Nissan has confirmed that the IMx Concept which
premiered in late 2017 will make its way to production with a bespoke platform.
Nissan’s executive vice president for global marketing and sales,
Daniele Schillaci, revealed that the road-going IMx will have unique
underpinnings but failed to provide further specifics.
When quizzed about whether or not the “bespoke
platform” in question is part of a scalable architecture from Renault-Nissan’s
‘Alliance 2022’ plan, Schillaci again failed to provide a detailed answer. The
executive’s use of the word ‘bespoke’ suggests that the IMx won’t use the same
platform as the latest-generation Leaf, as originally expected.
Details of the road-going IMx remain unknown. For
now, all we know is that the concept utilized two electric motors delivering a
total of 430 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque. When paired with a sizeable battery
pack, a range exceeding 600 km is reportedly achievable. If the current
Leaf is anything to go by, all of these figures will decrease for the
production model.
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