[Lotus F1]

88lbs. 400hp 280ft/lbs.

...and Lotus Ready

Nissan unveils revolutionary petrol engine to complement electric Zeod RC powerplant - video | News | Motorsport.com

 

[RENDERMAN]

Probably @ $100K is a bargain...

 

[Uncle Sam]

I'm thinking a 'Busa engine and turbo will get you the same for about $12K.

 

[shay2nak]

that's awesome.

 

[MotoGeek]

Chapman engine:

 

[Ked67madison]

New era!

 

[komiko]

wow. Put that thing on a Go Kart....oh wait a minute...that's what we drive...

 

[RENDERMAN]

Funny, Nissan makes 80 pound engines and 7K pound cars -eek- lol

 

[sturgeongeneral]

That is amazing!

 

[<@¿@>]

That is just the generator engine...it works at one small RPM band! It is not all that difficult to make an engine work very efficiently in one small RPM band. That is what you are seeing here! Now the electric motors driving the wheels on the car probably put out a total of 1200-HP! But the average of the HP around one lap of the track must be less than 400-HP for that 400-HP engine to have enough power to propel that race car.

Therefore not a good engine for a Lotus or Colin...

 

[Allan Gibbs]

Would this work for an electric car then similar to how the Chevy Volt works (gas generator to charge the battery)?

I'm all for the instant power. This was a side article on the link. Tesla v. C7 in 1/4:

http://www.motorsport.com/automotiv...orvette-c7-z51-drag-racing-1-4-mile-heads-up/

Granted it's the top shelf Tesla with 416hp and cost $88K.
http://www.teslamotors.com/models/design