It was displayed at a number of "surviews" (survey-previews), commencing on 4 January 1950, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, to gauge the reaction of the American motoring public to a car of this size. Although more complex, the new vehicle also incorporated Nash's advanced single-unit ( unit body) construction. The NXI design study incorporated many innovative features and attempted to make use of interchangeable front and rear components (the symmetrical door skins were the only interchangeable items used in production). It was designed as the second car in a two car family, for Mom taking the kids to school or shopping or for Dad to drive to the railroad station to ride to work: the "commuter/shopping car" with resemblance to the big Nash, but the scale was tiny as the Met's wheelbase was shorter than the Volkswagen Beetle's. It was patterned from a concept car, the NXI (Nash Experimental International), that was built by Detroit-based independent designer William J. The Metropolitan was designed in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
While most domestic automobile makers were following a "bigger-is-better" philosophy, Nash Motor Company executives were examining the market to offer American buyers an economical transportation alternative.
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