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Old 01-15-2017 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Cancun Tom
Yes it just wasn´t fast. Nissan pulled the money plug on the project which killed it.
The hybrid part of the package wasn't ready for Le Mans, so they ran it with something like a 20-25% power deficit compared to the other cars on the field... Also, it was front-wheel drive (the electric motors were supposed to power the rear wheels), which isn't exactly the best when coming out of a corner hard! They had no chance.
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