This is the Nissan INVITATION Concept which Nissan will be exhibiting at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show as a preview for a future B-segment vehicle, due to be launched from 2013.
Nissan says the production INVITATION hatchback will be sold alongside the Micra city car and the Juke crossover. Many publications are speculating that the production version of the INVITATION will replace the Nissan Note, which is due for replacement as the first generation has been around since 2004.
I can’t help but feel the INVITATION looks more like a Tiida/Latio hatch than a Note, due to a lack of a taller roofline. However, the new B-segment Tiida/Latio has already been unveiled at Shanghai, though curiously it hasn’t gone on sale yet in countries like the US even though the Micra-based sedan counterpart have already been launched in these countries.
The INVITATION is a pretty good looking concept car, and we hope that much of it gets translated into production, instead of how the original Versa concept (which was very good looking) became the Latio hatch on sale in our country now (not as good looking).
Also making its debut with the INVITATION is Nissan’s advanced Around View Monitor (AVM) safety technology – seen for the first time on a B-segment car – which makes reversing and parallel parking as stress-free as possible.
As for the name, Nissan Deputy Division General Manager of Product Strategy and Product Planning Division Francois Bancon said the name INVITATION is self-explanatory, that the car is designed to be inviting thanks to its sensuous exterior design and generous and comfortable interior space, cleverly packaged within compact overall dimensions.
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OMG….superb design. This is called NISSAN…Well done.
Looks good, but probably will take forever to reach here, thanks to TanChong.
Honda Jazz wannabe…
Much better dude
Generally speaking NISSAN makes good cars, but Nissan Malaysia / ETCM sells only low-spec and not-so-exciting models.
they do. 370z is one for example. but seriously, most of those make no sense in malaysia. murano with 3.7 litre engine…wtf?
can’t help but to see myvi face…
maybe u always see other pretty ladies and mistaken them as your wife…
Come on lah, go get a pair of glasses. I don’t see anyting resembling Myvi
design depan dah nak sama mcm honda jazz….belakang nampak mcm nak sama dgn ford fiesta…:-)
will this car make it 90% to production.
if only 60%, then nissan can be friends with proton for the same fear.
Nice design. Looks nearly ready for mass production. But i wonder if the headlights design will make it pass the concept stage. Looks expensive to manufacture, though i think it’s a nice to have it.
Talk siok siok only..
Look at the Nissan Latio concept back in 2005 .. and the actual Latio :(
http://www.nextcar.com.au/n.nissan.tiida.concept.05oct.html
nissan engineer love to ruins cool design…poor nissan designer/stylist
What’s wrong with that? It look similar to the concept and it’s normal in car industry that the production ones will be tone down. Better than Proton at least.
its a honda fit rip off
Front view look like jazz
Normally Nissan will produce car base on its Concept design after 1~2years.
Intima Concept = Teana
Latest GTR seen from PS2 GT4 game = into realistic world.
Hope we can see this real car soon in Malaysia :)
Jepun kalau kete konsep ni jarang jd realiti…x macam euro
when i saw this in a thumbnail in autoblog.com, i sincerely tot it is next get jazz… until i click the link and it is a nissan instead…
Ford Fiesta wannabe..? Nissan, out of ideas bro..?
This concept will turn to be successor of B-segment Note; a base for Asian MPV, Grand Livina or Livina Geniss as it was known in China.
If Nissan want to replace current Note/Livina/Grand LIvina with this B-segment it will be little smaller than most C-segment MPV like Wish, Stream, Rondo, Exora, Mazda5 like current Nissan MPV.
Nissan C-segment Tiida/Latio Chinese-version is best bet for Nissan in C-segment MPV as B-segment too small and not really spacious.
Next Gen Latio
Look like Jazz..How come Nissan take from Honda design outlook directly?
smells like korean.. maybe it’s just me..
i see it as an invite to the next gen Grand Livina
Nice design.
Nissan really need to rejuvenate their B segment cars, where look counts a lot…
This design reminds me of the Prius c concept car by Toyota.
Looks almost production ready…
well, hope the final design wont change much from the concept
Now, even the Koreans is capable mass-producing radical but nice looking sedan/passenger cars, the Japanese could be caught out with their boring and outdated body design..