Somewhere between
the real and virtual worlds lives a bold new sports car concept
– the Nissan URGE. Bare, exposed, agile and caged in safety and
technology, URGE is unique, affordable and easily understood. Both
driver’s car and gamer’s fantasy, URGE takes design to the edge
through its motorcycle-inspired look and spun aluminum structure
that runs through the exposed engine bay, racing-inspired cockpit
and overhead.
The feeling of
“minimalism to the maximum” extends to the narrowly fendered wheels
and tires, cycle-style taillights, cutout door panels and the spare,
deconstructed interior with frame-and-mesh seats, palm-sized shifter
and visible passenger-side air bag.
And, in
the ultimate homage to the state-of-the-video-arts freedom
and excitement, URGE is powered not only by a quick, high-revving,
small-displacement engine but, when at rest, a Xbox 360
game system – complete with a fold-down display (from the
rearview mirror) and the use of the vehicle’s steering wheel
and pedals as the game controls.
