New Delhi: Nissan has just shown a couple of plug-in hybrid SUV concepts, namely the Urban SUV and Terrano. They were shown during the Beijing Auto Show 2026 and show Nissan’s pace-up offensive for electrified vehicles for the Chinese market.
The Terrano nameplate has been used previously as well, coming in India as well for the Duster-based midsize SUV, which had been sold between 2013 and 2020. While the Urban SUV Concept is mainly a sleek, city-focused crossover, the Terrano Concept is more of a ladder-frame off-roader.
Nissan Urban SUV Concept
The Urban SUV Concept comes as a city-centric crossover and is wrapped in a mauve finish. The fascia comes with a split-headlight setup with sleek L-shaped DRL signatures and an even illuminated Nissan emblem. Below, there are air curtains in the bumper, decked out in black trim and flanked by discreet intakes.
The Urban SUV Concept’s side profile comes with blacked-out pillars, a blacked-out roof, subtle body cladding, a camera in place of ORVMs and a raked roofline. At the back, the big highlight is the connected tail-lamp setup, which looks to be integrated with the taillight, with an illuminated Nissan wordmark in the centre. At the top, you also get a dual-fin roof spoiler, and below there’s a neat, smartly-styled bumper.
Nissan Terrano Concept
Nissan Terrano Concept is a ladder-on-frame SUV
The Terrano Concept is a big departure from the midsize SUV we had seen in India. The reborn Terrano is a beefed-up, boxy off-roader. At the front, it comes with a rectangular, spaced-out Nissan lettering, muscular bumper, segmented LED headlight setup, fender-mounted driving lights, and bonnet scoop.
On the side, the Terrano Concept comes with a glaringly large roof rack with driving lights and a ladder on the right side, kinked window line, well-proportioned and squared-off cladding and chunky off-road tyres. The back end also comes with a tailgate-mounted spare wheel secured by a large beam, along with four small LED taillamps and a muscular bumper.
Both these concepts are PHEV powertrains, though Nissan hasn’t given out any details. The Japanese carmaker did say that they will introduce the production version in the space of one year.