Nissan Terranaut

The Nissan Terranaut was a four-wheel-drive concept car shown at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006 and described by Nissan as a vehicle for scientists, geologists, archaeologists and adventurers. It seated three people, one of them operating a workstation, and had a rotating spherical pod that lets the operator turn quickly to the position they want outside. It measured 4.965 metres long and just over two metres wide and tall, and the extra room held a mini laboratory with refrigerated storage for three people for up to a week in the field. Instead of a boot it had an air lock drawer through which a lab analyst inside could safely receive samples placed by someone outside, with external touch screens on the rear for data access. A reflective glass dome and a satellite positioning housing completed the roof.