Nissan MID4

Nissan MID4

Manufacturer	Nissan
Assembly	Japan
Class	Concept car

History

First Unveiled at the 1985 Frankfurt Autoshow, the MID4 was a concept car designed by Nissan to originally go on sale in the mid-late 1980s. Nissan had aimed the MID4 to compete with European supercars from Porsche and Ferrari. The MID4 boasted a wide array of technology and features that would eventually find its way into other Nissan production cars. The MID4 prototypes would evolve into the MID4 II, though unfortunately it would never be put into production.

Early Development

The responsibility of creating the MID4 was given to a team of designers headed by Shinichiro Sakurai in the Spring of 1984. The progress of Sakurai's MID4 team was amazingly rapid, the first four prototypes were completed by March of 1985.

MID4

MID4

Body style	2-door coupe
Layout	Mid engine, all-wheel drive
Engine	VG30DE; 2960cc V6, DOHC, 4 valves/cylinder 227 hp (169 kW; 230 PS) @ 6000RPMs ; 206 ft·lb (279 N·m) @ 4000RPMs
Transmission	5-speed Manual
Wheelbase	2435 mm (95.9 in)
Length	4150 mm (163.4 in)
Width	1770 mm (69.7 in)
Height	1198 mm (47.2 in)
Curb weight	1230kg (2712 lbs.)
Related	Nissan 300ZX , Nissan Skyline GT-R

First unveiled at the 1985 Frankfurt Autoshow.

MID4 II

MID4 II

Body style	2-door coupe
Layout	Mid engine, all-wheel drive
Engine	VG30DETT; 2960cc V6, Twin-Turbo, Inter-cooled, DOHC, 4 valves/cylinder 325 hp (242 kW; 330 PS) @ 6800RPMs ; 282 ft·lb (382 N·m) @ 3200RPMs
Transmission	5-speed Manual
Wheelbase	2435 mm (100.0 in)
Length	4150 mm (169.3 in)
Height	1198 mm (47.2 in)
Curb weight	1400kg (3086 lbs.)
Related	Nissan 300ZX , Nissan Skyline GT-R

The MID4 II made its debut at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show.

See also

• Nissan 300ZX
• Nissan Skyline
• Nissan VG engine
• Nissan