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Nissan Gripz Concept: A radical sports crossover
-Dramatic 2+2 takes crossover concept to a new level-
-A new breed of sporty compact crossover for a new, younger generation
Inspired by classic desert rally cars and racing bicycles-
-Loaded with EV technology based series hybrid EV system 'Pure Drive e-Power'
Introducing 'emotional geometry' design language from Nissan-
Built in 'dashcam' cameras take Nissan's safety technology to a- new level
Frankfurt, Germany (15 September, 2015) Crossover pioneer Nissan has revealed a new concept car which points to an innovative new future for the marque. Conceived by designers in Europe and Japan, the Nissan Gripz Concept is said to blend the ability and practicality of a compact crossover with the excitement and performance of a sports car.
Infused with an exciting and adventurous feel thanks to its radical design and advanced powertrain concept, the Nissan Gripz Concept is Nissan's next move as a game changer, and is a glimpse of how a future compact crossover from the pioneer of the segment might look.
It is seen as car with a dual personality, one that can handle the day-to-day commute yet provide genuine adventure at the weekend.
In the same way a cyclist will use a bike to get to work and then head out on the same machine for an adrenaline fuelled ride when work is over, so the driver of Nissan Gripz Concept can tackle the city streets during the week and then enjoy driving over a mountain pass on a day off.
Although having a similar footprint to a compact crossover, the Nissan Gripz Concept has the silhouette of a sports car with a raised ride height and is ready to take on more challenging driving conditions.
The result pays homage to one of Nissan's first 'crossovers' the iconic Safari Rally-winning Nissan 240Z. In the 1970s these sportscars were reengineered using expertise gathered from Nissan's 4x4 range to cope with the demanding conditions of the Baja Peninsula, the open ranges of Kenya, Uganda, and what is now Tanzania. These rally racers featured a raised ride height and toughened suspension and sported a matt-black finish for the bonnet and trunk over a deep red-orange body colour.
It was proof that the sportscars didn't have to be low to the ground to be fun. The Gripz concept proves it again, incorporating Nissan's expertise in Crossovers, 4x4, sportscars and – bringing the concept up to date for a new generation – electric powertrains.
The Nissan Gripz Concept is equipped with an EV technology based Series hybrid system; 'Pure Drive e-Power'. As a result the Nissan Gripz Concept delivers a smooth, refined and exhilarating driving experience with outstanding fuel efficiency. An efficient petrol engine is used to power the electric motor found in the Nissan Leaf. This configuration generates outputs of 80kW and 254Nm.
The powertrain combines Nissan's various control technologies from its years of experience in developing EVs. This configuration delivers greatly combines smooth, swift and linear acceleration in near-silence, with extreme efficiency.
The Nissan Gripz Concept is seen as a design statement rather than a replacement for an existing model… even though it does feature cues from Nissan's new 'emotional geometry' design language.
It incorporates four key design elements first seen in Europe on the Nissan Sway show car, one of the stars of the Geneva Motor Show. Like Sway, it features a V-motion grille, boomerang lamps front and rear, a floating roof and a kicked-up C pillar.
But there the similarities end. Sway hints at a possible direction for a compact hatchback, but the Nissan Gripz Concept is a quite different proposition.
Taking the compact crossover genre to its extreme, the concept reflects a dual personality. It combines the stripped back lightness of a Tour de France road-racing bicycle with the strength of a rally car to create the ultimate in agile power.
"Nissan pioneered the idea of the compact crossover, and this is reflected in the enormous popularity of Qashqai and Juke and the resulting growth of the market segment as other manufacturers play catch-up."
"While the Nissan Gripz Concept is not seen as a direct replacement for either of those two iconic vehicles, it does show the extremes to which the compact crossover can be pushed," said Shiro Nakamura, Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer.
Created through collaboration between Nissan Design Europe in London and Nissan Global Design Center in Japan, the exterior of the Nissan Gripz Concept is guided by the 'emotional geometry' body sculpting concept which depicts strong contrasts through the dynamic, tensional, yet edgy surface.
Taking the high-tech simplicity – two apparent contradictions – of a racing bicycle as inspiration, the concept features a carbon frame over which expressive body panels are placed, like armoured cladding.
Exposed carbon elements spear through the design, accentuating features such as the boomerang-shape given to the leading edge of the front door structure. The concept has four doors, with deep dihedral front doors that swing out and up when opened and a pair of rear-hinged half-doors behind. There is no B-pillar, allowing easy access to the 2+2 interior.
The front end is dominated by Nissan's V-motion grille, mounted low and framed by rectangular lamps housing high and low beams.
Within the lamps are forward-facing cameras that record every journey, rather like a helmet-cam used by many cyclists. Using a live feed, special trips along great roads can be beamed around the world, allowing friends to follow the car's progress on their computer, tablet or smart phone in real time.
Boomerang-shaped running lights sit above the lamps, on top of the front fenders and denote the demarcation line between the matt black bonnet and the red-orange main body colour.
More matt black can be found on the extended wheel arches, the pinched and indented triangular sill – raised to increase ground clearance – and the A-pillar leading to the floating roof. The roof features a central glazed panel with bullet grey-coloured composite panels on either side over the seating areas.
These reduce in width as they flow towards the rear of the car and blend into the rear lamps, which mirror the boomerang shape of the front running lights and wrap themselves around the rear three quarters of the car.
At the rear, a dramatic truncated matt-black Kamm tail gives the concept a 'codatronca' effect while beneath the tailgate sits a pair of chromed trapezoidal exhaust pipes.
The three-spoke 22-inch wheels are also inspired by racing bicycles, being lightweight yet strong and wearing comparatively thin high-pressure tyres that have been specially constructed for the concept by Bridgestone. Red and white graphics found on the sidewalls are replicated on the car's steering wheel.
While the exterior was created in Europe, a dedicated team based in Japan designed the interior. Like the exterior, functional simplicity is the key to the design.
Again featuring a mix of matt-grey and the deep red-orange colours, the interior underlines the car's Tour de France inspiration with exposed tubes, moulded bucket seats and layered features echoing the cladding effect found on the exterior.
The seats and centre console are directly inspired by bicycles, as are the door pulls that are shaped like saddles from a racing bike. The three-spoke steering wheel, meanwhile, replicates the car's road wheels, right down to the special graphics found on the tyre sidewalls.
Like Sway and recent production cars, the Nissan Gripz Concept has a 'Gliding Wing' instrument panel. This elegantly thin design combines strength with simplicity and perfectly echoes the ethos of the concept.
"What influence the concept's design has on the next crossover generation from Nissan remains to be seen, though we are keen to gauge public reaction when it appears at the Frankfurt Show," Nakamura added.
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