Nissan IMQ Concept Gives Us A Glimpse Of Its Future Crossovers
Nissan has unveiled its IMQ Concept in Geneva as a design showcase for its next generation of crossovers. It blends Japanese heritage with so called human-centric technology and it is of course, fully-electric. Powering the IMQ is Nissan’s next-generation e-POWER system, an electric motor drive rated at 250 kW (340 PS) and 700 Nm (516 lb-ft) of torque that’s said to deliver instant, linear acceleration. The output is channeled through a new multi-motor all-wheel drive system, which on paper should make this concept a very capable off-road vehicle, especially in the snow, says Nissan. Based on its dimensions alone (4,558 mm / 179.4 inches in length, 1,560 mm / 61.4 inches in height and 1,940 mm / 76.3 inches in width), the IMQ belongs in Europe’s C-crossover segment. Its styling is particularly bold, featuring Nissan’s new design language, where the badge is now integrated into a more subtle V-motion grille, which in turn blends vertically into the hood and horizontally with...