If you’ve been following Nissan’s pre-Japan Motor Show antics, you’ll know that the brand is releasing three exciting new concept cars under the guise of ‘Hyper’. The first was the Hyper Urban EV, which hinted at a striking new exterior design and a lounge-like interior designed to become part of your living space.
Now Nissan has lifted the lid on its second offering, the Hyper Adventure, the next part of its EV concepts. But this one differs from the city and focuses entirely on people with an active outdoor lifestyle.
According to Nissan, “longer time on the road requires energy,” so it has created an electric off-road machine equipped with V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technology. Essentially you can plug in whatever you want and it will charge via the built-in batteries.
Anyone with even half an eye on the automotive industry knows this is nothing new, as Kia’s EV6 has V2X capabilities, as does Hyundai’s angular Ioniq5 model. But here Nissan claims its “large capacity” battery will act as a power source to do everything from lighting up campsites to “charging their electric jet skis” – because we all have one of those at home.
At the beating heart of this concept is Nissan’s advanced e-4ORCE four-wheel control system, which is likely the Japanese brand’s way of signaling its intention to explore a highly capable electric off-road vehicle. This is supported by the increased ride height and angular design language that follows neatly from the aforementioned Hyper Urban EV.
Other wild details include a rear seat that swivels 180 degrees to look out the tailgate. The tailgate also includes automatically extending and retracting steps, which “come in handy when camping, getting ready for a day of skiing, or enjoying a scenic view,” according to Nissan.
Take it with a pinch of salt
Concepts like these are always designed to spark the imagination, and we can expect most features to be severely toned down during production time… should it ever make it into production.
That said, a theme running through Nissan’s recent concept cars is a focus on bold, sharp and angular exterior styling, while the interiors are stripped-down, minimalist spaces.
We can fully expect such design language to carry over to Nissan’s upcoming EVs, of which there will be many. The company has committed to launching nineteen new electric vehicles by 2030.
Features such as the ability to charge anything via V2X technology, as well as V2G systems that feed electricity back into the grid, have already been explored and adopted by Nissan vehicles in certain markets. So we can expect greater exploitation of this in the near future.