Driving in reverse the Nissan LEAF has set a record as the fastest car over a measured mile in reverse.

Driven at the Goodwood festival of Speed by professional stunt driver Terry Grant, the Nissan LEAF raced backwards up the famous hill, covering the distance in 1m 37.02s at an average speed of 55 mph.

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Setting the record on Friday, Terry went on to smash his time on Saturday and Sunday, cutting an amazing 26 seconds off Friday’s time.

Last Year, Terry set a world record at last year’s festival by driving a Nissan Juke up the hill on two wheels said; “The only complaint I have is slight neck ache from constantly looking over my shoulder!”

Watch our Video from Last Year HERE

The LEAF Reverse Record is part of Nissan’s social campaign, ‘The Big Turn On’, which is spreading the EV message across Europe using social media channels and aimed to get one million consumers switched onto electric driving, in just 100 days. The one million ‘turn ons’ target was reached on the 21st June beating their target by 15 days.

The Nissan LEAF Reverse Record was just one of a number of Nissan highlights at the Festival. The dramatic race-prepared Nissan LEAF NISMO RC raced against the clock (and in the correct direction) to set a hill record for electric vehicles. It was driven by current FIA GT1 world champion Michael Krumm, who also drove his 540hp GT-R GT1 racer up the hill. The newest production GT-R Track Pack took part in the Supercar Run, while the stunning Juke-R – a GT-R in Juke’s clothes – also wowed the crowds.

Also at Goodwood was the Juke Nismo, a hot crossover created by Nissan’s performance arm, which will be available early 2013.

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