2010 Nissan Cube

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Exterior - What the Auto Press Says

Most reviewers enjoy the asymmetrical design of the Nissan Cube. It boasts unusual details like windows shaped to look like picture frames and a rear window that wraps around the car’s back side to make it look as though the C-pillar doesn’t exist. Still, the unique design is one that is striking enough to be off-putting to some.

• "The beveled treatment around the windows has been exaggerated to cartoonish levels, and the slab-sided looks are now interrupted by puffed-up fender flares and bulbous front and rear bumpers. The design has been altered almost to the point where it's no longer, well, cubic." -- Car and Driver
• "The strong styling is expected to appeal to a decidedly young audience. Marketed as a sort of "apartment on wheels" since much of their demographic is still living with their parents, it's tempting to make the comparison." -- CNET
• "Look at it from 100 feet away, and it looks like a silly box on top of four silly, small wheels. Step closer, and you appreciate details like the connected headlights (a bulldog wearing sunglasses, apparently), the comparatively wide stance (helped by how the sides bow out, like a love handle muffin top over too-tight khakis), and the rounded side windows." -- AutoGuide.com
• "Nissan calls the Nissan Cube Krom a "specialty vehicle model," which compared to other Cube trim levels is more than saying something. The Cube is unlike sports cars that look like they're moving even when standing still; the Cube looks like it's standing still even when it's moving." -- Examiner.com
• "There's only so much you can do with a Cube, but this car's got a twisted sense of style. Honda's Fit is an arrowhead by comparison and Scion's larger xB is dour and beetle-browed. Credit the Cube's personality to button-cute proportions, a jowly face, "rounded-rectangle" windows (inspired, Nissan says, by personal photo frames), and, especially, the asymmetrical tailgate effect." -- Iguida