Nissan Moron?
 

I saw something called Nissan Moron or something like that. WTH is that?

- Alex

I think you're refering to their new suv, called Morango I think. I saw one at the dealer here, and its definatley different, but very ugly.

Moron is a perfect nickname for it though

Nissan Murano

some specs...

[url]http://www.edmunds.com/future/2003/nissan/murano/4drsuv/specs.html[/url]

SUV

3.5L displacement
double overhead cam (DOHC)
V6 cylinder configuration
gas engine
24 valves
variable valve timing
245 hp @ 5800 rpm
246 ft-lbs. @ 4400 rpm
premium unleaded fuel


CVT transmission!!!

Road Test...

[url]http://www.freshalloy.com/site/cars/nissan/2003/murano/firstdrive/home.shtml[/url]

Not that bad looking- a bit like the Touareg and Cayenne.
Nice performance.

Yet another example of why Nissan was going broke and got taken over by Renault. Gone are the days of Nissan kicking ass outside the US.

I love it, it looks neat, especially the interior.

Things have changed and Nissan makes more profit than Renault..... and buying Renault's share now.

It definately has some interesting engineering advancements...Is that CVT tranny offered in anything other than the Murano? I didn't know Nissan had one in the works.

Ive seen it in person and sat in it...

Beautiful! Especially the Interior!!! :eek:

And yes, its based on the Altima/G35/etc. chasis with the same Skyline inspired suspension, and the same VQ engine.

Its $30k+ though, but man, nice car...

The CVT's driving which wheels? I'm not too sure about CVTs. They've not been to great in the past. Is this one similar to Audi's with the chain? Didn't the Justy have a CVT once upon a time.

edit: nevermind, my lazy ass just read the article.

I like the idea of a CVT from a technical point of view. I'm more of a fan of manual tranny's, but in a truck like vehicle an automatic may be a good call. However, I agree with the PacificMartian that nobody has produced one that has been too great.
A lot of folks are working on CVT's so we should see some reliable designs in a few years. Honda had one (maybe they still do), Audi has one and the Mini Cooper offers it as well (not in the supercharged version, though).

yup...Honda has a CVT...it's only available on the Civic Hybrid

plus Saturn offers one for it's SUV the "Vue"

I don't know which CVT Murano has but Nissan has an advanced CVT that's capable of holding big power. It's in Nissan Cedric/Gloria (Infiniti M45 body with 3.0 engine I think) and it's holding 280hp.
That CVT in Cedric uses rollers instead of metal belt on other CVTs.

I like the idea of CVT but I don't think it's fully developed yet.
Imagine WRX has CVT and keeps you in full boost all the time, that's gonna be awesome. Of course it'll take away the fun of shifting but if it's faster, WRC might have one in the future. Who knows..