As state-of-the-art automobiles go, the Infiniti Emerg-e is one of the rare concepts that went on to become a fully functional show car. And that's exactly what visitors at the Goodwood Festival of Speed will get to see this weekend.
“Normally these motorshow concepts have a small electric motor fitted in them, just enough to move them on and off the stand,” says Jerry Hardcastle, Vice-President Vehicle Design and Development, the Nissan Group Technology Centre Europe and Chairman of the UK’s Automotive Council. “We said, how about putting a real car under there and showing what it would look like as a running vehicle, and at the same time use this collaboration of UK companies to demonstrate the UK’s capability in this area?”
The Emerg-e sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.0 seconds and offers a zero-emission range of nearly 50 kilometres thanks to a pair of electric motors that generate a combined 402 horsepower. When the range-extending gasoline engine kicks in, the car emits only 55 grams of CO2 per kilometre.
Professional Infiniti drivers as well as Formula One driver Mark Webber will tackle the famous Goodwood hillclimb route with the Emerg-e over the weekend.
“Normally these motorshow concepts have a small electric motor fitted in them, just enough to move them on and off the stand,” says Jerry Hardcastle, Vice-President Vehicle Design and Development, the Nissan Group Technology Centre Europe and Chairman of the UK’s Automotive Council. “We said, how about putting a real car under there and showing what it would look like as a running vehicle, and at the same time use this collaboration of UK companies to demonstrate the UK’s capability in this area?”
The Emerg-e sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.0 seconds and offers a zero-emission range of nearly 50 kilometres thanks to a pair of electric motors that generate a combined 402 horsepower. When the range-extending gasoline engine kicks in, the car emits only 55 grams of CO2 per kilometre.
Professional Infiniti drivers as well as Formula One driver Mark Webber will tackle the famous Goodwood hillclimb route with the Emerg-e over the weekend.
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