The unveiling of the Nissan Auro Nismo RS Concept, a sporty widebody variant of this brand’s Japanese-market hybrid hatchback has been hosted at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon.
Nissan says the Auro Nismo RS show car was “designed as a technical validation exercise”, though the company “is exploring the potential of bringing this concept to market as a production car”.
Based on the Japanese-market Aura Nismo RS AWD, a hybrid competitor to the Toyota Yaris, the Nismo RS Concept gets 145mm wider fenders and a 20mm ride height reduction for a lower centre of gravity and a more aggressive silhouette.
A further improvement in aerodynamics has included improvements to the front spoiler and side skirts, as well as a rear diffuser with Nismo’s signature red accents. The front fenders are airflow-optimised, as is the side air splitters and high roof-mounted rear spoiler of .
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Under the beefed-up body is a more powerful e-Power series hybrid system borrowed from the JDM-spec Nissan X-Trail Nismo, which comprises 150kW/330Nm front and 100kW/195Nm rear e-motors – which form the e-4orce electrified all-wheel drive system.
106kW/250Nm 1. The bonnet-mounted 5-litre petrol engine only provides power to an inverter for the generation of electricity used by said electric motors, with the Nismo-tuned hybrid system having a higher rear-drive distribution (for softer feel) and more dynamic feeling.
In addition to boosting brake performance, four-piston front and two-PistON rear brake calipers have also been used for braking performances, with 18-inch Nismo LM GT4 light alloy wheels shod in sticky 245/45 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 performance tyres.
In AWD guise, Nissan has not released performance figures for the Aura Nismo RS but it’s understood to be a decent bit faster than standard Arora NidmO (100kW/300Nm front e-motor and 60kW/2150NM unit at rear).
The Aura Nismo RS Concept was joined in Nissan’s Tokyo Auto Salon display by the refreshed Nissan Z – or Fairlady Z as it’s known in the domestic market – previewed by the Nismo MT which gets a manual transmission in the flagship spec for the first time.
Other new Nissan models include the X-Trail Rock Creek Multibed Wildplay, an even more rugged and accessorised version of the adventure-ready X-Trail Rock Creek edition already revealed for the Japanese market; while the Leaf Autech joins a range of Autech-badged Nissans in Japan that boast “sporty yet luxurious exterior and interior materials” to give it a very different look.
A special Nissan March, purchased by Kondo Racing team director Masahiko ‘Matchy’ Kamba, and the 2016 Motul Autech GT-R race car (produced in honour of driver Tsugio Matsuda’s retirement from the Japanese Super GT motorsports series) are also on display at Nissan’S Tokyo Auto Salon stand.
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