Nissan Reveals Sporty Electric Concept 20-23

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nissan Design Europe (NDE) located in London, Nissan unveiled a new sporty urban electric concept called the Concept 20-23. The Nissan Concept 20-23 was designed by a team including some the younger members of NDE, with the simple brief to design a car - with no constraints - which they would like to drive on the streets of the city where they work.

The Concept 20-23’s basic 3-door hatchback body-style features extreme aerodynamic addenda front and rear, with deep skirts which direct the airflow away from the front of the car, through apertures to cool the brakes and out through vents just behind the front wheels.

The nose of the car consists of a flat plane from which angles up to the top of the hood, giving the front an unexpectedly clean surface. This is where the front headlights are positioned, with their distinctive appearance consisting of a thin upper and lower semi-circle and enhanced by a sharp beam thanks to LED technology. The turn signal is part of the same semi-circle LED unit.

At the rear, a large single-piece spoiler emerges harmoniously from the roof rail, with endplates which curve from the near vertical close to the c-pillar over to the angled horizontal element which generates the downforce.

The exterior grey paint has a textured finish, giving the impression of being hewn from a single piece of metal, reflecting the gritty environment it was designed to inhabit. The company number - 23 - features on the car’s rear three-quarters.

The interior is a futuristic interpretation of a racing car’s bare functionality. with just a couple of screens displaying vital information with minimal distractions - a reflection of where real racing cars - such as Nissan’s Formula E entrant - inspire online racing simulator set-ups.