Nissan Unveils Tiny Combustion Engine

摘要

This summer, the Nissan ZEOD RC will become the first entry at the 24 Hours of Le Mans event to run a one-hour lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe using nothing but electrical power. Equally impressive, though, is the new Nissan DIG-T R 1.5 liter turbo engine that will kick in once the electrical-only portion of the run is completed. The 500×400×-200mm, 440-hp combustion engine weighs about 88 Ib. "Our engine team has done a truly remarkable job with the internal combustion engine," said Darren Cox, Nissan's Global Motorsport director. "We knew the electric component of the Nissan ZEOD RC was certainly going to turn heads at Le Mans, but our combined zero emission on demand electric/ petrol powerplant is quite a stunning piece of engineering."