Yesterday, Nissan revealed a teaser image (manufacturers seem to like this kind of game, a darkened silhouette here, a restricted view there...) of its latest small crossover. To be honest with you, at the beginning I thought that it doesn't worth writing about it, but then again, it maybe worths mentioning it...
Nissan unveiled Qazana concept at Geneva motor show back in 2009 and now, again in Geneva, the production version will make its premiere. Back then, Nissan Design Europe�s vice president Alfonso Albaisa had told CAR that the production version would keep many of the show car's cues when it goes into production.
Well, it seems to be true and I don't know about you, but to my eyes it looks horrible. But then again, I don't like the Qashqai either (ok, after the recent facelift it looks a bit better...)! Modern car design seems to be entering into a new era, as it is the key factor in order to attract buyers. How do you draw people's attention though? Either by designing an ugly car or a very elegant one, and this is an example of the first approach.
I really don't get it how it's possible Nissan to produce cars like Micra, Tiida, Qashqai and Juke, while on the other hand is producing Skyline GT-R and some very nice Infinitis... In general, Japanese manufacturers have some trouble when it comes designing a car (e.g. Subaru and Mitsubishi), but in Nissan's case, I can't quite get my head around...
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