Aiming to design their new concept car with the young gamer set in mind, Nissan interviewed several teenagers aged 15 to 17 from countries around the world and asked what they want from an automobile. The result? Meet Nissan's new Mixim, the car that looks like a cross between a gaming center and a machine from the future.

The car was introduced at the Frankfurt International Motor Show, and it really is something out of the ordinary. "Our ultimate objective was this is something their parents would hate," said Francois Bancon, Nissan Motor Co.'s Exploratory and Advance Planning. He said that they made sure to take into account the preferences of teenagers from around the globe, getting input from teenagers hailing from Europe, Japan, the United States and China

Indeed, with its airplane control-like steering wheel, the Mixim looks like something that most conventional drivers would hate. The driver's seat is also placed in the center, not unlike the driver seats in arcade racing games. The Mixim also sport other strange new features, such as an HUD display on the top part of the windscreen.

True to its anti-conventional design, the Mixim also runs on battery power rather than on fuel. "These people would never consider anything that is not electric. They are a plug-in generation," said Bancon.

If Nissan will approve the Mixim's design, the car will cost 12,000 to 16,000 Euros, or US$ 16,000 to US$ 22,000. Kids, better start being good boys and girls now.