Nissan revealed its FORUM Concept at the Detroit auto show, following a preview in December. Intended to showcase Nissan’s advanced minivan design study, the FORUM features “an advanced Bose Media System with proximity sensor-based information controller, a one-button audio muting system, 2nd and 3rd row monitoring cameras, and individual seat-mounted speakers for every row.”



"I wanted to create a look where not every line continues all the way though," exterior designer Joel Baek told CDN. "I thought that was too expected and I wanted to give it more emotion." Dynamic elements such as the full-width head and tail lamps also give the concept a wider stance, while aerodynamic wing mirrors appear more as sculptures than functional devices.

The interior of the FORUM will be very similar to the recently unveiled Nissan Intima Concept. The FORUM features trackless sliding doors and no B-pillars, aiding in entry and exit. The Forum was penned at Nissan Design America.

The stylish interior features modish, wraparound seats, a microwave oven located toward the rear of the center console, and cool wave-like carpeting, but does not bother with the mundane utility of folding or removable seats. The Forum is designed for a front-engine, front-wheel-drive powertrain, and is slightly smaller overall than today's Quest.

The Hyundai HCD-II was an ambitious and - for Hyundai at the time - stylish sports car concept. The car debuted at the 1993 Detroit Motor Show.

Hyundai California Design 2. It was the concept car of Hyundai Tiburon '96. They designed HCD-1 and HCD-2, and finally Hyundai produced Tiburon 1996.



The South Korean HCD-II was designed to compete against other compact FWD coupes, a segment which was at the time dominated by Japanese manufacturers. And while the HCD-II might have struggled to keep up with its potential rivals in both terms of both technology and engineering, it did have a certain amount of character - a feature often lacking in Japanese vehicles of the time. However as it was never put into production, we'll never know if personality alone could have allowed it to steal sales from the established models.

Powering the Hyundai HCD-II was a front-mounted 2.0 litre, inline four-cylinder engine which produced 150 horsepower.