Concept cars are basically manifestations of what an automaker’s direction is be it in design or technology. That’s why these two concept cars from Nissan and Subaru has got me worrying just a little bit.
Showing posts with label Nissan Concept Cars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nissan Concept Cars. Show all posts
October 26, 2023
Nissan And Subaru's Japan Mobility Show Concepts Have Me Worried
Concept cars are basically manifestations of what an automaker’s direction is be it in design or technology. That’s why these two concept cars from Nissan and Subaru has got me worrying just a little bit.
September 27, 2023
Nissan Goes "Fast And Furious" With This Urban Electric Hot Hatch
Nissan thinks European urban EVs could look something like this: meet the Nissan Concept 20-23. Designed by Nissan Design Europe to commemorate its 20th anniversary, the Nissan Concept 20-23 had one simple brief: it’s an urban car with no constraints that its designers would like to drive on the streets of the cities where they work. The fact that the design team had young members could explain the “Fast and Furious” elements like the scissor doors.
March 24, 2023
Nissan's New Car Will Let You Do Anything In It But Drive
Nissan has developed a prototype sedan which it calls, “Contemporary Lifestyle Vehicle” that will enable its owners to do a lot of things in it but drive.
November 29, 2021
Nissan To Introduce All-Electric Sportscar, Pickup Truck By 2030
Along with their Ambition 2030 long-term plan, Nissan has introduced a set of concept cars that best embody this new corporate vision.
December 17, 2020
Could This Be How the Nissan GT-R Looks Like in 2050?
In 1970, the term “minivan” had yet to be coined, SUVs were primarily used by outdoor surveyors, and a new kind of supercar emerged wearing the unfamiliar badging “GT-R” in Japan. And future car designer Jaebum “JB” Choi was still decades away from being born in Seoul, South Korea. A lot can change in 50 years.
September 30, 2020
Nissan Says the All-Electric LEAF Makes Sense for Emergency Disaster Response
From powering a Christmas tree to using its stored electrical charge to pay for parking, Nissan has found more ingenious ways to use its all-electric Leaf in real-world situations. The newest concept is called Re-Leaf, and it’s an emergency response vehicle concept that provides a mobile power supply following natural disasters or extreme weather events.
October 28, 2019
Nissan "Resets" Its Design Philosophy to Speak in Simple, Clean Lines
Embedded in a hillside deep in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture lies Nissan’s Global Design Center. There, Executive Design Director Satoru Tai focuses on Nissan’s next design horizon, a new direction that speaks in simple, clean lines.
October 26, 2019
Nissan's PR Language Runs Wild with the New Ariya Concept
Nissan unveils what they call a concept that epitomizes “its brand philosophy for the next evolutionary phase of the automobile.” If that’s really the case, then prepare to be bored with the Ariya.
October 6, 2019
Nissan Offers a Glimpse of Future Kei Cars with the IMk Concept
The keijidōsha or kei car is synonymous with Japan. Often boxy little things, they’re the smallest highway-legal passenger car on offer there. Of late though, the kei car has seen reduced government subsidies that lessen their advantage over regular-sized cars. In fact, currently, only Daihatsu, Honda, Mitsubishi, and Suzuki are producing their own kei cars with Nissan, Mazda, and even Toyota selling re-badged models.
January 23, 2019
Nissan Says the Sports Sedan of the Future...is a Crossover
The future is all about crossovers and no matter what you think of them, they’re selling like hotcakes right now. Nissan though thinks differently; they think they can save the sports sedan—by elevating it. Wait, what? Say hello to the IMs Concept.
November 8, 2018
Nissan Transforms the Navara into a Rescue Machine for South America
One of the pillars of Nissan Intelligent Mobility is Intelligent Integration. While the aim is to have cars communicate using a common infrastructure, in the here and now, it also points to how vehicles work and operate to help a customer with his daily routine. After showing off the Navara EnGuard Concept in Europe, Nissan is now giving a bit of a Brazilian twist to the same concept with the Frontier Sentinel.
September 23, 2018
Nissan Transforms Navara Into Mobile Observatory
Nissan showed latest “embodiment of Nissan Intelligent Mobility” with its unique Navara Dark Sky Concept.
December 9, 2017
Nissan Shows Off 7 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Inspired Vehicles
In anticipation for the release of the newest Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi, Nissan unveiled not one, not two, but 7 themed cars that take inspiration from the different characters and crafts in the upcoming space fantasy saga.
October 27, 2017
The IMx Concept is Nissan's Not-So-Distant EV Future
Nissan says electrification and autonomous vehicles may change the very idea of driving. And responding to those changes is their new IMx Concept which made its debut at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017.
October 6, 2017
Seems Like Nissan is Going to NISMO Everything
In a bid for global domination, Nissan is going to NISMO everything. That’s the gist when the carmaker released a preview of what’s to come at their 2017 Tokyo Motor Show display. Though their theme sticks to “Nissan Intelligent Mobility”, one cannot help but see that Nissan’s about to make everything sporty including an EV and a van.
April 13, 2017
Nissan Rogue (X-Trail) Warrior Trail Project is Capable of Extreme Adventure (w/ Photos, Video)
Nissan is continuing to create outrageous one-off of its production vehicles. Following the NV Cargo X, an extreme off-road version of the NV Cargo van, Nissan has come up with the Rogue (Philippine-model X-Trail) Warrior Trail Project.
March 5, 2017
Nissan's New X-Trail Concept is Doggone Perfect (w/ Video)
Crossovers and dogs often go together so it comes as a surprise that Nissan took some time to develop a dog-friendly version of its X-Trail. Currently a concept, the X-Trail 4Dogs Concept is filled with everything a dog and a doting fur-parent would want. Features include a two-way dog cam, water shower, dryer, and access ramp.
February 9, 2017
Nissan Just Built the Most Badass Van Ever
Who says vans aren’t badass? Well, Nissan seems to prove everyone wrong with the one-of-a-kind Nissan NV Cargo X which is the most extreme version of Nissan’s commercial vehicle flagship in the US, the NV Cargo van. It stands over 2.2 meters tall on 37-inch tires and is powered by a 5.0-liter V8 Cummins turbo diesel engine transplanted from the Nissan Titan XD full-sized pickup truck.
August 5, 2016
Nissan BladeGlider Moves from Concept to Reality
After showing it off as a static prototype at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan is now showing off a working prototype of its revolutionary zero-emissions BladeGlider in Brazil. The BladeGlider is the next step to Nissan’s on-going commitment to the development of zero-emissions vehicles that started with the Leaf.
November 8, 2015
Tokyo Motor Show 2015: Nissan's Idea of Autonomous Driving, Performance Showcased
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| Photos by Ulysses Ang and Nissan Press |
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