Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
After decades of progress, and at a time Nissan were going to make their next step forward with the luxury Infiniti brand, Nissan’s Figaro was in a sense a next evolution in car design, in progress, but at the same time it was an exercise in looking back, of taking stock of just how far Nissan had come. It was also a conscious effort by its designers to push against progress with something more gentle and organic. But the Figaro didn’t come out of a vacuum. It was the culmination of several years of new design thinking. So, how popular was the “organic” Figaro in its native Japan, and how has it found a new home on the other side of the planet?
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Sources:
youtube.com/watch?v=tS1FlKwtS9Y
figaroownersclub.com/yoshiro-kobata-pike-series-designer-interview-december-2022
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Be-1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Pao
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S-Cargo
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E7%94%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B4
figaroownersclub.com/naoki-sakai-figaro-designer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuoka_Viewt
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillman_Minx
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoki_Sakai_(industrial_designer)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Rasheen
figaroownersclub.com/original-clay-figaro-model
figaroownersclub.com/figaro-prototype-circa-1988
figaroownersclub.com/nissan-figaro-official-press-release
figaro-cars.com/history-nissan-figaro
thenissanfigaroshop.co.uk/origins-of-the-nissan-figaro
meisha.co.jp/?p=5183
figaroownersclub.com/cdradio-upgrade
youtube.com/watch?v=gy-kpOSS0fU
autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/nissan-figaro-30-plotting-retro-roadsters-history
figaroownersclub.com/the-figaro-story-1991-film
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiLL
belongingjapan.com/how-to-guide/finance/car-tax-in-japan-a-guide-to-common-taxes-in-daily-life
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E7%94%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC
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After decades of progress, and at a time Nissan were going to make their next step forward with the luxury Infiniti brand, Nissan’s Figaro was in a sense a next evolution in car design, in progress, but at the same time it was an exercise in looking back, of taking stock of just how far Nissan had come. It was also a conscious effort by its designers to push against progress with something more gentle and organic. But the Figaro didn’t come out of a vacuum. It was the culmination of several years of new design thinking. So, how popular was the “organic” Figaro in its native Japan, and how has it found a new home on the other side of the planet?
If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: patreon.com/bigcar
Support me using PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv
Big Car merch: teespring.com/stores/bigcartv
My second channel - Little Car: youtube.com/littlecar
Sources:
youtube.com/watch?v=tS1FlKwtS9Y
figaroownersclub.com/yoshiro-kobata-pike-series-designer-interview-december-2022
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Be-1
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Pao
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S-Cargo
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E7%94%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B4
figaroownersclub.com/naoki-sakai-figaro-designer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuoka_Viewt
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillman_Minx
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoki_Sakai_(industrial_designer)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Rasheen
figaroownersclub.com/original-clay-figaro-model
figaroownersclub.com/figaro-prototype-circa-1988
figaroownersclub.com/nissan-figaro-official-press-release
figaro-cars.com/history-nissan-figaro
thenissanfigaroshop.co.uk/origins-of-the-nissan-figaro
meisha.co.jp/?p=5183
figaroownersclub.com/cdradio-upgrade
youtube.com/watch?v=gy-kpOSS0fU
autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/nissan-figaro-30-plotting-retro-roadsters-history
figaroownersclub.com/the-figaro-story-1991-film
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiLL
belongingjapan.com/how-to-guide/finance/car-tax-in-japan-a-guide-to-common-taxes-in-daily-life
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E7%94%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC
#bigcar
