The Nissan Nails is a concept
pickup truck built by
Nissan. It was introduced in 2001 at the
Tokyo Auto Show
The is a biennial auto show held in October–November at the Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan for cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles. Hosted by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), it is a recognized international show ...
.
Specifications
The Nails is powered by a front-mounted 1.5 L
Inline-four
A straight-four engine (also called an inline-four) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
The vast majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout (with the e ...
engine producing around , with power going to the front wheels. It features a 2-door, 2-seater pickup body style with body panels that Nissan claims are manufactured to be dent and scratch resistant. The load bed of the Nails is placed beneath the wheels, unlike many contemporary pickup trucks, allowing for a low, flat load floor, which makes it easier to load in heavy objects. It also features an upwards opening tailgate. On the interior, the Nails features "integrated communications" tools, such as cellular phone integration.
References
Nails
Cars introduced in 2001
Pickup trucks
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
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