Nissan design boss says no chance for Toyota 86 fighter
"You need a proper platform because it has to be light and small and also affordable," he told Auto Express.
"In reality that is not easy to find. It also has to be rear-wheel
drive – if we make it front-wheel drive it would be cheating. It is
expensive and we are struggling."
Nakamura's statements are the final nails in the coffin for Nissan's
affordable sports coupe, but this was practically a foregone conclusion
already. The company debuted the IDx in two forms at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, and they initially looked likely to hit the market. By mid 2014, Nissan started walking back those plans as part of a strategy to increase its volume. Later, an exec confirmed the project was dead, and Nakamura told Autoblog last year he thought the project was over, too.
(AutoBlog.com)
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