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Nissan unveiled the Cube for the US market at the 2008 LA Auto Show. Though it's been available in Japan for some time now, we'll know soon enough whether American buyers are ready for the Cube when it hits showrooms as a 2009 model.
The model I just briefly drove was a 2007, Japanese-market version, so it doesn't exactly represent the one we'll see at Nissan dealers in 2009 (unless they are going to make them all right-hand drive with no radio). Still, I got to experience the basic design philosophy behind the Cube, which like the xB and Element is essentially "maximum interior space packed into minimal exterior space." This meant the Cube was easy to park, but hard for my 6-foot-frame to get comfy in. The 1.4-liter, 80-horsepower engine moved the car with enough authority to please the target crowd, which should theoretically care more about fuel mileage anyway, right?
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