As you've read on this site, professional stunt driver Terry Grant attempted to set a Guinness record for the fastest time in reverse with a Nissan LEAF during the Goodwood Festival of Speed. He did it on Sunday with a time of 1:37.02 minute at an average speed of 88.5 km/h. That's 26 seconds faster than his Friday time!
This is the same guy who set a world record at last year's festival by driving a Nissan Juke up the 1.86-kilometre hill course... on two wheels.
"I had a great car at my disposal - with direct drive from the electric motor to its wheels, the Nissan LEAF can, in theory, go as fast backwards as it can forwards,'' Grant said afterwards. ''There were times I wasn't sure I was coming or going. However, thanks to the LEAF's low centre of gravity - the batteries are an integral part of the car's floor - the car is extremely stable, no matter which direction it's travelling.''
This is the same guy who set a world record at last year's festival by driving a Nissan Juke up the 1.86-kilometre hill course... on two wheels.
"I had a great car at my disposal - with direct drive from the electric motor to its wheels, the Nissan LEAF can, in theory, go as fast backwards as it can forwards,'' Grant said afterwards. ''There were times I wasn't sure I was coming or going. However, thanks to the LEAF's low centre of gravity - the batteries are an integral part of the car's floor - the car is extremely stable, no matter which direction it's travelling.''
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