(from Nissan Press Release) Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today unveiled Pivo, its imaginative electric car concept, in partnership with renowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami at the company's Nissan Ginza Gallery in downtown Tokyo.

Pivo, which will be on display at this year's Tokyo Motor Show, features an innovative cabin that revolves 360 degrees, eliminating the need to reverse. Thanks to its compact body, the car is also exceptionally easy to maneuver.

The three-seater car comes with a number of user-friendly technologies, including Nissan's Around View Monitor which reduces blind spots by displaying the outside surroundings on screens mounted on the inside of the car's A-pillars located on either side of the windshield. A dash-mounted infrared (IR) commander allows the driver to operate the navigation and stereo systems with simple finger movements without letting go of the steering wheel.

Pivo is powered by Nissan's compact, high-performance lithium-ion battery and its unique Super Motor, resulting in zero emissions.

The gallery space for the Pivo event, which was designed by Murakami, features a futuristic vegetable garden installation, as well as large balloons and illustrations of "Pivo-chan," a character he designed based on the concept car's inspiring image.

source : seriouswheels : more pics HERE

 

Wow. Nissan sure hired some off the wall designers. Maybe that has something to do with Renault. Cool rotating cabin nad thats about it. That thing is ugly.

 

Now that is a concept. Pretty cool to me

 

yer kidding......right?

 

If thats what cars in the future are going to be, someone kill me now.

 

A ClubCar or EZGo golf cart looks better than that thing. Nissan designers get an A+ for ugly designs.

 

Extremely ugly . The rotation for the cabin is pointless, going in reverse is faster.

-romeo

 

. . . and at midnight it turns back into what . . . .a dumpling?

 

Another pointless styling exercise.

 

As gay as that thing is, I'm surprised it's not a Toyota effort.

[no new Toyota sports car = ]

 

Well, get this, guys..........one of the big auto mags ( AUTOWEEK, I think ) gave the Best Concept at the Tokyo Show Award to this car.

 

Yes, it was AUTOWEEK.
http://www.autoweek.com/files/specia...o/pages/01.htm

 

hahahahyahaahahaha OMG this is the gayest **** ive ever seen in my life