Nissan has declared that the wet weather didn’t stop it from taking its X-Trail fuel cell vehicle (FCV) for a spin on the Nürburgring Nordschleife course in Germany’s Eifel region recently, making the company the first automaker to record an FCV lap on the famous race track.
The five-seater X-Trail FCV is a zero-emission electric vehicle that runs in near silence, powered by electricity produced on board the vehicle in a hydrogen fuel cell stack. This electricity is generated following an electro-chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.
Frank Eickholt, member of the Nissan 24 Hours Nürburgring race team and Nordschleife aficionado, skillfully steered the €1.3m prototype through ‘The Green Hell’ as the course is often referred to.
Although the 20.8km course was consistently wet, making it difficult to drive aggressively, Eickholt noted that he was thoroughly impressed with the X-Trail FCV.
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