Rate It: Infiniti's All-Electric, Open-Wheel-Race-Car Design Study

Infiniti isn't really known for its open-wheel race cars. Despite that, the Japanese luxury brand made one anyway. Called Prototype 9, the design study was styled to look like a vintage Grand Prix racer.

If you're hoping this old-school-looking machine makes cool prewar engine noises, you might be disappointed. Power comes from a lithium-ion battery "from Nissan Motor Corporation's Advanced Powertrain Department" said to …

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Thats sick. Like maybe the coolest thing I'll see today. 

It's really really nice... once you get aft of the first foot or so.

Colin Wood said:
 

Infiniti isn't really known for its open-wheel race cars. Despite that, the Japanese luxury brand made one anyway. 

Hey, what about this one? lol

In reply to adam525i (Forum Supporter) :

Touché.

I'll admit that Formula 1 has fallen off my radar recently, but it looks like I should start paying closer attention. 

Infiniti also has some old history Indy racing. Sample from 2001.  But, which is more forgetable?  Infiniti or Indy Racing? Ha.  

Infiniti: the Rodney Dangerfied of lux cars.  

as a werid aero guy... who has the following opinions:

I'd like to see more formula cars with minimal aero;  

I'd like to see more formula cars with simplified suspensions;   

I'd like to see more electric powered formula cars

so, this is like 300% approval from my end

Quick, somebody make fiberglass molds of it.

If that thing had decent range, I'd rather daily drive it than a Leaf. Turn signals? I've got a functional left arm.

love the view from the back.  I would have preferred a track nose variant instead of what they gave it.  That's really the only possible complaint I have.

Love it.  I'd really like to see this one in the flesh.

MadScientistMatt said:

If that thing had decent range, I'd rather daily drive it than a Leaf. Turn signals? I've got a functional left arm.

It's "functional range" could be 30 miles and I'd still drive the hell out of it. It's like the EV 3-wheeler Morgan was gonna make but pulled back on at the last second.

I hope this is a sign that Infiniti is gonna do some more wild stuff in the near future.

Duke said:

It's really really nice... once you get aft of the first foot or so.