While Honda and Toyota have been messing around with electric car concepts for quite some time now, Nissan has been selling the Leaf EV for a whole year now. Aiming to display its expertise in electric vehicles, the company's Tokyo Motor Show display included a slew of emissions free models, ranging from the PIVO 3 personal commuter, to the stunning ESFLOW sports car.
Sharing the stage with those is the Leaf NISMO, tuned by the brand's motorsports division. With Nissan having already announced a Leaf NISMO RC race car, purpose built for track duty, this is more of a street tuner version, sporting custom aerodynamics, some 18-inch wheels and an upgraded (and lowered suspension).
Nissan hasn't officially announced any performance upgrades, although some reports indicate a slight bump in power for the NISMO version.
It may be just a concept for now, but if Nissan gets serious about electric cars in motorsports, then you can expect NISMO parts for electric cars to follow.
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Nissan Leaf NISMO is an Electric Tuner Car: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show on Autoguide.com
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