2009 Nissan Cube review

Scion's quasi-iconic xB has finally encountered some lookalikes in the 2010 Kia Soul and 2009 Nissan Cube. Both cars hit the market last spring. I've spent considerable time in all three, and am ready to call some results. The Cube is the best choice for the group's advertised environment: Metropolis. But few drivers rack up all of their miles in urban areas, and for shoppers who want their vehicle to meet a wider set of needs, Nissan's box-car turns out to be a lot less viable.

The Cube comes in four trim levels: 1.8, 1.8 S, 1.8 SL and the tricked-out Krom ("Chrome") edition. Nissan offers manual or automatic transmissions, but the 1.8 SL and Krom come only with automatics. I drove a stick-shift Cube 1.8 S. Compare the four trims here.

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iPod * player (if so equipped)
● Some characters used in other languages (Chinese, Japanese, etc.) are not displayed properly on the vehicle center screen. We recommend using English language characters with an iPod . ...

When reading the manual
This manual includes information for all options available on this model. Therefore, you may find some information that does not apply to your vehicle. All information, specifications and illus ...

Bluetooth audio (if so equipped)
If you have a compatible Bluetooth audio device that is capable of playing audio files, the device can be connected to the vehicles audio system so that the audio files on the device play throug ...