Nissan does not build many cars like the Nissan URGE: a 2-door targa, built from 2006 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.
The story
The Nissan URGE is a concept targa top sports car that debuted at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. Referred to as a "design exercise," many of the car's design elements were influenced by an internet survey aimed towards young automotive and video game enthusiasts. The design incorporates technological elements such as swan doors and a built in Xbox 360 game console. Though not intended for production, the concept was intended to represent a sports car that was more affordable than the Z or GT-R.
What is underneath
it is rated at 610 hp. Kerb weight is 2400 lb. Power-to-weight lands near 254 horsepower per tonne, which is genuine supercar pace. The gearbox is a 6-speed sequential manual transmission. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 104.3 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Bugatti Veyron, the TVR Sagaris, the Maserati MC12. Nearby in the Nissan catalogue sit the Nissan N6 and the Nissan N7.