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Nissan to Show Next-Generation Minivan Concept at NAIAS; “Environmentally Sensitive” Powerplant
22 December 2007
Nissan will unveil its Forum concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. As a design exploration, Forum’s emphasis is limited to form and functionality, according to Nissan. However, the company notes, conceptually, a modern, next-generation family passenger vehicle would include a clean diesel or other “environmentally sensitive powerplant.”
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| Nissan’s concept Forum. |
Such a powerplant is not actually installed in the show vehicle, however.
Nissan has previously announced that it will be offering a clean diesel engine in the United States in the next generation Maxima, so a similar powerplant would be a definite consideration for a vehicle like Forum. Nissan is also an industry leader in CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) technology, so you could predict smooth, responsive performance worthy of the Nissan badge.
—Bruce Campbell, Vice President, Design, Nissan Design America
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Posted by: allen_xl_z | December 22, 2007 at 11:20 AM
This could compete with the Mazda5.
Posted by: allen_xl_z | December 22, 2007 at 11:21 AM
"This could compete with the Mazda5." Are you kidding me? This blows away the Mazda5. The Mazda5 doesn't even come close.
Posted by: pabs | January 21, 2008 at 08:17 PM
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This could compete with the Mazda5.