2017 Nissan IMx Concept
Explore the IMx Concept: history, verified identity, specification references, rarity evidence and real credited photos.
Nissan's IMx appeared at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show as an electric crossover study combining a spacious cabin with a future automated-driving proposition. Its published twin-motor architecture and flexible interior helped frame the company's developing EV design direction. This profile records the original physical concept, distinguishing Nissan's projected capabilities from a certified customer specification and keeping the later IMx KURO presentation within a clearly dated programme history.
A crossover built around electric packaging
The IMx account described a dedicated electric platform with a flat floor and low-mounted battery. That arrangement was central to the concept's spacious interior rather than a simple engine substitution in an existing crossover. The physical exhibit therefore belongs in Nissan's EV-development archive. It is not a retail trim of the Qashqai, LEAF or later Ariya, even where the design language or technical ideas show a relationship.
Nissan: original IMx technology and programme description
Twin motors and a projected range
Nissan quoted 320 kW and 700 Nm from front and rear motors, together with a range beyond six hundred kilometres. These are manufacturer concept references, not a current independent test or a customer homologation rating. The original account does not supply a completed production battery specification. Keeping the figures attributed avoids converting an experimental proposition into a guarantee about a surviving show car or later production vehicle.
Two cabin modes
The concept envisaged a steering wheel that stowed away and seats that reclined when the automated mode was selected. Manual mode restored the driving arrangement. This was part of Nissan's intended experience, not evidence of unrestricted driverless approval on public roads. In an archive record, the demonstration of a cabin mechanism and the validation of a full autonomous-driving system are different claims requiring different evidence.
Nissan: original IMx technology and programme description
Connection with the surrounding energy system
IMx also explored a role for an EV beyond travel, including energy sharing and automated parking scenarios. The significance is the wider question the exhibit posed about vehicle use. It should not be read as a statement that every supporting service or infrastructure arrangement was operational in 2017. Later production implementation of related ideas needs its own dated sources and cannot be assumed from the concept alone.
Nissan: original IMx technology and programme description
The original exhibit and KURO
The 2018 KURO appearance used a changed finish and presentation, which should be identified when its photographs illustrate the family. It does not automatically prove a second chassis or a separate production edition. Use the original Tokyo material and manufacturer display records to establish chronology. A full physical-chassis census or present operating condition would require more specific evidence than repeated exhibition photographs.
Specifications and identity reference
| Debut | 2017 Tokyo Motor Show |
|---|---|
| Vehicle type | Physical electric crossover concept |
| Drive | Front and rear electric motors; all-wheel drive |
| Published output / torque | 320 kW / 700 Nm |
| Projected range | More than 600 km, manufacturer claim |
| Cabin proposition | Manual and automated-driving arrangements |
| Later presentation | IMx KURO, 2018 |
| Completed exhibit total | Not assigned |
Rarity and production scope
Verified physical original IMx programme. Output, range and automated functions remain manufacturer concept descriptions. KURO's later presentation is not automatically another chassis or a separate customer-production edition.
This is an Archive record. Concepts, restored heritage vehicles, works cars and competition programmes are not added to customer road-production totals. A programme profile does not establish how many physical chassis were made, and repeated exhibition appearances do not create additional vehicles.
What the photograph represents
Original Nissan IMx physical concept photographed from the rear at a show. This is the original design reference, not a production crossover specification.
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Frequently asked questions
Is six hundred kilometres a certified customer range?
No. It is Nissan’s published concept projection.
Does a KURO photograph prove a second chassis?
A new presentation alone does not establish an additional physical vehicle.
What is the production-count boundary for this profile?
Verified physical original IMx programme. Output, range and automated functions remain manufacturer concept descriptions. KURO's later presentation is not automatically another chassis or a separate customer-production edition.
Sources and further reading
Research checked 16 October 2026. Manufacturer records support identity and the specifically attributed historical figures. Photographic descriptions identify the illustrated subject. Design analysis and suggested authentication steps are editorial interpretation.
Built in limited numbers
Verified physical original IMx programme. Output, range and automated functions remain manufacturer concept descriptions. KURO's later presentation is not automatically another chassis or a separate customer-production edition.
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Specifications
Factory specifications may vary by model year, market and configuration.
Identity & production
- Official model
- Nissan IMx Concept
Sources and verification
Source citations are being prepared for this profile.
