Nissan has teased its future vision of inner city mobility.

Due for its public reveal at the Tokyo auto show later this month, the Nissan IMk is a tiny city car featuring advanced styling, packaging and electric power.

Dimensionally the IMk is 3.43m long, 1.5m wide and stands 1.6m tall. That makes itshorter, narrower, but taller, than a Nissan Micra.

The most notable styling features of this new IMk concept car concern its elaborate use of LED light patterns.Unlike a conventional car, which features a functional grille, the IMk does not require any cooling airflow. Nissan realises that most people recognise a car’s face, and to give the IMk some identity, it has a ‘grille’ type front styling theme, constituted by LEDs.

The LED theme is continued at the rear and the IMk’s A-pillars also feature LED light diodes. Another technologically advanced aspect of the IMk’s design, is its lack of door mirrors. Using cameras to provide the rear three-quarter field of view, Nissan has managed to make the IMk more aerodynamic, by deleting its door mirrors.

Interior architecture sees a bench seating arrangement, to offer maximum occupant space, and only three conventional controls: a start button, gear lever and steering wheel. All other functions, from infotainment to HVAC adjustments, are operated via touchscreen or voice.Replacing the conventional digital instrumentation binnacle is a floating holographic prism display, which relays most of the crucial vehicle and navigation functions.

Nissan has not divulged any technical details concerning the IMk’s battery-powered drivetrain, but claims that it will offer ample range and impressive acceleration for a car of its size.

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