A Japanese engineering firm is out to exhibit that gentle weight and electrical energy do not must be mutually unique relating to vehicles.

The corporate AIM on Wednesday supplied full specs on its EV Sport 01, an electrical sports activities automobile idea that was first proven in April and contains a design crafted by SN Design Platform, the design studio of Shiro Nakamura, Nissan’s former design chief who was accountable for a number of standout Nissans and Infinitis, together with the present R35 Nissan GT-R.

In line with 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 autos in manufacturing, weighs over 3,700 kilos.

The facility comes from a dual-motor rear-wheel-drive setup developed by AIM, and offering power for the motors is a lithium-ion battery with a capability of 81 kwh. 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 preserve weight down.

AIM EV Sport 01 idea

The automobile’s compact dimensions additionally assist to maintain weight down. The EV Sport 01 measures somewhat over 153 inches lengthy and is designed to seat two.

AIM, primarily based within the metropolis of Nagoya, is an skilled relating to powertrains and has even competed within the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a prototype working the corporate’s personal 5.5-liter V-10. Its crew, Oreca Matmut AIM, managed to complete as excessive as fourth total throughout the 2010 race.

The corporate stated 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 autos launched by AIM. The primary of those AIM-branded autos could possibly be the EV Sport 01. The corporate stated it’s presently creating a feasibility examine for the manufacturing of a restricted run.

AIM will current the EV Sport 01 on the 2023 Goodwood Competition of Velocity, which runs within the U.Ok. from July 13-16.