The Nissan Actic was a
concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ...
design study by
Nissan Design America in
La Jolla, California, and presented at the
2004 North American International Auto Show. The vehicle itself is a
crossover SUV
A crossover, crossover SUV, or crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a type of automobile with an increased ride height that is built on unibody chassis construction shared with passenger cars, as opposed to traditional sport utility vehicles ( ...
style, with smooth, bullet-shaped bodywork that looks vaguely like a small
Nissan Murano
The is a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Nissan since May 2002 for the 2003 model year, and currently in its third generation.
As Nissan's first crossover SUV for the United States and Canada, the Murano was designed at Nissan ...
.
It was never intended for production, but instead served as an exercise to display future possible technologies and design directions for Nissan vehicles, and to gauge interest in a small, entry-level SUV. One of its most original features are sliding doors, instead of traditional hinged doors. The rear doors slide to the back of the vehicle and the front doors slide to the front of the car like
elevator
An elevator or lift is a cable-assisted, hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track assisted machine that vertically transports people or freight between floors, levels, or decks of a building, vessel, or other structure. They a ...
doors, allowing a maximum amount of entry space.
See also
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Nissan Pivo The Nissan Pivo is a series of electric concept cars created by Nissan, with the first one introduced in 2005 at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Pivo 1
The Pivo is a concept car created by Nissan, first introduced at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. The car is ...
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Nissan Terranaut
External links
NAIAS 2004 Highlights: Nissan Actic{{Modern-auto-stub
Actic