The Nissan Jura, known in Japan as the Nissan Jura, was a concept car shown at the Tokyo Motor Show as one of five Nissan concept vehicles of its generation, alongside the Arc-X, Judo, Mid 4 and Saurus. Nissan presented the Jura together with the Saurus as "Twinship Cars," a pairing meant to represent two contrasting vehicles a household might own: the Jura as a practical "tool" and the Saurus as a recreational vehicle. Its name referred to the Jura mountain range in Europe.
The Jura was a one-volume sport wagon with a steep tail, comparable in size to the Reliant Scimitar GTE or Honda Accord Aerodeck, though with a higher roofline and a relatively long wheelbase intended to give all four occupants ample space and comfort on long journeys. Its sloping roof met a Kamm-style tail, and the front end featured integrated headlights for favorable aerodynamics.
Distinctive features included an electrically operated left-side sliding door without an external rail, and a right-side spare wheel compartment with a lift-up lid behind the conventional front door. The tailgate incorporated a rear window curving deep into the roofline. Power came from a CA20S 2-liter four-cylinder engine producing 104 hp at 5200 rpm and 156 Nm at 4000 rpm, with 1974 cc displacement, driving all four wheels through a viscous-coupled center differential and an automatic transmission operated by an electronic select-by-wire system with dashboard-mounted controls. It also featured four-wheel steering active at low speeds, along with a liquid-crystal instrument display and electrically adjustable windows.
