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Nissan Vmotion 2.0 Concept Shows Off Next Design Language

Jan 9, 2017

Summary
Concept shows future look and highlights autonomous features

A flashy Nissan sport sedan concept helped show off the new Vmotion 2.0 design language that will start appearing on upcoming Nissan vehicles, including the Nissan Qashqai that launches this spring in Canada, and was unveiled here at the Detroit auto show as the Rogue Sport.

With clamshell style doors that open up to a natural wood-laden interior, the aggressively futuristic Vmotion 2.0 concept is also mean to highlight the brand’s Intelligent Mobility functions that it hopes will one day lead the company to zero emissions, and zero fatalities, a common theme expressed by Toyota the previous day as well.

Nissan’s design chief Shiro Nakamura said that Nissan’s ProPilot technology will offer “full steering control” by 2020, one of the first companies to declare a hard date for its autonomous technology, without specifying which functions will be available in their ProPilot 3.0 software by then.

 

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Michael Bettencourt has been writing about cars and automotive topics for over 25 years, with over two decades as a member of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). A journalism graduate of Ryerson University, he has won multiple awards for technical, vehicle testing, and green vehicle writing. Currently a judge for the Electric Vehicle Dealer’s Association awards, he bought his first EV in 2011, and follows the EV industry closely.