Report: Nissan bringing over Cube in 2008
05-24-07 | 07:27 AM
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Report: Nissan bringing over Cube in 2008
Report: Nissan bringing over Cube in 2008
Posted May 24th 2007 8:37AM by Alex Nunez
The Nissan Cube is one of the poster children for the term "econobox." Square and thrifty, the teensy MPV can be outfitted to carry five or seven passengers (the latter is known as the Cubeł in Japan) in quirky style and relative comfort. Over the last couple of years, there has been no shortage of reports claiming that the Cube will head stateside in 2008 following its scheduled redesign. The latest outlet to report this is the Nikkei, which said the Cube is all but certain to arrive (along with two other unnamed subcompacts). Unfortunately, that's all the detail given. We just hope the next Cube is as quirky-cool as the current one, with its asymmetrical styling and the variety of front end treatments applied to the different versions on the Japanese market. Enough already with the detail-free media reports. Get on with the redesign, show it to us, and tell us when we can finally buy it. Oh, and while you're at it -- keep it on the inexpensive side, okay?
In the interim, enjoy the gallery we've put together of the current Cube family.
[Source: AFX News via Forbes.com]
Posted May 24th 2007 8:37AM by Alex Nunez
The Nissan Cube is one of the poster children for the term "econobox." Square and thrifty, the teensy MPV can be outfitted to carry five or seven passengers (the latter is known as the Cubeł in Japan) in quirky style and relative comfort. Over the last couple of years, there has been no shortage of reports claiming that the Cube will head stateside in 2008 following its scheduled redesign. The latest outlet to report this is the Nikkei, which said the Cube is all but certain to arrive (along with two other unnamed subcompacts). Unfortunately, that's all the detail given. We just hope the next Cube is as quirky-cool as the current one, with its asymmetrical styling and the variety of front end treatments applied to the different versions on the Japanese market. Enough already with the detail-free media reports. Get on with the redesign, show it to us, and tell us when we can finally buy it. Oh, and while you're at it -- keep it on the inexpensive side, okay?
In the interim, enjoy the gallery we've put together of the current Cube family.
[Source: AFX News via Forbes.com]
And this is a pic of a Cube I took when I visited Hong Kong a couple years ago :
05-24-07 | 12:37 PM
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I am looking forward to this one for years. I tested drove the new XB last week, and liked everythings about the car except for the gas mileage of 22 city and 28 hwy. That is almost the same with the LS460, wtf? I am hopeing the Cube will avg. out in the thirty mpg.
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05-24-07 | 04:14 PM
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Thanks, Andrew. 
I've been waiting for some news about this vehicle (I have a co-worker interested in it). It will make, IMO, a good repacement for the current Scion xB....the new xB is taller, wider, heavier, more powerful, less economical, and, of course, more expensive.
Let's just hope now that the American-market versions will not be built at that sub-standard Canton, MS plant that has churned out so many lemons.
I've been waiting for some news about this vehicle (I have a co-worker interested in it). It will make, IMO, a good repacement for the current Scion xB....the new xB is taller, wider, heavier, more powerful, less economical, and, of course, more expensive.Let's just hope now that the American-market versions will not be built at that sub-standard Canton, MS plant that has churned out so many lemons.
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