The Nissan Cube is a small car is much more fun than other small cars. Square-shaped car, there’s nothing spectacular about its engineering and there’s just a torsion beam under the boot floor. The Cube is actually fractionally smaller than the Note, giving away 120mm in length and 70mm in wheelbase, but standing 120mm taller.
It’s a small urban Japanese car so presumably there’s a 49cc turbocharged engine under the bonnet and a CVT box that whines like a speared whale. The engine is actually a sensible 1.6 four-pot that puts out 108bhp and 113lb ft of torque. Not startling, but enough to move the 1265kg Cube around town at a reasonable pace: 0-62mph takes 11.3sec.
The Nissan Cube is fun to drive, the ratchet down the pace and soak up the stares of passers-by and marvel at the cool interior details instead. Stuck in city traffic, often stationary and always driven within its limits, the Cube is much more fun than most small cars.
