Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
11/24/09 7:26 p.m.
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I really like the asymmetric window. It also drives my wife nuts when we see one. She believes in balance and symmetry and I believe in yanking her chain at every chance I get. It's a symbiotic relationship.

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junkbuggie
junkbuggie Reader
12/21/09 6:45 p.m.

I think I would take a ford econoline over this car, I guess I don't get it.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/6/10 11:56 a.m.

I thnk they are ugly.. in a funky cool way

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
12/10/13 12:00 a.m.

We've seen the Nissan Cube in other lands, and it has finally arrived here for 2009. As it appears, it's basically a rolling box--a conveyance for hauling friends, bikes and stuff.

The Cube does get its share of funkiness, though, including optional equipment like the Shag Dash Topper--we're still not sure what it does--and door handle bungies should you feel the need to lash something to the door panel.

Those options do add up, however, as they raised our car's price from $16,790 to $22,780. At $2550, the Ginormous package added most of the bling: aero kit, 20-color interior accent lights, custom grille and some other shiny bits. The base car starts at $13,990.

We give Nissan props for not equipping the Cube with a wheezer of an engine, a fault that removed some shine from the original xB. Even with the automatic transmission, the Cube's 1.8 was plenty quick enough for us--and our wacky stuff.

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