What's this, then? Could it be Nissan's parading the chassis of a smaller sports car under a shortened 350Z? Remember, Autocar says the House of Ghosn is working on a production model of its Urge concept. So many perhapses, not enough absolutelys. – Mike Spinelli

Since around the time Neil Armstrong hit the moon, Nissan's been taunting us with the coming Skyline GT-R, a would-be 911 Turbo tackler for half the price. But Autocar says it's not the only rear-driver in the pipeline. Word is Nissan's working on a production version of the Urge concept, that half car, half XBox…

One of the most compelling prototype concepts at the show, (at least as put forth by our reptilian, video-gaming, roadster-driving brains) is Nissan's Urge. It's not at all the prettiest thing out there by any means; the Urge looks suspiciously like some rich kid's Pinewood Derby entry, designed in My First CAD .…

Nissan's Urge concept, advance shots of which we posted yesterday, isn't just a toylike roadster, it's also a fully equipped simulation controller for the Xbox 360. According to a Nissan executive, the company surveyed 2000 "echo boomers," the genetic offspring of baby boomers born between 1982 and 1995, who say…

Following up on the sketch it released earlier this month, Nissan released a photo of its three-seat Urge concept, which will debut in Detroit. A youth-oriented plus-one roadster (i.e., with a mother-in-law seat) built from aluminum and carbon fiber, the Urge sports such novelties as scissor doors, F1-style steering…