A Funky new Nissan concept car will be one of the headliners at this month’s Tokyo Motor Show and is intended to show that city cars aren’t quite dead yet.
Called the IMk concept, it’s a tiny, boxy runaround that’s described by the brand as the “ultimate urban commuter”.
While A-segment city cars are struggling in Europe, similarly-sized Kei cars are still massively popular in Nissan’s native Japan.
The IMk measures just 3,434mm long, 1,512mm wide and 1,644mm tall, and is underpinned by a new platform created for electric vehicles. It would be easy to look at this concept and predict a Nissan rival for the Honda e is in the offing, but the concept is a Kei car in the truest sense, suggesting that any production version would likely be for the Japanese market only.
Continue reading your story on the app
Continue reading your story in the magazine
MODERNA MASERATI
We get a behind-the-scenes look at the hi-tech innovation that’s putting this famous car maker at the cutting edge
Black Box Insurance Slammed As Malfunctions And Complaints Rise
‘Intrusive’ technology criticised as insurers force policyholders to defend anomalies in the telematics data from their cars
EV Maker Rimac Prepares To Hit The Big Time
New C_Two arrives this year UK sales set to begin in 2021
BMW 5 xDrive45e
First UK drive Plug-in combines efficiency with performance
Mercedes-AMG A 35
First UK drive Saloon option now available for rapid compact Merc
Bentley Bentayga Hyor
First UK drive can firm's first petrol-electric model fill the gap left by old diesel?
Baby Jeep SUV Due For 2022 Launch
Small model takes on Juke Electric 4WD in pipeline
3 Million Dangerous Failures Mot Results Reveal Shocking State Of Britain's Vehicles
Official almost 10% of all tested vehicles are driving with defects listed as ‘Dangerous’
10 Countries In 24 Hours Electric Marathon
Crossing a continent in a conventional car requires very little thought, but what about in an electric vehicle? We put Ionity’s network to the test in an Audi e-tron
Juke Builds On Original's Success
Nissan adopts an evolutionary approach for the small SUV’s styling, but improves its tech, practicality and driving manners
KEEP ON TRUCKING
NOT EVEN A PANDEMIC CAN STOP AMERICA'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE PICKUP TRUCK
Trend 12.20:Nissan Z Proto
FIRST LOOK A heritage-rich preview of the 400Z
Alfonso Albaisa
As the new Z Proto was revealed (page 14), we interviewed Nissan Motor design boss Alfonso Albaisa, who has spent his entire career at Nissan and oversees design for the Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun brands.
THE Z-CAR A TO Z
50 Years of Nissan’s Quintessential Sports Car
AUTOart 1969 Nissan Fairlady Z432
The first specialty Z had the heart of a GT-R
2020 NISSAN TITAN XD
A simplified lineup refocuses the Titan XD’s positioning
SCOUTING THE ROAD TO DIESEL POWER
TWO SURVIVING PROTOTYPE SCOUT DIESELS
CHEAP WHEELS
WHICH AFFORDABLE SUBCOMPACT SUV SHOULD YOU GET?
2020 Nissan Titan PRO-4X
Smart changes move the needle for Nissan’s 1⁄2-ton
Free-Range EVs
WHAT IF YOUR AFFORDABLE EV ALSO HAS TO BE YOUR ONLY CAR?