Engineering:Nissan FM platform
The Nissan FM platform is a modern FR automobile layout. The name is derived from the "front midships" location of the engine, with its center of mass located behind the front axle centerline, shifting weight to the middle of the car, leaving the front suspension less encumbered. The engine is pushed as far back to the firewall as possible, creating a weight distribution close to 50:50 and enabling the front wheels to be placed close to the corners for better handling. This platform debuted with the 2001 V35-series Nissan Skyline, and was then used as the basis of nearly all of Nissan's rear and all-wheel drive applications. The platform was revised for use in the JDM Nissan Fuga/USDM Infiniti M35/45, being stretched in wheelbase and reinforced for additional torsional rigidity, a version referred to as the "enhanced FM" platform. The GT-R is built on Nissan's Premium Midship (PM) platform, an evolution of the Front Midship (FM) architecture.
Nissan FM platform
Applications
- Nissan Skyline/infiniti Q50 V37-series
- Infiniti Q60 CV36, CV37-series
- Nissan Skyline/Infiniti G35 V35, V36-series
- Nissan Fuga/Infiniti M/Infiniti Q70/Nissan Cima/Infiniti Q70L/Mitsubishi Proudia/Mitsubishi Dignity Y50, Y51-series
- Nissan 350Z Z33, Nissan 370Z Z34-series
- Nissan Stagea M35-series
- Infiniti FX/Infiniti QX70 S50, S51-series
- Infiniti EX/Infiniti QX50/Nissan Skyline Crossover SUV J50-series
- Nissan Elgrand E51-series (not front-mid, but same platform)
- Nissan GT-R R35-series (Premium Midship platform, an evolution of the Front Midship platform)
- Infiniti Q40 V35, V36-series
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