Nissan Foria

The Foria compact coupe tests the waters for a premium sports coupe blending high quality and performance. The Foria show car is a 2+2 coupe, with a front-engine, rear-drive layout. It features an extremely short front overhang, with a mid-size engine under the long hood. The Foria's automatic transmission is operated by a Formula One-style paddle shifter. Visually, the mot notable touch is the B-pillarless doors, the rear doors opening "suicide" style. This approach is meant to provide especially access to both front and rear seats, Nissan officials explain. The Foria's rear curves gracefully into crystalline taillamps. The interior combines a gray sports jersey fabric, brown leather and ivory-colored front seats. The built-in video display can provide a variety of different forms of data, from navigation maps to point-of-information accessed while driving.





Nissan Amenio: don't the seats look like tongues?





Further reinforcing Japan's title as the people mover capital of the world, Nissan has developed a sleek "multipeople carrier" with 20-inch wheels and superb all-round visibility. No doubt destined to get the same 3.5-liter V6 as the Foria, the Amenio employs six ergonomic leather seats which Nissan claims offer business-class-style comfort.

So the Foria is an RX-8?

oooo... I love the Foria.... very reminiscent of late 70's Japanese sport coupes

Dear Nissan,

Silvia. Please.

Love,

Drew

I second that motion!

That's not worthy of the silvia name.

those seats look so comfortable.

That van looks like it would be the new elgrand.

ugly, both of them

i agree

Too square to be attractive.

I actually like the van a bit better.

im sorry, that is just one fucking sexy dash

that van is awsome. i like the stream line look of it... reminds me of an Espace.

i wonder how big it will be?

xB killer? or just super awesome van?

oooh good question.

i didnt even think of the size of it... but looking at it, it looks to be like a slightly bigger xB in size considering the third row seating. the xB is really quite a small car.

yah true, even so, this car would kick the xB's ass even if it didnt have the 3rd row.

+1

I think they're both the sex.

well if your avatar is any indication in your taste in cars, then that makes sense. its a shame though.

That is one sweet van!

i want those seats in tan for the volvo

the dash of the car is hot...

too small... but hot nevertheless.

Finally - paddle shifting in a minivan. I've been waiting for that for ages. Now I can shave 5 seconds off my 'ring time.

Yeah, the van is a lot better. Oh man, I really wanna sit in those seats.

the Amenio is a better looking minivan than the Foria is a coupe... if that makes sense

foria looks too... sedan-y and upright to be sexy.

the foria really reminds me of an old Ford. Fairlane or Falcon - I forget which is which.
and why did they slap Toyota's front end on it?

Hopefully the Foria isn't the next Silvia, although the roofline is similar to the original CSP311 Silvia.



The Amenio is interesting, probably a future Elgrand. Styling is kinda a cross between the Espace F1 and Elgrand, hood design is pretty similar to the Sport Concept's.

I really like the Amenio, I think it's one of the best looking people-mover minivan concepts from Japan, especially the interior. I don't think it's the new Elgrand, the Elgrand is much bigger. I don't like the Foria, though, it's too upright and long to look like a sports coupe, it looks like it's just a shortened sedan.