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Nissan's Killer B: Automaker takes aim at Scion with Sport Concept
DALE JEWETT | Automotive News
Posted Date: 3/17/05

MORE SPORT CONCEPT: NISSAN SPORT CONCEPT PHOTO GALLERY

DETROIT -- Nissan North America will bring a car smaller than the Sentra to its U.S. lineup by mid to late 2006. The new model, which draws a bead on Toyotas Scion lineup, will be based on the Nissan Sport Concept the company will publicly reveal at the New York auto show. The new model also will draw on the Scion tC sports coupe-like Nissan Azeal concept shown at Detroit in January.

Nissans Sport Concept hatchback is marked by wide body flares over 20-inch wheels, a rear spoiler and a sloping, angled hood. The concept was shown Thursday night at Nissans new design studio in suburban Detroit -- even though the vehicle was created at the automakers design studio in Atsugi, Japan. The concept gets wide exposure next week during the New York auto show.

The concept, which has some resemblance to the Nissan Tiida sedan sold in Japan, is based on the automakers B-segment platform. Yet Nissan says it was designed to comfortably fit four passengers.

The concept measures 171.3 inches from bumper to bumper. That puts it within a couple of inches of the Scion tC coupe, and 6 inches shorter than the current Sentra. But the concepts 102.4-inch wheelbase tops the Sentras wheelbase by nearly 3 inches.

Inside, each passenger gets their own seat with large side bolsters, raised center section in the seat bottom and integrated, four-point seatbelts. The stereo system includes a large speaker and subwoofer mounted in the rear parcel shelf.

The Sport Concept is the third that Nissan has shown over the past 18 months offering different looks at injecting some style to its small-car lineup. The earlier concepts were the wagon-like Actic and the sporty Azeal coupe.

its ok,,,, rims are hottt

fugly, :lame: those scions are already ugly enough except for those tc's those are nice

Get rid of the widebody, raise it up 4 inches and that's what will probably be released. Time and time again, they show a sweet concept and then scale it right back for production. Picture a 2 door matrix.

that looks pretty neat
but the question is, wtf will power it, a dingy 105 hp motor?

dumbass try reading, its a fuckin nissan.






and it looks bad ass

here are more pics
http://www.imprezawrxsti.com/postnuke/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=22569

whatever it turns out to be powered as I hope that they at least keep the turbo and the driver/passenger seats

it looks like the new civic si with widebody.

i think it looks good

The car is ok...I don't like the rims.

ummm maybe

I think it looks pretty sweet, especially the interior

well if they keep those 4 point belts, it better be fast

It looks respectable. I think its hot.

I dont care for it.

I noticed it has a boost gauge so its probally pretty quick

that shit is hot i would def. pimp that but i need different rims and the taillights should be black housing

oh yeah

UMMM TURBO

i never liked hatchbacks that looked like that, but that car is hott!!

If they also had a coupe it'd look nice. I like it. It looks a lot like a Renault Clio.

I saw that thing alread. I stilll think it's ugly.

looks okay

looks like a ford focus but i would like the rims on my celi tho

Nice. but I will never buy it.. atleast it's better lookin than the scion xa

Yeah, competes with the Scion xA. Doesn't look too bad. I like the xA, its my favorite of the Scions.

i think it looks really cool

looks kinda retarded.

i like their scion tc look-alike though..the avea or whatever

ugly

I love hatchbacks, they are awesome. For some reason, the 96 model civic hatches are one of my favorites when they are looking nice. I would have one as my beater.

Looks alright.