Nisaan URGE concept car powered by XBox 360

BY TOMS MATHEW

1 January, 2006
MUMBAI, INDIA

At the Detroit Auto Show next month, Nissan will unveil Nissan URGE concept car which comes with an XBOX console. When the car is in park mode, you can play Project Gotham in the XBOX 360. 

A drop-down seven-inch LCD screen is fitted in the car whose controls can be used to drive the cars in the game. So you can drive the virtual cars in the game through New York, London, Tokyo and Las Vegas. Nissan's audio system will play the game's audio.

Nissan conducted a survey among some young men and depending on the satisfying results they consulted Microsoft with the idea. Bruce Campbell, vice president, design, Nissan Design said, "most of the young, primarily male, respondents to our survey said that they want a small, fun-to-drive sports car that can incorporate the technology products that they use on a daily basis, such as cell phones, mp3 players and game consoles".

The Nissan URGE will weigh 2400 pounds, much less for a car of its features. The Nissan concept car will focus more on quick agile power. Since most of the concept cars are not mass produced, the Nissan URGE is more experimental in nature.

The Nissan URGE will have the same wheel-base as the Nissan 350Z, but will have a 16 inch shorter body. It comes with a manual, sequential style gearbox and will have narrow Michelin tyres.

Nissan URGE is a high-tech car with a F1 style steering column, a driver's information screen and docking points for the cellphone and an MP3 player. The Nissan URGE wll also feature racing style seats, aluminum consoles, durable rubber flooring and visible passenger side airbags.

BY TOMS MATHEW