I had a buddy who went through two Amigos; we were in the unique position of pitching a Vehicross ad to Isuzu in 1999 and came up with an idea blending a bunch of Road Warrior mofos and Joe Isuzu with the tagline "what's your Y2K solution?"

They passed.

Ever driven a Vehicross? They were sloppy like a truck but cramped like a sports car. I made a serious run at buying one in '02 but it doesn't take long to recognize that they've got the brakes and rolling stock from an Amigo with a really big turbo. They also have a lot of tupperware that bleaches real nice to the point where it looks like a car wearing an apron. It also doesn't take long to realize why the Japanese put a rear-view camera in it (which wasn't DOT legal); the rear-view mirror gives you a great view of the sky overhead and absolutely nothing shorter than an 18-wheeler.

Still, I run past one two or three times a week. They're... interesting.

It was designed by Shiro Nakamura, who went on to make pretty much everything at Nissan from '05 to now, including the Juke.