Today, I had a chance to do what I was never able to achieve in my meandering career in the automotive business: I could drive a concept car. In the past, I was able to drive pre-production models, mules, even prototypes (the latter very carefully, they are obscenely expensive to replace.) But I never drove a concept car. Concept cars usually are built to go on display at car shows, and “go” can be taken literally: Many don’t even have an engine. The concept car I will be driving is Nissan’s “New Mobility Concept”, something Nissan calls an “ultracompact” car. (Read More…)
Posted in Car Reviews, Electric Vehicles, Japan, Leaf, News Blog, Nissan
Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Nissan, NMC, Rview
Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Nissan, NMC, Rview
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ect - +1. The company I worked for thorugh most of the 90′s was a supplier to all of the D3. Chrysler’s renaissance after the departure of Iacocca was...
Onus - My friends mom had one of these in 4 cylinder form until 2 years ago. Freaking destroyed the thing. To her and my friend it was just a...
TW4 - Gasoline tax isn’t smart, either. The US is a widely dispersed population that relies heavily on labor mobility to...
Onus - Yup same transmission. The MTX-75. Its the 5 speed that still comes in the focus. It was designed for the mondeo if you believe...
TW4 - –
ect - Australia’s currency will fluctuate with commodity prices. Over the last 150 years, the trend line for commodity...
ect - Currency rates are governed by economic fundamentals. It may be politically convenient to blame “foreign...
Athos Nobile - Thanks for the invitation :). Your second one. How’s crime over there? is the police (or the gov) as corrupt as the Venezuelan one? How close is...
Dan - Clutching and shifting is half the fun. If I wanted to do it the easy way I would go around the obstacle instead of over it.
SomeGuy - Agreed. One of the poorest reviews I have ever read on this site.