Nissan BladeGlider

The Nissan BladeGlider is a battery electric concept car announced by Nissan around the idea of a vehicle that glides rather than drives. It first appeared in 2013 as a non-functioning display model at the Tokyo Motor Show, and in 2016 a working prototype was shown in Rio de Janeiro, where it was displayed and demonstrated during the Olympic Games. Its shape is described as a passenger-car version of the DeltaWing: it has four wheels but an extremely narrow front track, seats one person in front and two behind, uses a control-stick style steering wheel in the 2013 model, has upward-hinged butterfly doors, and replaces side mirrors with cameras to reduce aerodynamic drag. Carbon fibre reinforced plastic is used for stiffness and low weight. The rear wheels carry one motor each, so torque can be split between left and right when cornering. Japanese Wikipedia reports a top speed above 190 km/h and 0 to 100 km/h in under five seconds, and says the project ended without a similar car going on sale.