sunrunner_pei
11-09-2007, 01:50 PM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Japan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/japan/), Tokyo Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/tokyo-motor-show/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/)
The 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ended last week, but today we're cleaning out our closet of yet-to-be published posts from this biggest of biannual Japanese auto shows.http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2_4501.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469900/)
Click above image to view more live pics of the crab-like Pivo2 from Nissan
After a few days of regurgitating the same old story to the world's press, company PR men are apt to let little gems slip as fatigue and boredom set in. This year's classic comes from a Nissan PR man, who for the sake of his career, shall remain nameless.
The Pivo 2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/05/pet-pivo-nissan-unveils-tokyo-bound-pivo-2-concept/), replete with an R2D2 like co-pilot and wheels that can twist 90 degrees to the car's axis, was "designed with urban females in mind, as they have bad senses of direction and are not so good at driving." His words, not ours.
Click through to find more pictures of Nissan's answer to this urban malaise.
Gallery: Nissan PIVO2
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2-1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469906/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2-6_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469905/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2-4_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469904/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2-3_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469903/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2-7_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469902/)
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The 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ended last week, but today we're cleaning out our closet of yet-to-be published posts from this biggest of biannual Japanese auto shows.http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2_4501.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469900/)
Click above image to view more live pics of the crab-like Pivo2 from Nissan
After a few days of regurgitating the same old story to the world's press, company PR men are apt to let little gems slip as fatigue and boredom set in. This year's classic comes from a Nissan PR man, who for the sake of his career, shall remain nameless.
The Pivo 2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/05/pet-pivo-nissan-unveils-tokyo-bound-pivo-2-concept/), replete with an R2D2 like co-pilot and wheels that can twist 90 degrees to the car's axis, was "designed with urban females in mind, as they have bad senses of direction and are not so good at driving." His words, not ours.
Click through to find more pictures of Nissan's answer to this urban malaise.
Gallery: Nissan PIVO2
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2-1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469906/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2-6_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469905/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2-4_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469904/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2-3_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469903/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/07tokyo_pivo2-7_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nissan-pivo2/469902/)
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