Top Gear had a chance to get behind the wheel of one of our favorite race cars the Nissan ZEOD RC hybrid from NISMO. While the NISMO car has been able to deliver the first ever electric lap of Le Mans unfortunately fans like ourselves have been robbed of the chance to see it complete the race due to technical issues that had it bow out early in the 2014 event.
However now we get the chance to see Team NISMO driver Wolfgang Reip behind the wheel of the hybrid racecar on the Top Gear Test Track. The Zeod RC features a small 1.5-liter turbocharged engine with 400 horsepower add the two electric motors and the NISMO team now manage around 750 horse power from the Zeod RC.
As usual of Top Gear, the cinematography is fantastic, and a second video shows off a lap from the drivers point of view. Thanks to the team at Top Gear and we can’t help but think how, Ollie Marriage is one lucky man indeed.
As to the thoughts of the Top Gear’s Ollie Marriage you can catch his thoughts on the Zeod RC.
Enjoy!
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