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Centre-stage on the Nissan stand is the all-new Micra. If you're thinking it looks a bit... inoffensive, you're spot on. Nissan is billing the Micra as a ‘global compact car', so it has to appeal to - and, perhaps more importantly, not offend - buyers from every corner of globe. Well, most corners.
To whit, it's being launched in Thailand this month before reaching the UK in the autumn. Under the deeply sensible exterior, there's some interesting stuff. Longer and slightly lower than its predecessor, the 2010 Micra sits on an all-new platform - called the Versatile or V Platform - and will launched with just one engine: a new 1.2-litre, three-cylinder petrol in naturally aspirated or supercharged form.
The latter - fitted with stop-start as standard - will emit just 95g/km of CO2, a mighty impressive figure for a petrol engine.
No word on a new ‘C+C' convertible version yet. Fingers crossed... that they forget to make one.
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eadie123 commented on this article
at 04:55 pm on 02 March 2010
first comment yes!! it looks like a aygo-dahatsu thing its a complete mess
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J4KE.H4M commented on this article
at 05:00 pm on 02 March 2010
"not offend " it has offended me by looking like a swollen frog with something up it's bum...
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scottneal commented on this article
at 05:04 pm on 02 March 2010
I'm offended by the fact that they plainly styled it with that design classic, the Daihatsu Sirion in mind.
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skul commented on this article
at 05:08 pm on 02 March 2010
I agree with J4KE.H4M it looks like a swollen frog! It's horrible! Plus it looks really old as if its almost from the 90's or something!
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BarabusTkr commented on this article
at 05:24 pm on 02 March 2010
A "Supercharged" Micra. What will we see next, a Mustang powered by a puny little diesel engine?
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