From the outside, the new SUV looks genuinely large.
At a recent auto show, Nissan unveiled not a teaser but a fully revealed, production-intent version of the 2026 Nissan NX8. The new model is positioned in the mid- to full-size SUV segment and is configured as a five-seater. It’s built on the Dongfeng Nissan Tianyan architecture, and sources say its footprint is closer to the C16 with zero mileage. A full official debut is scheduled for the first half of this year.
Visually, the NX8 looks substantial and is comparable in size to models like the Li Auto L6 and several other large SUVs. The design follows Nissan’s signature V-Motion styling language, though with a noticeable evolutionary twist. The main focus is on lighting: Nissan claims the industry’s longest light bar—a 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) star-ring-style projector—paired with a flat, illuminated Nissan logo. Below it sit matrix LED headlights .
Nissan has already disclosed the vehicle’s dimensions. The NX8 measures 191.7 inches long, 75.6 inches wide, and 66.1 inches tall, with a wheelbase of 114.8 inches. At the rear, it features a “quantum light curtain” taillight made up of 2,064 OLED elements, with customizable lighting signatures. The equipment list also includes a LiDAR sensor, designed to support highway and city Navigate on Autopilot (NOA) functions, as well as advanced driver-assistance systems, including an all-scenario intelligent parking feature.
Inside, the focus is squarely on technology. The NX8 is expected to feature a single, ultra-wide continuous display stretching across the center of the dashboard and in front of the front passenger, along with a head-up display projected onto the windshield.
Several powertrain options are planned. The “enhanced off-road” version combines a 1.5-liter turbocharged gasoline engine rated at about 146 horsepower with an electric drive motor producing up to 262 horsepower. It uses lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, has a top speed of around 112 mph, and offers an electric-only range of either about 63 miles or 115 miles, depending on configuration.
The fully electric version will be available with a single motor producing either about 288 horsepower or 335 horsepower. It rides on an 800-volt architecture and uses a new-generation LFP battery from CATL (Ningde era) under the Yundun branding, with support for ultra-fast 5C charging. Nissan claims a driving range of approximately 360 or 351 miles, or up to about 404 or 391 miles depending on the specific version and options.