When the wave of electrification transformation swarms, major multinational automobile manufacturers have joined the ranks, including brands famous for their performance.
Recently, it was learned from foreign media that Subaru has officially registered the "STe" trademark overseas. It is reported that this trademark will be used as a logo to replace Subaru's "STI" in the future, which also indicates that Subaru will continue to bring high-performance series after entering the electrification era.
At present, Subaru has only launched an all-electric vehicle, which is an all-electric SUV based on Toyota's same platform-Solterra, which does not meet Subaru's demand for high performance. Therefore, it is expected that the first vehicle with the "STe" logo will appear on the first all-electric car.
Coincidentally, while everyone was expecting Nissan to bring a new generation GT-R, the official announced another pure electric sports car. The new car is Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 EV version.
Although this indicates that Nissan will officially start the road of electrification transformation of high-performance vehicles, the code R32 is actually Nissan's third-generation GT-R. This version's life cycle was from 1989 to 1994, and only 43,937 vehicles were produced. Therefore, this official model is only a pure electric replica model.
According to the preview released by Nissan, the video only shows that R32' s iconic four-circle "Devil's Eye" taillight turns from dark to bright for only 21 seconds, and finally the words "R32 EV" appear.
It is understood that Nissan GT-R R32 is the earliest version with classic styling. The shadow of R32 can be clearly seen from R33 and R34 after R32, especially the C-pillar styling of this car. It is worth mentioning that R32 is also a Nissan GT-R version in the initial D.
In terms of power, GT-R R32 is equipped with a 2.6L inline 6-cylinder twin-turbo engine, model RB26DETT, with a maximum output of 28 horsepower and a maximum torque of 353 Nm, which is matched with a 5-speed manual gearbox. It is this model that has won 5 consecutive races and won the title of "Invincible God of War".
However, the new car will be named EV, which means that the new car will be equipped with Nissan's dual-motor power system. Refer to the pure electric vehicle ARIYA ARIYA introduced by Nissan, whose dual-motor version has a combined maximum power of 435 horsepower and a maximum torque of 6 Nm. It is easy to surpass R32 in that year, and it is not excluded that R32 EV will be replaced with a larger motor to improve its power performance.
According to the news from foreign media, the idea of recreating Nissan R32 by pure electricity actually comes from an engineer of Nissan, who said that he wanted to transform his favorite model through electrification technology to build an exciting model. From this guess, there is only one new car and it will not be sold.
This coincides with Toyota's previous plan to build a new energy vehicle with its representative model "AE 86". Perhaps this is also the official hope to give you some "sweetness" before the new GT-R arrives.
After all, the current GT-R has been released for 15 years, and the replacement plan is imminent. According to Nissan's chief operating officer, Nissan is still not ready to build a high-performance electric vehicle, but he insists that the electric GT-R will definitely come, so the next generation GT-R still has no exact launch time.
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