Nissan Pivo Concept (2005)
Concept car · 2005 · Electric
An electric city car with a 360-degree revolving cabin
The Pivo was a compact electric city-car concept built around a 360-degree revolving three-seat cabin, so the driver never needed to reverse and could simply rotate the cabin to face any direction. Just 2,700 mm long, it used a lithium-ion battery and Nissan's Super Motor with an all-wheel-drive layout, and relied on drive-by-wire steering, braking and shifting to free up the pivoting cabin. It also debuted the Around View Monitor idea, showing surroundings on the A-pillars.
Key facts
- Powertrain: Lithium-ion battery with Nissan Super Motor, AWD
- Cabin: 360-degree revolving three-seat pod
- Length: Approximately 2,700 mm
- By-wire: Steer, brake and shift by-wire
- Vision aid: Around View Monitor on A-pillars
- Seating: Three (driver front-centre, two rear)
Production
- Status: Concept only
- Cube-shaped rotating-cabin electric city concept; never sold.
- Revealed at 2005 Tokyo Motor Show
Source: Wikipedia - Nissan Pivo