The VR engine family evolved from the VQ V-6 engine family that had become Nissan's engineering backbone at the turn of the millennium. By the time this high-performance VR was in the works, Nissan ...
Nissan's perennial R35, on the other hand ... Near-instant torque from an electric motor sure is nice, but extra weight from said motor and the high-voltage battery would result in a porker.
This is the history of the epic R35 and how it came to be. The Hyper Force concept was said to produce 1,341 horsepower, and that's the same figure that BMW quotes for its electric quad-motor ...
The R35 Nissan GT-R established itself as a cult ... but we do know that it generates 1341bhp from a four-wheel drive electric motor setup, drawing power from a solid-state battery.