NISSAN ZEOD RC HEADED TO GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED.

Fans in the UK at this week's Goodwood Festival of Speed will get their first opportunity to take a look at the Nissan ZEOD RC - the revolutionary electric racer that will debut at next year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Launched just prior to last month's endurance classic in France, the groundbreaking Nissan ZEOD RC will reach speeds at the Circuit de la Sarthe of more than 300km/h (186mph) using electric technology. Nissan also has its sights on going even faster - targeting the electric land speed record set last month by Lord Paul Drayson.

The global leader in electric vehicles for the road, Nissan will trial variants of new electric drive train technologies as part of the development of the car.

The ZEOD RC will be on display at the Nissan stand at the sold out Goodwood event. The car will join the recently launched 2013 Nissan LEAF as part of the Nissan EV experience on the upper tier.

Fans will also be able to take a closer look at a wide selection of Nissan vehicles including the Juke Nismo, 370Z Nismo, MY13 GT-R as well as the all-new Note.

While the ZEOD RC and other members of the Nissan family will be on static display, fans will also get the chance to see a number of Nissan vehicles going up the hill - the famous 1.86 km (1.16 mile) hillclimb that is the centerpiece of the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Nismo Athletes Alex Buncombe, Lucas Ordonez and Wolfgang Reip will be covering driving duties in the 370Z Nismo, MY13 GT-R and the FIA GT3-spec GT-R. The latter is racing this year in the FIA GT Championship and the Blancpain Endurance Series.

After next year's debut at Le Mans, Nissan intends to take the ZEOD RC to other major events including the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed for major demonstration runs.

"Le Mans is an amazing showcase that we are looking forward to using next year to demonstrate how Nissan can electrify personal mobility of the future with the ZEOD RC," Nissan's Global Motorsport Director, Darren Cox said.

"We'd love to be able to come back to Goodwood next year with the actual race car and challenge for the electric record. Nissan has already been to Goodwood with the electric Nissan LEAF RC, but we certainly have our sights set on breaking the 53.53 second electric record mark."

The Nissan ZEOD is expected to debut on track later this summer as part of an extensive development program.

Source : Nissan

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