Dead and Gone: Nissan IDx

I thought that this was already decided upon a while ago.

Its a shame. I liked the style of this car.

Considering Im into American Muscle Cars, I wouldnt mind owning something  styled like that.

Its very unique and very retro, without actually being based on a previous car...yeah I know...its loosely based on a Nissan 510...its quite the head turner...is alls Im sayin', and I wouldnt mind be seeing driving one.

ALSO, I could imagine this being drifted around Tokyo streets...or being the star in a re-boot of the Fast and Furious franchise.

Yup...this car has/had the potential to turn the automotive enthusiast crowd on its head....its a shame that Nissan got cold feet.

EDIT:

I actually read the article carefully the second time around...and maybe a FWD model car might inherit its looks...because for Nissan/Renault...a unique RWD platform just for this vehicle is a tad too expensive to justify the possible low volume of sales...

True...how can we argue with that?

A possible partnership with another automaker?

Who knows...alls I know its a shame...

I don't understand why they couldn't have put this on the Z platform.... it's not like that is a huge car. Put a turbo-4 in it and it should be fine. 

Butt ugly to me. Glad I do not have to see these on the streets. Reminds me of something out of a poor animation movie.

Butt ugly to me. Glad I do not have to see these on the streets. Reminds me of something out of a poor animation movie.

Well, Nissan has taken some styling cues from it already.

The 3/4 window styling theme...

I like that styling theme.

Call me nuts, but I like the messed up Maxima. It has all kinds of crazy about it, and I like it.

You need to give credit to Nissan for at least trying it out.  I am still waiting for a new Supra from Toyota.  If I was told to drive one either this or the Mini Cooper, then I would rather have driven one of these things instead of a Mini Cooper.

Just proves there is something for everyone. I pass on the mess of Auto Design Nissan has right now.

Hell is freezing over because Nissan and Chryco are now both building vehicles I am liking. Next up GMCtruckguy buys an F150 (just kidding Roger!)

Wasn't it Nissan's tag line 15 years ago, "Enjoy the ride"?  There is very little to enjoy in the auto industry these days.  These cars would have made an interesting business case to say the least.

Can't say I'm sad to see this thing canned as it looks hideous in my opinion. That being said you gotta had it to Nissan for going with this sort of design, it's certian eye-catching...or was anyway.

Recall all the allocates given Pontiac for 'trying' (Aztek)?

I'm with dfelt; not in the least visually aspirational, IMO.

Visually I like what Nissan is doing lately, the Murano, the Maxima, I think they're both nice looking vehicles.  In particular that Murano is a huge improvement over the previous iteration.  Then again, I'm in that crazy minority that actually likes the Juke, too.  I don't much care for the Versa, note or sedan, Sentra is blah, Altima is okay, but not great, Pathfinder and Armada are alright, new Rogue is better, but not as good as what it could have been if the Murano is any indication, and the Rogue Select needs to go, it's just a sad, non-selling reminder of how bad the old Rogue looked.  I think these would have been interesting to have, it would have been a great addition to the lineup appearance-wise, and would have been something fun to offer from Nissan.  Hopefuly if they live on as a front-drive model instead they can still make them fun and catch some peoples' interest.

Giving them props for the effort, but the car just doesn't look appealing to Me. Very good try though.