Nissan Cube gets UK release

By Luke Madden

03rd December 2009

It's hip to be square! Nissan has announced that the Cube, one of the UK's most popular grey imports, will officially go on sale here in January.

Thankfully, the boxy city car won't lose any of its quirky charm when it finally reaches our shores. The Japanese firm has fitted a large triple-layered glass sun-roof which comes with a traditional 'shoji' shade made of rice paper. There's also a 'Water Drop' theme throughout the cabin, designed to evoke the calming effect of ripples in water.

New to the Cube range will be a special 'LDN' edition, limited to the first 100 units sold and painted in a unique 'Bitter Chocolate' finish. Priced at £14,600, the 'LDN' is £600 more expensive than the most basic Cube but does include climate control and automatic lights and wipers as standard.

Miss out on the first 100 sales and you'll have the option of a basic £14,000 Cube, fitted with Bluetooth and cruise control or the £15,100 'Kaizen' model which adds sat-nav, a parking camera and climate control.

At launch a 1.6-litre, 108bhp petrol engine capable of 42.8mpg will be the only option but a 1.5-litre diesel is set to join the range in May. Both engines can be mated to either a manual gearbox or Nissan's own CVT gearbox.

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