Hi.
New to the forum, but have been following the Cube for years now. Really excited that it is almost here. Also my family is all about nissan, used to have an Altima, now we are rockin' the Rogue. So yeah, we're not strangers to the brand. That said, I've lurked this forum some, as well as other sources and have come with a few predictions.
Engine: will NOT be the new 1.6
I know a lot of you are betting on the 1.6 that was recently introduced in the $9999 Versa as what will drive the Cube. I'd like to bet the other way, as in to say the Cube will most likely see the 1.8 from the Versa or the 2.0 from the Sentra. Like the most of you, I really hope they don't drop the 2.5 170hp from the Rogue/Altima2.5 in there..that would simply be too much.
Price: $15-6k, $17k for good stuff
I am guessing the Versa 1.6 is a test to see how versa will do as the loss leader in the line up. Of course it should perform well. What I am getting at is that they will move the Versa DOWN and the Cube will be plugged in to Versa's current spot (above Versa 1.6, but below Sentra).
Features:
As evident from the pictures, forget the bench seat. The shifter will be on the floor. The wrap-around window will remain (flipped sides?). I think in the top of the line package except traditional Nissan things like Intelligent Key, bluetooth, etc. Sunroof should also be available. I am hoping that at least they will make ABS as standard equipment and not a $400 option. I have a hard time seeing the e-AWD making it here... at least not right away, it might appear during a mid-cycle refresh, perhaps same time the Danki launches.
Fuel Econ:
I know this has been beat to hell, but along the lines of 27 city / 34 hwy would be reasonable.
I guess we'll know for sure next Wed. ;D
Also, I know the forum is fairly slow, but thats because its only ethusiasts who are long waiting for the car, we should see a good spike in traffic after its out there in the media, people will Google "nissan cube" and this website will show up.
on that note...any affiliation with ScionLife?
New to the forum, but have been following the Cube for years now. Really excited that it is almost here. Also my family is all about nissan, used to have an Altima, now we are rockin' the Rogue. So yeah, we're not strangers to the brand. That said, I've lurked this forum some, as well as other sources and have come with a few predictions.
Engine: will NOT be the new 1.6
I know a lot of you are betting on the 1.6 that was recently introduced in the $9999 Versa as what will drive the Cube. I'd like to bet the other way, as in to say the Cube will most likely see the 1.8 from the Versa or the 2.0 from the Sentra. Like the most of you, I really hope they don't drop the 2.5 170hp from the Rogue/Altima2.5 in there..that would simply be too much.
Price: $15-6k, $17k for good stuff
I am guessing the Versa 1.6 is a test to see how versa will do as the loss leader in the line up. Of course it should perform well. What I am getting at is that they will move the Versa DOWN and the Cube will be plugged in to Versa's current spot (above Versa 1.6, but below Sentra).
Features:
As evident from the pictures, forget the bench seat. The shifter will be on the floor. The wrap-around window will remain (flipped sides?). I think in the top of the line package except traditional Nissan things like Intelligent Key, bluetooth, etc. Sunroof should also be available. I am hoping that at least they will make ABS as standard equipment and not a $400 option. I have a hard time seeing the e-AWD making it here... at least not right away, it might appear during a mid-cycle refresh, perhaps same time the Danki launches.
Fuel Econ:
I know this has been beat to hell, but along the lines of 27 city / 34 hwy would be reasonable.
I guess we'll know for sure next Wed. ;D
Also, I know the forum is fairly slow, but thats because its only ethusiasts who are long waiting for the car, we should see a good spike in traffic after its out there in the media, people will Google "nissan cube" and this website will show up.
on that note...any affiliation with ScionLife?