However, under its sleekly styled skin, the Murano shares its layout with the Altima sedan and the new Quest minivan.

It will probably replace the struggling Quest minivan, and will likely slot above the Murano in Nissan's crossover lineup.

Nissan offers two screens, one for each of the two rows of back seats in its Quest minivan, for $1,900.

Nissan, for instance, is now offering to throw in a $995 floor-mounted video console free with the purchase of a Quest minivan.

As the studio set out to redesign the Quest minivan, word came back that users wanted 3 inches of added space.

Sales of its Quest minivan, marketed as a vehicle for cool suburban mothers, are below the company's forecasts.

It opened in May to build Quest minivans and now it has begun churning out Pathfinder Armadas, Nissan Motor's first full-size sport utility vehicles.

He is forthright in saying the redesigned Quest minivan may have gone too far.

Nissan did not hide the fact that its Quest minivan is driven primarily by women when it offered a new version, saying in advertisements that "Moms have changed."