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The
Nissan Cube is
on its way out here in the US
and Canada. In a way, that's too bad, simply because the Cube's styling was nothing if not distinctive - much like the company's own
Juke. However, the flame for uniquely styled models is indeed still burning over at Nissan.
We might never see an exact replacement for the Cube in the brand's lineup, but product planning boss
Andy Palmer says that its retirement leaves a spot open in the Nissan lineup for something else. "To be clear, we will morph this space in our portfolio into something iconic," said Palmer to
Automotive News. Unfortunately, he wouldn't hint at what that could mean.
However, his lack of suggestions makes it fun to speculate about what oddity could replace the Cube, especially since two of Nissan's more recent quirky concepts might have problems hitting the road. The
Bladeglider is
mired in Nissan and Deltawing Technologies' ongoing patent lawsuit. Alternatively, the retro-inspired
IDx might be
too expensive to build profitably. Still, this is the company that created both the (nearly dead)
Murano CrossCabriolet and the very successful Juke; it can probably come up with something else delightfully weird.
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