CHICAGO — Nissan North America announced a $13,990 starting price for its all-new 2009 Cube. The car is on display at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show this week. The automaker also introduced a specialty version of the Cube called the Krōm, the work of Nissan's Specialty Vehicles Group.
Nissan will sell the Cube in four versions: 1.8, 1.8 S, 1.8 SL and 1.8 Krōm. More than 40 accessory choices will let buyers customize their own vehicle. Many are clearly youth oriented, including "shag carpeting" instrument panel inserts and a 20-color "interior illumination kit." A clever one is the set of Front-Door Bungees attached to cutouts on the door-side armrests to secure items such as maps.
The Krōm model gets — quite naturally — special chrome bumper grille and front grille, a rear roof spoiler, 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels and a rear Krōm emblem. Inside, there's a Bluetooth hands-free phone, an upgraded audio system, iPod interface and aluminum-trimmed pedals, among other specialty touches.
The 2009 Nissan Cube has a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine making 122 horsepower and delivering an estimated 30 mpg on the highway. The Krōm has Nissan's Xtronic continuously variable transmission as standard.
Full pricing details will be announced later, Nissan says.
Inside Line says: Some great outside-the-box thinking. — Laura Sky Brown, Correspondent
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