Man in the Box: Driving the 2008 Nissan Cube
Filed under: Nissan, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, In The AutoblogGreen Garage, Japan
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Japan-spec 2008 Nissan Cube
The Nissan Cube is coming to the U.S. next Spring, and we'll get our first look at the U.S.-spec car when it makes its debut at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show. I recently had the opportunity to drive a Japanese-market edition for four days, and it's a very neat little car. Driving the JDM vehicle also illustrates how differently small Japanese cars are set up depending on their target market. Is the Cube an economy car? In Japan, it would certainly qualify, boasting a fuel economy rating of 16 km/l (some 37 mpg U.S.) according to the country's 10-15 mode test cycle. That's basically the combined cycle, and the test is done at low speeds. For Japan, where there's plenty of urban driving and road congestion, it probably serves as a fair indicator of what drivers will experience. For us, not so much. Read on after the jump.
All photos Copyright ©2008 Alex Núñez / Weblogs, Inc.
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