Figaro Magnifico? The Nissan Figaro Story

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: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS1FlKwtS9Y https://www.figaroownersclub.com/yoshiro-kobata-pike-series-designer-interview-december-2022/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Be-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Pao https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S-Cargo https://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 https://www.figaroownersclub.com/naoki-sakai-figaro-designer/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuoka_Viewt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillman_Minx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoki_Sakai_(industrial_designer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Rasheen https://www.figaroownersclub.com/original-clay-figaro-model/ https://www.figaroownersclub.com/figaro-prototype-circa-1988/ https://www.figaroownersclub.com/nissan-figaro-official-press-release/ https://www.figaro-cars.com/history-nissan-figaro/ https://www.thenissanfigaroshop.co.uk/origins-of-the-nissan-figaro/ https://meisha.co.jp/?p=5183 https://www.figaroownersclub.com/cdradio-upgrade/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy-kpOSS0fU https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/nissan-figaro-30-plotting-retro-roadsters-history https://www.figaroownersclub.com/the-figaro-story-1991-film/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiLL https://www.belongingjapan.com/how-to-guide/finance/car-tax-in-japan-a-guide-to-common-taxes-in-daily-life/ https://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