I have to admit that when I first saw pictures of this vehicle, I thought, oh no, Nissan has gone completely off the rails and has produced a cartoon car. Honestly, I thought it more suited a Pixar movie than a vehicle to be driven on Canadian roads. In fact, those feelings stayed with me right up until the day I collected my test vehicle.

From a distance, the Cube somewhat resembles one of those large balloons which you see flying above car dealerships during the sales season, yet up close, it actually starts to look pretty good. Not only that, but the closer you get, the more you realize just how smart an idea this is. After all, everyone knows that the best shape to carry stuff in is square, which is precisely why cardboard boxes come built that way.

Now I’m not saying that you need to be square to enjoy the Cube. In fact, it’s quite the opposite, because if you were truly “a square”, then this vehicle probably wouldn’t interest you in the slightest. No, because this is now one of those vehicles in which to be seen. It’s a transportation device for the cool drivers out there, something for those who pride themselves on being individualists. It’s different, it’s funky, and it pulls a fair amount of attention on the road.

From the outside, the Cube doesn’t appear that big, yet open the doors and you start to realize that this is something of an illusion, because its interior is actually larger than that of some SUV’s.

The Cube boasts some amazing headroom and that’s certainly one of the first features you’ll notice upon entering the vehicle. In fact, this is probably the only car on the market today where the groom could arrive at church still sporting his top hat!

I simply love the dashboard layout in the Cube. It’s quirky, yet nicely flowing, and the controls all seem well placed. Some of my fellow scribes have compared its appearance to that of a Jacuzzi tub, and I have to admit that I can see where they’re coming from, but is that necessarily a bad thing? It’s certainly not the norm, but isn’t that exactly what Nissan was aiming for with this vehicle?