Nissan CUBE X '98

The Nissan CUBE X '98 is a road car produced by Nissan. It first appeared in Gran Turismo 2 and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games up to Gran Turismo 6, with the exception of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec.

Colors[]

Five colors are available for this car:

Sonic Silver Metallic
Crystal White
Frosty Gold Metallic
Active Red
Super Black

In-game description[]

"A major hit, providing spacious interior and luggage space with good height."

The Cube was a high-roofed, compact 5-door estate first presented in 1998 and the first model was based on the 2nd generation of the March. Its innovative square design is said to be the inspiration for the Toyota bB and the Honda Mobilio.

It is 3,750 mm long, 1,610 mm wide and 1,625 mm high. Compared to the original March, the Cube gained 30 mm in length and 22 mm in width, and it also became 200 mm higher. Coupled with the square design, it looks a full size larger than the March. The interior was spacious and the wheelbase was the same 2,360 mm as the March, but the space between the front and rear seats is close to that of the Bluebird. Adoption of a column gear change also made moving over from the left and right in the front seats easier.

The 1.3 L inline-4 DOHC engine of the March was also applied on the Cube. With a revision of the exhaust system and efforts to reduce friction, output was increased by 2 BHP for a maximum of 80 BHP and a maximum torque of 10.8 kgfm. A 4-gear AT and the CVT were available and the transmission was offered in FF or 4WD. As with the March the suspension utilises struts for the front and 5-link suspension in the rear. Due to the higher centre of gravity the springs were reinforced and although this made it more stable while cornering, ride quality became slightly stiffer.

It was equipped with front ventilated disc and rear drum brakes. with ABS and brake assist. In addition to the wealth of storage space, this car also had many other fine ideas, such as a convenient rear glass hatchback.

10 months after the Cube went on sale, the production exceeded one hundred thousand units and set Nissan's new record since the 1st generation March in 1982. Until the complete model change in 2002 the Cube was a huge success, selling over four hundred thousand units.

Acquisition[]

GT2[]

This car can be bought at the Nissan New Cars Dealership in East City for 14,100 Credits.

GT4[]

This car can be purchased at the Used Car Showroom (Late '90s) for around 7,000 Credits. The exact price of the car may vary depending on the mileage.

GTPSP[]

This car can be purchased for 14,180 Credits.

GT5[]

As a Standard Car, the Nissan CUBE X '98 can be occasionally bought at the Used Car Dealership for around 10,000 Credits. The exact price of the car may vary depending on the mileage. It is a Level 0 car.

GT6[]

This car can be purchased for 14,180 Credits. It has a simple interior.

Trivia[]

Despite not appearing in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue as a playable car, this car is seen as a trackside prop car in High Speed Ring track in that game, which would also be carried over to GT5 and GT6 with this trackside prop appearing in other tracks in two different colors; blue (GT5P-GT6) and orange (GT5 onwards).
- However, the blue variant of the trackside prop has the front of the car changed in GT5; the change is still present in GT6,
  - Due to reasons never disclosed by Polyphony Digital, in GT5 onwards, almost all the scenery cars from GT5P's High Speed Ring track, had changes to all the scenery cars, mostly on the front or rear of the props, the trackside props were changed to inaccurate versions of the cars compared to real life, the additional colors of the props however still keep the looks from GT5P (except for the Volvo 940 and Mazda Atenza trackside props, which never had any additional colors in GT5 or GT6).