Nissan’s new electric supercar concept gets AWD, solid-state batteries and massive performance. Yep, it’s an eGT-R
EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT
If it looks like a GT-R and terrifies like a GT-R, is it... well, it’s actually called the Nissan Hyper Force, a radical high performance electric supercar that capped off Nissan’s run of concepts at the Japan Mobility Show.
Concept, yes, but all the hallmarks of a future electrified Godzilla are present and correct, including a bombastic power output and bleeding edge tech. The HF Concept features a solid-state battery – they’re finally here!(ish) – and produces up to 1,000kW of power, which equates to 1,341bhp in old money.
Nothing old about the way it’s delivered, of course. That herculean output is harnessed by e-4ORCE all-wheel-drive tech, packaged up inside a lightweight, angular body that not only pays homage to the current GT-R – boxy silhouette, quad tail-lights, anger – but features high-strength carbon and a lot of aerodynamic performance, the latter developed in collaboration with Nismo.
As such, there’s a “two-tiered” structure under the bonnet, and a rear diffuser optimised for airflow. There’s active aero around the car – the front winglets and both ends of the rear wing move – while an excellently named ‘plasma actuator’ is said to “suppress air detachment”. Hate it when that happens.
Lightweight forged carbon wheels are said to bolster the aero performance as well as cool the brakes. Of course the current GT-R’s ability has always been to mask the sheer level of tech unfolding beneath you to provide a raw ability of blasting around a track, and this HF Concept promises no less. Nissan said it allows for “precise and rapid acceleration” – somewhat underselling it a tad, what with 1,341bhp – along with “enhanced cornering and exceptional handling on circuits and winding roads”.
Heck, ev
