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Old 01-15-08, 12:09 PM
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Confirmed: Nissan Cube coming to the U.S.

Posted on: January 15th, 2008


Nissan had nothing special to show at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show but did say that Nissan dealerships will be getting a new entry-level small car. The Nissan Cube, which has been sold in Japan since 1998, will be arriving next year and will rival Toyota’s Scion lineup.

“The Cube is coming to the U.S. market,” said Shiro Nakamura, global design director for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

“It will be a unique vehicle for Nissan. Visually, it is not like any other model,” Nakamura said. “It’s not for everybody. It’s not aerodynamic. Some people in the United States will find it kind of strange.”

Nissan will not be following Scion’s ways of targeting the Cube towards the youth.

“Does Nissan need a youth brand? Nissan almost is a youth brand,” Lane said. “This is not to say we wouldn’t consider it in the future.”


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Thanks to bring us an outdated model.
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Out of the box thinking I guess.
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Originally Posted by blacksc400
Thanks to bring us an outdated model.
It will be the redesigned one which sells here.
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Well, let me start the thousands of comments about the Cube copying the xB:

Damn! Nissan copied the xB!!!
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There are a lot more Box cars in Japan anyway.
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Well, let me start the thousands of comments about the Cube copying the xB:

Damn! Nissan copied the xB!!!
Actually... it's the other way around... The bB first came out in 2000. The Cube has been around since 1998.
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Originally Posted by Stage3
Actually... it's the other way around... The bB first came out in 2000. The Cube has been around since 1998.
I know.

Just not in the U.S.
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
I know.

Just not in the U.S.
Ah... gotcha... sarcasm! Sorry!!!

Move along people, nothing to see here....
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nono, xB and Cube copied Model T, how's that? They look kinda the same, goes about the same, etc. lol
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I am a big cube fan (yes, me)!!!
 
Old 01-15-08, 03:56 PM
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Always been a fan of the Cube. I'm glad this is coming to the US. This is what the xB should have been before Toyota blandified it beyond recognition.
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I hope the new version isn't too much bigger and blander than the Cube right now. Cube was probably my fav looking car when I was in Japan a few years ago haha
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So Ive gotta see some bozo on the highway in one of these now? Great...I was hoping that nissan would at least keep that snail out of the american market
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With the fuel price keep rising, there will be more B-segment cars coming.
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