Nissan Murano Goes Topless
The next generation Nissan Murano could be going topless with its new design upgrade, complete with a drop-top version. That’s right, a convertible variant of the Nissan Murano crossover is very possible, along with making it a 2-door vehicle. An image of this supposed Nissan Murano Cabrio leaked on a Japanese website recently. (see above).
Citing sources from Auto Week – “The convertible version of the Nissan Murano will have only two doors, compared with the four-door hardtop version, shown. Dealers expect the convertible version to arrive next year. The crossover, which already has a polarizing bulky rear-end design, will be offered as a two-door with a droptop, company officials confirm. Nissan showed the convertible to dealers at a meeting in Las Vegas this month. It is not clear when retailers will receive it, but it is likely to arrive in 2011.”
Brian Carolin, Nissan North America Inc.’s senior vice president for sales and marketing, said the convertible is intended as an image vehicle for the Nissan brand. “It’s not going to be a volume car,” Carolin said. “But there’s a degree of bravery for us to bring out a car like that right now. It will surprise a lot of people.”
Nissan has sold 34,141 Muranos through July, up 2% from a year before. The vehicle is the largest of Nissan’s three crossovers.
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