Nissan.

This has been an advance for engineering and something that could be applied in the future to keep researching and developing new innovations. The Nissan GT-R/C will be used on a tour of various universities in the United Kingdom, with the aim of promoting the study of technology-related careers.