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Monday, Jul 27
Nissan Shows Off Versa-Flavored EV Platform [I Feel Gassy]
To prove the black-and-white Nissan Cube isn't the only EV they're cooking up on the B-platform, Nissan's released one grainy image of a Nissan Tiida in electrified form. That's the Versa to us US...
Thursday, May 14
Canadian Cardboard Cube As Functional As Real Nissan [Blame Canada]
Nissan and cardboard engineering go hand-in-hand. This, and the desire to win a Nissan Cube, explains why this Neon has been converted into the econo box. Vote for AutoNorth here so they can battle...
Thursday, Mar 12
2010 Kia Soul: First Drive [Jalopnik Reviews]
The 2010 Kia Soul isn't the first boxy subcompact and it probably isn't the best, but with a low price, good styling and plenty of space, it may be the most appealing Kia yet. Hands-free Bluetooth connectivity, iPod/USB integration, satellite radio, ABS, disc brakes all around, A/C and a f...
Friday, Feb 27
2009 Nissan Cube: First Drive [Jalopnik Reviews]
Based on the Nissan Versa and sharing its 1.8-liter, 122 HP engine, it's here equipped with a continuously variable transmission. But really, the Cube's raison d'etre isn't its mechanical ability, but its body style. An upright two box like the Scion xB or Honda Element, the second generat...
Tuesday, Feb 24
2009 Nissan Cube Krom Starts At $19,370, Reservations Begin Today
Available cube® technology includes the Nissan Intelligent Key™ with Push Button Ignition, Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System, Rockford Fosgate subwoofer with six upgraded speakers, XM® Satellite Radio (XM® subscription required, sold separately)
Tuesday, Feb 10
Nissan Cube To Retail For $13,990 [2009 Nissan Cube]
We're assuming this price is for the entry-level Cube 1.8, which will come equipped with a 122-horsepower, 1.8-liter DOHC inline four-cyliner engine mated to a 6-speed manual transmission (the CVT is probably more). As you add on the available features it's likely to go up at price, though...
Monday, Feb 2
Nissan Gets Free Advertising In Pepsi Super Bowl Ad
The new advertisement for the new Pepsi can featured Bob Dylan as the old generation and Will.I.Am as the new generation of artists shilling for Pepsi. During the commercial old became new and, following this theme, a Dodge A100 forward-control van became the 2009 Nissan Cube. Curious how th...
Monday, Dec 8
The Ten Small Cars Of The Future
The new Nissan Versa 1.6S is much like the old Nissan Versa but with a smaller engine, a few less trim pieces and different wheels. The difference drops the base price of a Versa to just $9,990. The tall sedan offers seating for five and, should you be in a position to go without A/C, you'll be able...
Monday, Nov 24
Top Ten Reveals of the 2008 LA Auto Show [La Auto Show]
8.) 2010 Nissan Cube Gets Accidental Unveil 7.) 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid 6.) 2010 Mazda3 Sedan Shows Off New Design Peppy Engine 5.) 2010 Ford Fusion 3.) 2009 Nissan 370Z Unveild Live At Secret LA Event 2.) All-Electric MINI E Hits LA Auto Show Floor With Hottest. Deputy Mayor. Ever.
Wednesday, Nov 19
What Will Win The LA Auto Show: Hybrids, Convertibles Or High Horsepower? [Question Of The Day]
This year's LA Auto Show has three major themes: Hybrids, Convertibles and High Horsepower. It's an intense battle for the hearts and minds of the Los Angelenos, whose hearts want Horsepower, whose minds prefer hybrids and whose weather demands convertibles. Representing the Hybrids a...
Tuesday, Nov 18
2010 Nissan Cube Unveiled Early
Tomorrow comes a day too soon in Japan as Nissan has already released a load of pictures of both the USDM and JDM Cube, which is to be "unveiled" tomorrow at the LA Auto Show. This eccentric little box is vying for the same niche as the polarizing Scion xB. Japanese Cubes are powered by a 107 Horse...
Monday, Nov 17
2010 Nissan Cube Gets Accidental Unveil On Japanese Transport Truck
The 2010 Nissan Cube, bound for US sales and an LA Auto Show unveil tomorrow, has been revealed in these pictures of a car transit to somewhere in Japan posted on the Motive Mag forum. The new Cube retains its asymmetrical look while at the same time managing to look a bit sleeker than its prede...
Tuesday, Aug 19
Nissan Cube USA Website Goes Live Complete With "Free" T-Shirt Offer
Even though they're Twittering (which some of us still don't get the point of) and Facebooking like mad, nothing says marketing like free stuff. If you're one of the first five hundred people to follow this link, you'll get to choose a Cube-branded American Apparel T-shirt with your choic...
Thursday, Aug 7
Popular Mechanics Drives The Nissan EV-02 Electric Cube
We've told you about Nissan's new electric concepts. Now the trendy technicians over at Popular Mechanics have actually flown to Japan to drive the electrified Nissan Cube, the EV-02, and lived to tell the story. The lithium-ion battery-powered box on wheels is said to be just the start of...
Thursday, Jun 12
Not-Available-Here Econobox Shootout: 500 Vs. Hornet Vs. Cube
Nissan Cube The Nissan Cube has been forbidden, asymmetrical fruit for years now, but Nissan is telling us the next version will be US-bound. We don't know if the funky style will survive, but it could be the beneficiary of Carlos Ghosn's big electric push, resulting in an all-electric Cub...
Wednesday, May 14
2010 Nissan Cube?
It looks like the same video that yielded the 2010 Nissan 370z may have also given us this photo of the 2010 Nissan Cube, looking like a refined version of the Nissan Cube currently for sale in the Japanese domestic market. Hard to say with this melted cube design and, because it's from The Hol...
Monday, Apr 14
Chrysler To Produce Full Size Trucks For Nissan, What The Truck?
Chrysler Will Make Full Size Truck for Nissan AUBURN HILLS, Mich / TOKYO (April 14, 2008) - Chrysler LLC and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced two new agreements for the supply of products between both companies. In January, Nissan agreed to supply Chrysler with a new car based on the Ni...
Friday, Mar 21
Nissan Cube Coming To US, Electric Version Still A Concept
Nissan's "Denki Cube" Electric Vehicle Concept Brings Distinctive Spirit Into Play in New York Auto Show Debut New York City is about to get a lesson in what happens when geography meets geometry - specifically, when the world, which is round, meets the Nissan Cube, which is essentially...
Monday, Feb 18
Renault Launches Dacia Logan Pickup in Romania
Since you good folks decided the Nissan Cube pickup would be best suffixed with -amino, we'll keep the same convention for this latest offering from Renault's Dacia brand. If you live in Romania, and love truck/cars, you're in luck cause the Dacia Logan (amino) Pick-Up is a light duty smal...
Monday, Dec 3
Opinion: Cube-ism: Automobile Meets Art
NISSAN CUBE COLLABORATION INVITES FILM AND DESIGN STUDENTS TO THINK "OUTSIDE OF THE CUBE" Las Vegas, NV — October 30, 2007 — Nissan North America (NNA) today announced a unique partnership with two film and design schools to showcase the Nissan Cube, a product sold in Japan, in the Americ...
Friday, Nov 30
Nissan Cubes in NYC with CA Plates
In May of 2006 I was at a rest stop off the highway somewhere in between Nagoya and Tokyo, feeding 100 yen coins into a vending machine, trying to get a little die-cast Nissan Cube. It took three or four tries and I still have a few Toyota Vitz (Yaris to you and me) models to prove it. I was so taken wi...
Thursday, May 24
Report: Nissan to Launch Cube, Two More Subcompacts in the US
The Cube is coming to the US. We've been hearing that (and its inverse) for nigh on two years. But if Japan's financial newspaper Nikkei is to be believed, a restyled Cube, along with two additional subcompacts, could hit these shores (and Europe's) as early as 2008. Long the favored hookup sp...
Thursday, Feb 22
So That's Why The Honda Crossroad Was in Los Angeles: Promo Video [Ads/Promotions]
Thanks to Carscoop, YouTubers of automaker promo videos extraordinaire, we can get a look at the post-production product of the Honda Crossroad's visit to Los Angeles. If you'll recall, the Crossroad set off a firestorm of debate when it showed up on the streets of LA. Thickening the plot a...
Sunday, Jan 7
Detroit Auto Show: Improving the Cube: Nissan Bevel Concept
For a longtime, one of our favorite "you can't buy it here" cars has been the Nissan Cube. We've been scratching our heads as to why that is, especially given the success of Honda's Element and Scion's xB. The Cube was boxier than both of 'em, featured an asymmetrical rear-end and well, Nissan...
Monday, Dec 25
Honda It Is: JDM Mystery Box is the Crossroad [News]
You can take off your speculation caps, kids. That weird, boxy JDM ute spotted in Los Angeles earlier this month was neither a new Nissan Cube nor a secret Ford crossover nor an albino desert rodent accidentally irradiated. It's the new Honda Crossroad, a ute-like hauler for the Japanese ma...
Monday, Mar 6
Gleaming the Cube: US-Bound Nissan Box to Be Lighter, More Aerodynamic
We've been waiting for Nissan to pull the trigger on a US-model Cube for long about two years now, and according to AutoWeek it'll happen by 2008 at the earliest. Of course the model that shows up here won't likely be of the same generation as the current, Japan-only five-door model (shown). O...
