Nissan URGE

The Nissan URGE (Eng.: Urge ) is a concept car of the Japanese manufacturer Nissan, which was introduced at the North American International Auto Show 2006. The lead Nissan designers from California was based very closely on the development of the car on the styling and technology of motorcycles. So remember some body panels to high-performance super sports car and the engine, a high rotating unit with small displacement is on the design of her typical for these two-wheelers. For the power transmission to the rear wheels is a six-speed sequential gearbox. The body made ​​of aluminum and carbon fiber has a targa roof that can be closed with fabric panels.

The URGE was also influenced by an Internet study, which was conducted prior to the commencement of work. As part of this youthful Americans were asked about their idea of ​​the perfect car and the meistgeäußerten ideas were incorporated into the development. For example, an Xbox 360 game console has been integrated into the vehicle, where you can play an adapted version of the racing game Project Gotham Racing 3 with the engine stopped. In this case, the steering wheel and the pedals of the concept vehicle to serve as controls. According to Nissan the URGE could be offered as a cheap alternative to the 350Z, but a production-ready model was never intended.

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• Nissan Urge: forward thrust as the motorcycle, speedheads.de of 28 December 2005 accessed 21 January 2011