The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet - the world's first soft-top SUV
Nissan has released the first official photo of the world’s first SUV Convertible – The Nissan CrossCabriolet – which debuts at the LA Motor Show
You had plenty of notice. We told you in April that Nissan were building a Murano convertible, and in August we told you that we had confirmation from the horse’s mouth that the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet was going to happen, and that the LA Motor Show was where we’d get to see the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet for ourselves.
And they weren’t telling porkies. This morning, in all its glory, ‘the world’s first all-wheel-drive crossover convertible’ dropped in to our inbox. Well, an official photo, at least. Is it horrible? Does it make you want to shout ‘WTF is going on?’ at the top of your voice? Well no, it doesn’t.
Remarkably – considering an SUV convertible is so barking it should never even have been thought of, much less built – the Murano CrossCabriolet looks fine.
Fine as in ‘Won’t frighten the horses’ rather than fine as in ‘Where do I sign?’. It could have been appalling, instead of which it just seems pointless. But you have to give Nissan some credit for daring to go where no other car maker has gone before (shouldn’t that have told Nissan something?).
Still, what do we know? A sporty SUV (Cayenne). Pointless. A Coupe SUV (the X6). That’ll never sell. So why not a rag-top SUV? Car makers seem to be making money out of more bizarre stuff than a soft-top SUV, so the Murano CrossCabriolet will probably sell gazillions.
But they’re not selling them in the UK. Shame.
Jo James Godwin says
I purchaseed my 2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet in August 2012.at Jack Ingram Nissan in Montgomery,Al. I had at the time a 2009 4-door Camry and a 2007 Pontiac Soltice Coventible. I had to keep both cars because of the grandchildren. When I saw the Murano CrossCabriolet I knew at that monent that I could have both worlds in one car. So I traded both cars in on this beautiful Murano. My car is Black with a black top and carmel interior. I love my Murano and would not trade it for any other car. It gets 20 miles a gallon and handles great. The top goes up and down with the greatest of ease. I love having a full size back seat that is very comfortable and not cramped. Then there is the trunk which has lots of room for lots of luggage in this area. I plan on keeping my Murano and driving it . I am a 70 year old married lady and I love my Murano CrossCabrilet.