Note e-POWER Nismo S delivered! What do Porsche owners think!

Reviews & Test Rides

Notebook Nismo's stability on highways

When my husband came home on the day of delivery, he said, "高速道路を走った時に、想像以上に安定しててめっちゃびっくりした!He said.

I got on the highway, switched to D mode at the merge, then to S mode and stepped on it, and I couldn't help but think.Wow, fast!I heard a voice saying, "I'm sorry.In any case, the blink of an eye is not half as strong as it should be.
The needle of the speedometer rises fast. The torque from this ultra-low RPM is tremendous for a vehicle weighing only 1,250 kg. Of course, once you get up to a certain speedThe acceleration is still fast enough, although the acceleration settles down to a more reasonable 136 hp.

He said, "So it's like driving a Golf or a German car on the highway without any anxiety at all? Then, do you feel like you can drive like a Golf or a German car on the highway without any anxiety at all?" I asked.

Well.Compared to imported cars, the speed of this car feels moderate, but I want to assure you that the straight-line stability itself is not a problem at all.Wa.
Perhaps it would be safe enough to drive straight enough to lead the overtaking lane of the New Tomei at a pace that would be safe enough.
There are very few Japanese compact cars that run straight and true. They all have a marketing strategy that focuses on the wife, and many of them have squishy legs, and even the stabilizers that are installed in foreign models have been removed, leaving them sold in a bare bones state in Japan.
In such a situation, it is stillHigh-speed stability is also sufficient because of the NISMO badge.The standard model Note e-POWER is also relatively good in terms of high-speed stability. The regular Note e-POWER model has always had relatively good high-speed stability, so I think it has a good foundation.
I wouldn't say the body is very rigid, but it feels solid when compared to the standard model. The body is solid and doesn't give the impression of being weak.Sufficient acceleration for overtaking accelerationand ....
Even in ECO mode, the car accelerates reasonably well and is never too slow to be dangerous. Compared to my mother's normal Note, I have the impression that the normal car's D mode and NISMO's ECO mode are about the same, and in D mode or S mode, it is no problem to leave the other cars behind.

He said.

Try the Note Nismo on a winding road

After a few days of getting used to the car, my husband went on a short touring trip to see the NISMO S. He was wondering which course would be the best to test the performance of the car.This time, he seems to have brought it to the Minami-Awa Sunline in Shikoku.

The Minami-Awa Sunline is a company that my husband calls "theOne of my favorite roads in ShikokuThe road is a little narrow, but there is not much traffic, and it is a winding road with a variety of corners with the ocean on the side.

Here, they tried something called the B-range, which my husband had this to say about it.

The B range is originally a mode for strong regenerative braking.In the case of NISMO S, S mode in B range is the most powerful mode.No, it's not.(It's complicated, but there are six possible combinations.)
When the mode is switched to S mode and the drive position is set to B range, the engine is always running for power generation and can instantly supply as much current as desired to the motor at any time.

Note e-POWER NISMO S mode list

And. Continuing.

It is indeed fast even on the uphill pass.The instantaneous force is very sharp when the accelerator pedal is applied, and it is very pleasant to get into acceleration mode without a moment's pause.
This is true when accelerating from 0 km/h to full acceleration, but because it is a motor, the way the rpm is throttled is extremely smooth and quick. With an engine, there is a little time to wait for the fuel to cut off and the rpm to drop, but with a motor, the rpm is very smooth and quick.The motor controls the speed instantly, so it's a very natural controlYawa. This smoothness is also evident when using Intelligent Cruise Control to automatically slow down to match the speed of the car in front. I think it is much smoother than the engine car.
Also, I think the ratio of engine speed to vehicle speed is greater than the normal model. So when you drive it, it doesn't feel much different from an engine car. Also, the engine sound is a little quieter than the mother's normal model X. The sound quality is also a little sharper than the high pitched "boom" of the normal model. The sound quality is also a little less high-pitched than the normal model's "boom" sound, and more like a "whine. It's a pretty good sound even when the engine is running. I don't feel bad about it.

He said, "I am very happy to be here. His posture in the corners is also stable, and he has a "I think it's one of the great cars in this price range.My husband says, "I'm not a fan of this.

Well, there are times when I'd like a little more flatness in mid to high speed corners if I wanted it.It's too much to ask for more from Nissan for a car in this price range.Because it is FWD and has a large torque, it is easy to understeer if the start-up timing is too fast.Once you get used to it, you'll enjoy using its instantaneous start-up and large torque.Wa.

He said.

I also drove a little on the curves of the mountain road, but when I swerved the wheel as if I were in a Porsche, I found that the "Oh, it's swelling up more than I thought it would.I felt it was a little difficult to handle the car because there were many situations where I felt like I was driving a Porsche. Well, it is not good to drive a car with the feeling of a Porsche...

My husband is a

This car isWhen entering a corner, the lateral G-force rises relatively quickly, but in the middle of a curve, the lateral G-force gradually weakens.I'll take the
A Porsche, for example, runs through like a ski rail turn without much change in lateral G intensity from the beginning to the end of the cut.
By comparison, a notebook would probablyGradual understeer.I think it's just a matter of time. I just don't think it'sIt's fun to drive fast using the steering wheel and gas pedal work to screw it up.I think that's the fun of this car. I think that is where the fun of this car lies.

He said.

Next, as for the brakes, they say that the front are ventilated discs and the rear are leading-trailing type. Therefore, the absolute braking force is not that great, and the brake feeling is said to be a general brake that is proportional to the amount of stroke.

However.e-POWER has a strong weapon: regenerative braking.So, the brake itself will only be used as a supplemental device to the regenerative brake. So the brake itself is only to be used as an auxiliary device for regenerative braking.
Once you get used to it, you can slow down well with just the amount of slack in the accelerator pedal.You enter the corner with just the right amount of front load left. When the series of maneuvers from the entrance to the exit of the corner without stepping on the brake at all, the change of speed from acceleration to deceleration and then to acceleration seems to draw a beautiful parabola, and there is an indescribable feeling of pleasure.

This was the case.

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  1. amount of money

    My name is "Taka" and I enjoy reading your blog.
    I am considering buying a car for my wife for the next term, but I have to choose a car that I can enjoy driving to some extent, so I have been test-driving cars day and night. Then I read the master's impression and thought, "I see! There's also the Note!" I went to the dealership.
    I test drove two vehicles, the NISMO 1200cc gasoline and the e-POWER standard model, and the gasoline model is not very good. In particular, the feeling and driving feel of the manual transmission seemed to be about two generations old. However, the "e-POWER" was an eye-opener! Having experienced the Mitsubishi iMeve and Tesla in the past, I knew the high potential of EVs, but this motor-driven system, the one-pedal concept, and the skillful control of the motor were just wonderful. I thought it was possible to have some sport driving with just pedal work.
    It must be fun to have NISMO suspension on this.
    Incidentally, my car is a "GOLF 5 GTI", so the NISMO suspension is OK for me personally (not for my family).
    Now it is up to my wife, who is very particular about driving, to convince me.
    I know I rambled on, but please keep up the good work on your blog.

    • Mina.Mina.

      high altitude
      Nice to meet you, I am Mina.
      Thank you for visiting our blog.

      Oh, you went to test drive the Note e-POWER!
      The Note e-POWER is truly amazing!

      I'm told the NISMO suspension is tough, but it was totally fine!
      (In fact, I thought it would be perfectly OK if it were a little more stiff.)

      >The only thing left is to see if my wife, who is very particular about driving, will agree.
      Oh your wife is so cool!
      NISMO, I hope your wife will like it.

      Thank you for your continued support!

  2. borderless (semi-detached) room

    Nice to meet you. I would like to visit your blog.
    How did you feel about the one-pedal operation?
    I feel that switching between a one-pedal car and a conventional pedal-operated car would be a mistake.
    I was a little concerned.

    • Mina.Mina.

      ROBETO3
      Nice to meet you and thank you for visiting our blog.
      I asked my husband about it.

      My mother, who is in her 70s, got used to it very quickly. Also, people who usually operate the accelerator only by simply turning it on and off may have difficulty getting used to it, but those who have learned the correct operation of stepping on the accelerator slowly and pulling it out slowly will soon get used to it.
      Also, I wouldn't make the mistake of switching from that to a conventional car at all. One pedal is nothing special, just a super strong "engine brake" as in engine cars. If you can stop with the "engine brake" alone, you don't brake at all, and if that deceleration is not enough, you usually brake. There is a lot of information that dares to write that one-pedal is bad, so don't be misled".

      I also drive a regular AT or MT car after driving a notebook, and I have never made a mistake ^^^.