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In a tease worthy of highly anticipated luxury cars and supercars, Nissan has chosen to slowly unveil its 2011 Quest minivan ahead of its official debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
Hard to make out much from the images above? That’s what we thought, too. What we can see from the images is a vehicle that apes the squared-off Nissan Forum concept car of 2008. The exterior is a marked departure from the rounded body of the last Quest, with a high beltline and what appears to be a pretty long wheelbase. Inside, Nissan moved the gauge cluster back where it belongs — leaving behind memories of the center-mounted controls of the last-gen Quest — and added Nissan/Infiniti’s familiar infotainment system.
We’re still waiting on information regarding powertrain options, but we know Nissan has a plentiful supply of engines to compete against the new 2011 Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey.
Though our first glimpse of the Quest came at the New York Auto Show last spring, we haven’t received much in the way of updates until now. The Quest bowed out of the market for 2010, for a variety of reasons, but we’re interested to see how it will play against the new Sienna and Odyssey. We’re told to expect the Quest to debut in L.A. this fall, with deliveries to begin early next year.
Stay with Automobilemag.com for more information on Nissan’s updated people mover as it comes out.
Source: Nissan
Yay yay yay!!!Finally a long wagon with windows that look like they’re designed to be seen OUT of! Hooray for Nissan!Granted it looks somewhat akin to a Ford Edge, but that’s not a bad thing, as I’m a big fan of boxy wagons (I own a turbocharged 1990 Volvo wagon, in fact).I hope this outsells the ‘Odd’-ysey with the stupid zig-zag side window treatment and overall unsightly appearance.
This looks like a very handsome van, from what I can tell. I am a bit worried for Chrysler, as their current offering is already looking a bit dated, especially when compared to the new Sienna and upcoming Odyssey with the “lightening bolt” window line. Let’s not kid ourselves, though. The mini-van is no longer “mini”. These things are getting huge. I saw a generation one Odyssey, a “K-car” based Plymouth voyager and a newish Honda Odyssey parked near each other and was shocked at the difference in size. Thanks, Toyota, for bringing back the 4 cyl. engine to the minivan realm. If only diesels would catch on in the U.S….a torquey 4 cyl. turbo diesel would be perfect for these vehicles.