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    Detroit 2018: Nissan Xmotion concept

      Xmotion previews Nissan styling direction, and a probable future look for the Nissan Rogue.


    At the 2018 North American International Auto Show today, Nissan unveiled the Nissan Xmotion concept.  This concept is a preview of Nissan's styling direction and in this specific case a possible preview of the next version of the Nissan Rogue.

    The strong styling takes some existing Nissan signature design elements and brings them to the extreme.  The Xmotion features giant boomerang style headlamps and Nissan's deep Vmotion grille.  The interior features exotic seats that are shaped like ships that float in the water.  Nissan even included a floor carpet pattern that resembles the waves of the ocean. The center console is meant to evoke a bridge over the water below. 

    Concept cars are a showcase for future technologies that the manufacturer would like to pursue and the Xmotion is no exception. The Xmotion features fingerprint start and a virtual personal assistant in the shape of a kaoi. The car will retrieve information from your smartphone and automatically bring up the navigation to set the destination.  The displays and infotainment can further be controlled by gestures and eye movement. 

    The Xmotion also signals Nissan's next level in autonomous driving. While in autonomous driving mode the virtual assistant kaoi will search for local attractions and suggest things to see while you are traveling. 

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    DETROIT – Nissan today revealed the Xmotion concept, a design exploration for a potentially groundbreaking compact SUV, building on the company’s long history of cutting-edge crossovers and SUVs.

    Making its world debut at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the six-passenger, three-row Nissan Xmotion (pronounced "cross motion") concept fuses Japanese culture and traditional craftsmanship with American-style utility and new-generation Nissan Intelligent Mobility technology.

    "In the Xmotion concept, we explored the more rugged and powerful side of Nissan Intelligent Mobility. Bold and powerful forms and proportions are, upon closer inspection, contrasted with aspects of traditional Japanese craftsmanship expressed in a contemporary way," said Alfonso Albaisa, senior vice president of global design at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. "The exterior's combination of western and eastern concepts continues inside the Xmotion, where advanced connectivity and autonomous technologies mix with modern Japanese digital art and cultural craftsmanship. At a glance, Xmotion may appear to have a minimal design language, but a closer look reveals layers of detail that make this concept exceptional."

    Signaling the future of Nissan design, the Xmotion concept's stunning exterior features a powerful dynamic presence with understated sculptural beauty, including unique U-shaped highlights and a bold evolution of Nissan's signature V-motion grille.

    The visual simplicity of the Xmotion concept exterior is contrasted by the rugged, metal-crafted wheels and all-terrain tire design. Like the rest of vehicle, the mechanical tool-inspired wheels and all-terrain tires coexist as one piece, with the tire tread physically laminated over the 21-inch aluminum-alloy wheels. Additional exterior features include a retractable "rooftop box" and a unique tail light design inspired by Japanese woodwork.

    With its long wheelbase, with wheels and tires pushed out to the extremes of the corners, the Xmotion concept allows for the creation of a fresh, "4+2" passenger layout. Featuring three rows of side-by-side individual seats, it's designed to provide a perfect space for a young couple, another couple and two children or pets in the third row.

    Inside, the Xmotion concept's crafted interior design symbolizes a Japanese landscape, honoring Nissan's roots while incorporating advanced graphic user interfaces and autonomous driving technologies.

    The interior itself was created with the imagery of a river on the floor, with the center console acting as a bridge. The console, the core of the interior design, uses a traditional Japanese architectural wood joinery technique, kanawa tsugi, found in the carpentry used to build religious temples and shrines.

    The Xmotion concept's instrument panel design is a modern interpretation of traditional kigumi wood joinery. By using the kigumi structure in the instrument panel and console, the vehicle's interior suggests a robust bone structure, creating a sense of strength and trust.

    The interior includes a total of seven digital screen portions. Three main displays and left and right end displays span the width of the instrument panel. There's also a "digital room mirror" in the ceiling and a center console display.

    The displays and infotainment system can be controlled by gestures and eye movements. Intuitive controls and a voice command system allow drivers to focus on driving, helping them access various information in a smart, easy and safe manner.

    "We envision the Xmotion concept to be a highly functional SUV that can be driven every day, yet can take the owners and friends to a national park or recreation area on a whim," Albaisa said. "With its combination of style and technology, this concept fulfills Nissan's mission of moving people to a better world."

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    That interior is HILARIOUS- looks like the cutting station bin in the trim department of Home Depot- buncha scraps.

    Obviously this is a pie-inna-sky concept, will be interesting to see any production version.
    Mercedes is probably keeping an eye on this.

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    25 minutes ago, balthazar said:

    That interior is HILARIOUS- looks like the cutting station bin in the trim department of Home Depot- buncha scraps.

    Obviously this is a pie-inna-sky concept, will be interesting to see any production version.
    Mercedes is probably keeping an eye on this.

    While I like the Exterior, I agree with you on the inside and we will never see that in a production auto. My thought was the inside was a quick we are gonna miss having it at the show, so do something quick.

    Exterior is a nice take on their older design style I thought.

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    On 1/15/2018 at 4:04 PM, balthazar said:

    That interior is HILARIOUS- looks like the cutting station bin in the trim department of Home Depot- buncha scraps.

    Obviously this is a pie-inna-sky concept, will be interesting to see any production version.
    Mercedes is probably keeping an eye on this.

    Because they'd probably rebadge it.

    But... what I'm told by a Nissan rep I know is that this will likely get watered down substantially and become the new Rogue. 

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    On 1/17/2018 at 1:38 PM, Drew Dowdell said:

    Because they'd probably rebadge it.

    But... what I'm told by a Nissan rep I know is that this will likely get watered down substantially and become the new Rogue. 

    Well, it would be different!

    Not that bad looking either....

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