Nissan billed it as a concept, but it was fully fleshed out ... and elongates the rest of the car. Like the regular MID4, the MID4-II gets a lot more interesting from behind.The taillights are ...

For the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan showed off the thoroughly reworked MID4 II concept. Now, the V-6 engine was mounted longitudinally, and fitted with twin turbochargers. Power was up to 325 hp ...

However, the mid-engine Nissan project continued, and in 1987, the manufacturer unveiled the revamped MID4 Type II concept. Like its predecessor, the 1987 Type II featured a 4WD system ...

Nissan minted a new engine just for the MID4: The 3.0-liter VG30DE V6, appearing here naturally aspirated, in quad-cam guise. This motor gave the MID4 a healthy 226 horsepower. It was also mounted ...

However, the official NISMO YouTube channel reminds us of its importance in Nissan’s history as it packed some seriously impressive technologies for its era; technologies that would eventually ...

Photo: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Built around a steel chassis with a fully independent suspension system, the concept car ... The stunning new version (Type II), boasted a completely new, more ...

But most importantly, the little Z was an affordable sports car: a core concept of the Japanese car ... it never reached the dealership floor. The Nissan Mid4 never made it into production ...

We don’t often see these decisions in public, but every so often, concept cars play the role ... automaker that developed it. This is the Nissan Mid4, an experimental sports car that Nissan ...