Nissan have made history by creating a new engine that produces 400HP and weights just 40KG, The 3 cylinder 1.5 litre power-train has a power to weight ratio of 10HP per KG.

This 1.5 litre pocket rocket is one of the most compact engines ever built, and with it weighing only 40 kg could easily be tweaked to fit a motorcycle. Nissan will be including this engine in many of its new cars in the near future. The new DIG-T R was first featured in the Nissan’s Zero Emission ZEOD (pictured below), which was unveiled in January 2014.

Nissan's Global Motorsport Director Darren Cox had this to say -

"We focus on maintaining our position in the industry by reducing engine capacity to produce an environmentally friendly engine, but still offer tremendous power".

"Our team has done an incredible job. Our goal is to create a new standard in the automotive world in fuel efficiency, aerodynamics and handling, "he went on to say.

This leap in engine technology by Nissan motor group puts them at the head of engine innovation and design. Nissan are expected to roll the technology used in this new 400HP 40KG DIG-TR into production cars in the next few years.

The 1.5 DIG-TR has been hyped by Nissan as being able to compete with modern F1 racing engines. It’s the 10 HP per KG ratio that makes it the most powerful power unit under 40KG. Most 1.5 Engines in production today struggle to produce over 200HP but the Nissan DIG-TR blows them all out of the water.

Nissan have seen huge success over the last 5 years, with new car models such as – The Nissan Qashqai, Nissan X-Trail, Nissan Juke and Nissan Pulsar. The Nissan Qashqai built in Sunderland - is the most produced car in the UK one of the most popular. Many of the Nissan’s built in Sunderland are exported around Europe with the next closest plant in Russia.

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