Nissan Xmotion Concept – one for KOI CARP lovers

The Nissan Xmotion Concept has been revealed in Detroit, featuring a new bold design language and lots of tech – including a ‘Koi Carp’ personal assistant.

Nissan’s current crop of SUVs are quite taMe in design – even the Juke, which was once considered a bit ‘odd’ – but things look to be moving in a new direction if the Nissan Xmotion Concept, revealed in Detroit, is anything to go by.

A more extreme look than the IMx Concept we saw in Tokyo last year, the Xmotion SUV gets jarring angles on every surface, a new take on Nissan’s Boomerang lights and V-Motion grille, and a set of alloys which look like something from Mad Max.

Inside there’s seating for six, in three rows, a centre console made of wood and seven screens – yes, seven – delivering a plethora of information.

The screens can be controlled by gestures and eye movement – although there’s voice control too – and you ‘log-in’ to the car with your fingerprint, at which point your ‘Personal Assistant’ pops up in the guise of a Koi Carp.

The Koi jumps from screen to screen as you interact and, when the Xmotion is driving autonomously, acts as a ‘Guide’ to what’s going on and even finding points of interest en-route.

There’s nothing on what powers the Xmotion – the IMx Concept was an EV – but Nissan do say it comes with four-wheel drive.

But you can bet your boots there will be electricity in the mix if, or when, the Xmotion makes production.