NISSAN LEAF NISMO RC

[ruimegas]

Electric hot rod: Nissan turns a new Leaf into a racer



"Hoping to demonstrate that electric cars aren't a fast ticket to dorksville, Nissan's hot-rod shop, called NISMO, has turned a Leaf battery car into a race-ready whiz-mobile for the New York auto show.

Even though a lot of show cars remain as yet unseen, we wonder if this might turn out to be the coolest car at this year's show. Official media preview days are Wednesday and Thursday, but automakers have shoved some events as early as Monday, so you'll see a lot of coverage beginning any moment. Including right here at Drive On.

NISMO enlisted Nissan's engineers responsible for the automaker's Super GT and FIA GT1 race cars to help get totally nuts with the NISMO Leaf. Carlos Tavares, head of Nissan

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Americas, said the concept car also could be the inspiration for "new green motorsports series."

In that vein, Nissan plans to have NISMO Leaf make special demonstration appearances at a variety of races this year, and the company will begin "exploring pioneer zero emission competition spec series in future years."

Just so you don't think the NISMO Leaf is a trailer queen that a bunch of workers have to push onto and off the display stands, Nissan emphasizes that it's a real racer with a real motor. It uses carbon fiber monocoque bodywork (i.e., what real racers use, made the way real race shops make them). The mammoth rear wing is driver-adjustable.

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Power is from an 80kW AC motor rated 107 horsepower and 207 lbs.-ft. of torque. It'll zip from standstill to 62 mph (equivalent to the 0 to 100 kilometers per hour that most countries use for timed acceleration) in 6.9 seconds, Nissan says.

NISMO Leaf rides on a 3.9-inch-shorter wheelbase than the showroom Leaf, is 0.8 of an inch longer and a hefty 6.7 in. wider. The roof is 13.8 in. lower and ground clearance is just 2.4 in., vs. 6.3 in. on the production car.

The racer weighs 2,068 pounds, or about 40% less than the one you can buy.

And -- talk about range anxiety -- NISMO Leaf will run out of juice after about 20 minutes at race speeds. It takes 30 minutes to recharge to 80% using a fast-charge hookup, so we can imagine pit stops where the driver orders a pizza, uses the toilet, changes to a clean driving suit, gets a haircut...."

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[ruimegas]

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"Nissan will unveil a racing variant of the Leaf electric car at the New York Auto Show, but the Nissan Leaf NISMO RC has little in common with its more pedestrian "sibling." NISMO started with a lithium ion battery pack and badging from a stock Leaf, then built a completely new vehicle around it.

There are no rear doors; the carpeting, navigation and stereo system are gone; and the battery pack has been relocated to the middle of the vehicle for better weight distribution. Speaking of weight, the NISMO RC is about 40 percent lighter than the production Leaf, as a carbon fiber monocoque platform and more compact dimensions cut total weight to just 2,068 pounds. The race-ready Leaf is also a foot shorter and 6.7 inches wider, and with a scant 2.4 inches of ground clearance.

While the Nissan Leaf NISMO Nismo RC is a different animal than its production namesake, it still carries a familial resemblance, at least up front. Nissan employed LED lighting all around, a driver-adjustable rear wing and plenty of NISMO/Zero Emission graphics to ensure that onlookers know this is no fossil-fuel burner.

Nissan says the NISMO RC will be used for demonstration purposes, so don't expect this Leaf to compete any time soon. The automaker does say, however, that it's considering a zero-emission spec series for the future. With an estimated run time of 20 minutes under racing conditions, the 30 minute quick-charge time (to achieve 80 percent capacity) would make for some leisurely pit stops. When the Leaf NISMO RC is in motion, its 80kW AC motor generates 107 horsepower and 207 pound-feet of torque; good enough for a 0-60 time of 6.85 seconds and a 93-mph top speed. No land-speed records there, folks, but we're betting this particular Leaf would be a blast to drive anyway. Hit the jump to read over Nissan's press release."

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[ruimegas]

Obrigado Seal...muito fixe

[mikexilva]

Tem a traseira muito parecida com o verdadeiro LEAF, e nota-se muitas semelhanças nos traços em todo o carro...

[ruimegas]

Gostei...

[ruimegas]

Imagens de ângulos diferentes do Nissan Leaf Nismo RC no link abaixo:
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"A Nissan revelou a primeira imagem e detalhes sobre a primeira versão de competição do Leaf. Quem diria que um dos primeiros carros elétricos a chegar ao mercado fosse servir para alguma coisa em pista...

E se calhar não vai servir para grande coisa, vamos analisar as especificações anunciadas. Mantém o mesmo motor elétrico do modelo de produção, que entrega cerca de 107 cavalos de potência e 280Nm de binário. Felizmente que reduziram o peso total da coisa em 40% graças à utilização de fibra de carbono e à remoção de tudo o que era luxo desnecessário (AC, rádio, sistema de navegação, bancos traseiros, portas traseiras, etc), pesando agora cerca de 940Kg, o que não é nada mau.

Com a remoção das portas traseiras perdeu 30cm de comprimento (9,9cm entre eixos), e depois ainda o alargaram em 17cm e rebaixaram até ficar a 6cm do chão. Na traseira há agora uma asa traseira ajustável pelo condutor.

O problema são as performances... Com 0-100Km/h em 6,85 segundos e 150Km/h de velocidade máxima não vai envergonhar sequer um Focus RS ou Megane RS, mas deve servir para o gasto. A bateria tem uma autonomia para cerca de 20 minutos em condições de corrida e um recarregamento de 80% leva cerca de 30 minutos. Já estão a imaginar as paragens nas boxes... Bora tomar um chá?

"The new electric race vehicle will likely make a series of special demonstration appearances at various motorsports venues in 2011, with the company exploring pioneer zero emission competition spec series in future years." - Excerto do comunicado de imprensa
Por enquanto é apenas um exemplar de salão para mostrar em várias competições, não se admirem se a marca promover a criação de uma competição de marca única em 2012 só para o mostrar ao público em geral. Vai ser apresentado em New York."

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[CarlosOliveira]

Isto são muito boas noticias! Vão ser estas incursões nas corridas que vão permitir desenvolver tecnicamente alguns componentes dos EV, como por exemplo, as baterias.

[mikexilva]

Mas não deixa de ser engraçado, normalmente a tecnologia primeiro é usada em competilção, e depois tentam adaptar aos modelos comerciaos, no LEAF é tudo tão avançado no modelo comercial que fizeram ao contrario claro que para fugir à regra, o modelo de competição não deve ter o computador de bordo com Windows

[ruimegas]

Mas não deixa de ser engraçado, normalmente a tecnologia primeiro é usada em competilção, e depois tentam adaptar aos modelos comerciaos, no LEAF é tudo tão avançado no modelo comercial que fizeram ao contrario claro que para fugir à regra, o modelo de competição não deve ter o computador de bordo com Windows

Sempre a picar hein Mike ...Android Rules