Nissan has called upon its motorsport division NISMO to help give its all-electric LEAF some racing cred. The result is the new LEAF NISMO RC, and despite the fact it's unlikely to be trading paint on ...

Nissan took the wraps off its Leaf Nismo RC Concept at the New York Auto Show more than two years ago. As inferred, the vehicle shares many of its pure-EV components with the production Leaf currently ...

Electric vehicles may have that instant torque thing going for them, but they're still a bit behind when it comes to giving heart palpitations to those diehard petrolheads. Hoping to change that ...

The Japanese engineers behind the Leaf RC racer have released a new video, showing the car out on the track for a little shakedown action, at Sodegaura Forest Raceway on May 13. With it blacked-out ...

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Under its racing brand Nismo, Nissan unveiled in Tokyo this week a new LEAF-based electric race car with dual motors: the LEAF NISMO RC. Nissan says that the vehicle is equipped with “advanced battery ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this story, which also appeared on Page 6 of the June 17 issue, gave an incorrect sales tally for the Nissan Note e-Power Nismo. Nissan has sold 23,000 units, not ...

It’s a race car with a huge wing on the back and a cool-looking body, which we like, but it also has an electric motor, which we don’t like so much. This is a car we were very conflicted about, until ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran April 18, 2011 Comment Now! Nissan is combining two very different elements from the automotive world for its latest concept, which is set to debut this week at the 2011 New York ...

The Nissan Leaf Nismo RC might be powered by the same 107-hp electric motor that propels the consumer-oriented Leaf, but that's where the similarities end. With its purpose-built carbon-fiber body, ...

Last year's Leaf overhaul not only delivered a huge range bump, more power and more torque, but it also came wrapped in a much less awkward body style than the all electric vehicle that preceded it.

The original Leaf Nismo RC that debuted in 2011 with rear-wheel drive and 107 horsepower and 207 pound-feet of torque coming from its single electric motor. The 2018 car now features a motor on both ...