A Japanese engineering firm is out to reveal that gentle weight and electrical energy do not should be mutually unique.
The corporate AIM on Wednesday supplied full specs for its EV Sport 01, an electrical sports activities automotive idea that was first proven in April and encompasses a design crafted by SN Design Platform, the design studio of former Nissan design chief Shiro Nakamura. Nakamura was chargeable for a number of standout Nissans and Infinitis, together with the present R35 Nissan GT-R.
Based on AIM, the EV Sport 01 packs 483 hp and weighs simply 3,141 kilos. For reference, the Lotus Evija hypercar, one of many lightest electrical automobiles in manufacturing, weighs greater than 3,700 kilos.
The ability comes from a dual-motor rear-wheel-drive setup developed by AIM, and an 81-kwh lithium-ion battery offers the power for the motors. This all sits in a chassis boasting a carbon-fiber central tub and aluminum sub-frames with double-wishbone suspension entrance and rear. Carbon-fiber composite supplies are additionally used for the physique to assist maintain weight down.
AIM EV Sport 01 idea
The automotive’s compact dimensions additionally maintain it gentle. The EV Sport 01 measures slightly over 153 inches lengthy—in regards to the measurement of a Mini Cooper hatchback—and is designed to seat two.
AIM, based mostly within the metropolis of Nagoya, is an skilled in terms of powertrains and has even competed within the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a prototype operating the corporate’s personal 5.5-liter V-10. Its group, Oreca Matmut AIM, managed to complete as excessive as fourth general through the 2010 race.
The corporate mentioned it’s now creating the electrical motors used within the EV Sport 01, referred to as the APM200 sequence, to be used by OEMs and potential manufacturing automobiles launched by AIM. The primary of those AIM-branded automobiles could possibly be the EV Sport 01. The corporate mentioned it’s at present creating a feasibility examine for the manufacturing of a restricted run.
AIM will current the EV Sport 01 on the 2023 Goodwood Pageant of Velocity, which runs within the U.Okay. July 13-16.
