Do you lament in regards to the state of right this moment’s car trade? Do all automobiles look the identical to you? Then witness the Nissan Hyper Punk idea, which was simply unveiled on the 2023 Japan Mobility Present (née Tokyo Motor Present).

As if you happen to want another excuse to lady-dog and moan about how right this moment’s automobiles suck lemons, the Hyper Punk is an all-electric (obvs!) compact crossover tailor-made for — get this — “content material creators, influencers, artists, and people who embrace type and innovation.” Does that embody individuals who attempt to get free meals for an internet evaluate?

What grabbed our consideration with this idea are the funky 23-inch wheels. No, the tires will not be triangular, however the wheels give that impact, plus they complement the “multifaceted and polygonal” surfaces. The tones and shades of silver range relying in your viewpoint but, based on Nissan, its aerodynamics are modern, so don’t infer effectivity takes a again seat to design.

In one other nod to creating you are feeling previous, Nissan says the “origami-styled parts mirror Japanese design and create an inside house the place digital and artwork are fused collectively.” Is {that a} fashionable manner of claiming, “You’ll actually dig the dashboard design?” Onboard cameras seize outdoors surroundings and use AI (simply in case, synthetic intelligence) to transform your vista to manga-style surroundings (that’s the Japanese graphic novel type you could see beneath or on this web page for the Hyper Punk) or graphic patterns. That blend of actuality and meta is projected on a three-screen show surrounding the motive force. Sounds distracting!

Because the Hyper Punk is created for job descriptions that didn’t exist till lately, it then must be no shock that this EV has been designed as a cellular artistic studio with a cabin that gives seamless Web connectivity to your digital units. Hey, Siri, you’ll be able to create on the go! Plus, with AI and headrest biosensors, the Hyper Punk can detect your temper (grumpy?) and discover music and ambient lighting to match — maybe one thing that can enhance your power and creativity.

Beginning on October 25, the opening day of the 2023 Japan Mobility Present, the Hyper Punk and different crop of Nissan ideas (Hyper City, Hyper Journey, and Hyper Tourer) will turn out to be obtainable on Fortnite below the identify “Electrify the World.” What’s Fortnite?

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