Nissan Foria
Though we hope the Foria gets a green light for production, we're guessing the only place we'll get to drive this
2+2 sport coupe concept will be in the next version of Gran Turismo. Hopefully we're wrong, as the Foria looks to be
the kind of coupe we get revved up over. The front-engine/RWD coupe seems to be Nissan's answer to the Mazda RX-8,
though this car stands apart with higher-quality craftsmanship from better-grade materials, Four-wheel Active Steer and
what Nissan would only refer to in its press release as a mid-sized engine. The interior is a mixture of saddle-like
leather and metallic trim pieces that creates an old-world-meets-new-technology kind of feeling, like if you parked an
Audi TT in a barn. The styling's debatable, but we dig the Foria's minimalist yet elegant approach.
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rvr 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
i like the interior. very cool. the exterior styling, hmmm, it's an oddball. the back end is nice, the front end looks too much like a midsize sedan. the profile of the car is a bit too upright, i just wish it had more of an aggressive, low-slung feel to it. marketing tagline: "looks like it's standing still even when it's moving."
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Jaimie B 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
there's quite a bit of nissan concepts posted on the forum today but this one i think is the best-looking of the bunch. hope it makes it into production as the styling is surely distinctive and not goofy-looking as the others.
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Richard 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
Yeah, I'm with rvr on the exterior styling... just not digging this.
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JimR 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
The styling is based on the original sixties-era CSP311 Silvia. I'm not especially warm on the Foria (though the interior is slick), but I'm very excited about the prospect of a multi-use small RWD Nissan platform. Do it, Nissan, do it!
http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/silvia.htm
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Steve 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
The exterior just isn't agressive enough, they need to go more towards the Mitsu sportback concept and be edgy or more towards the Z or Audi TT and be a bit smoother. I do like all the 4 door coupe concepts as that is what my next car purchase will likely be. Of course if they build them (Iosis, Sportback, the Honda one and now this one).
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ETMC 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
I hadn't read JimR's post when I thought this thing looked like the 1st-gen Silvia.
I rather like it.
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Chris 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
I like it. The upright stance reminds me of a 510/2002/GTV sort of coupe. If Nissan does produce and bring it to the U.S., and keeps the price reasonable, it might be as close as anyone is going to get to those cars. The 3-series has gotten too plush and who knows if Alfa will really return.
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David 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
The interior is GORGEOUS. I love it. The exterior is a hit and miss - I like the subtlety, but the front end is odd and excessively upright (though I like the dual HID headlamps). However, as above, I like the back end very much, as well as the general roofline. If the front-end were fixed, and if it were given better looking wheels and rubber, I would be much more keen to the exterior styling. I also agree, for a car in this segment, you would expect the front end to be more agressive (particularly from the side aspect).
This thing looks awfully close to a production-ready instrument. Are we sure this is not heading for production (maybe as something else) somewhere? (Not that I am indicating that I think it fits entirely logically into Nissan's business plan and lineup.)
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vin 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
Great interior, so so exterior. Why not just give it to GM so Lutz could finally have his rear drive platform?
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vin 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
Great interior, so so exterior. Why not just give it to GM so Lutz could finally have his rear drive platform?
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Punchy 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
Looks like someone left a 300m in the dryer to long.
Not one of Nissan's most inspired works.
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nezromatron 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
"Nissans answer to the Mazda RX-8, though this car stands apart with higher-quality craftsmanship from better-grade materials,.."
This has to be the dumbest thing I've ever read.. You mean a hand-built one-off concept has better materials and craftmanship than a mass produced and actually shipping product?
Amazing.
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Nelson 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
on first impression, the front looks like an Acura TSX, or just kind of exudes the current acura design philosophy, not very nissan infiniti..y. very much so euro-civic. the side vent reminds me of the new jag XK.
part of me wants to like this car, part of me wishes it looked more like an obvious successor to the silvia/240sx family, i think this one's more of a miss than a hit. it just doesn't settle well...i do dig the retro elements though. let's hope the GTR-Proto slaps me in the face.
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Jackson Landers 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
Beautiful. There aren't nearly enough compact entry-level luxury cars out there. In fact, it's pretty much just the MINI Cooper all alone. Price this car under $30k, give it 30 miles to the gallon or better and make the leather standard. I'll buy it.
Something like this is exactly what I and many other people are looking for. Small and fuel efficient for commuting, fun to drive on twisty roads, luxurious and visually satisfying to sit in and a back seat just large enough to put some groceries in or haul the kids around in a pinch when the family sedan in the shop. All this with enough design smarts to turn heads and grab the buyer's attention in the first place. This could be exactly the car that the market is missing right now. Smart move, Nissan.
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Za 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
I like it. A lot. It's different. However, the front reminds me of the defunct M35/M45, and I loved that car although everyone else thought it was hideous. To each his own.
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JD 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
I agree with Punchy that the overall shape looks in the vane of Chrysler's current direction. The first thing I thought of when I saw the exterior profile was "rich Corinthian leather."
The interior is a thing of beauty.
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jef 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
it's like a teenage FX35.
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Lee 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
It says, "Look! I'm retro!"
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ebp2k2 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
reminds me of Dodge Challenger in a way.
interesting.
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blocbusta 11:05PM (12/18/2005)
I think the new body mustang screams "im retro" this car says "im classic"
I liked the m's as well and I sure like this car.
With a non turbo SR20 at 24 and a turbo SR20det at maybe 26 or 27 and a build location in japan, this car will sell all day long. A non backseated version for under twenty would be HUGE with the drifters especially after F&F3 comes out.
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