The Ligier Nissan DPi is the Ligier that answered a simple question — how much car can this badge carry? — with 599 hp from gasoline engine. It was built in small numbers. The shape is credited to Nicolas Clémençon.
How it came about
The Ligier Nissan DPi, also known as the Onroak Nissan DPi, is a Daytona Prototype car built by Ligier Automotive. The car is based on the Ligier JS P217, which was built to meet the 2017 FIA and ACO regulations for 2017 for the LMP2 category in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The prototype made its racing debut at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona, with the Tequila Patrón ESM team, finishing 4th on its debut.
The hardware
The engine is gasoline engine; the output is 599 hp. On the scales it comes to Appr. 930 kg. That is roughly 644 horsepower per tonne: hypercar territory, where the limiting factor is the tyre, not the engine. The wheelbase is 3010 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Its Ligier stablemates include the Easymile EZ10 and the Ligier JS2.