Nissan Saurus

The Nissan Saurus was a concept roadster that Nissan Motor unveiled at the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show, with a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine, bulging fenders and a look reminiscent of the Lotus Seven. Nissan showed it as one of a pair with the Jura minivan concept, offered as a practical complement to the roadster, an approach the article calls very radical for a Japanese market where space for two cars was unrealistic for most buyers, so the Saurus was never meant for production. It nonetheless influenced production in two ways: Nismo built the race car Saurus Jr. for the Saurus Cup series that began in 1989, and the twin-charged engine reached production in 1989 in the March Micra Super Turbo. The Nissan Urge has been compared to it.