The much awaited Nissan Micra was launched at Delhi today. The Micra is Nissan’s serious entry in India and Nissan wants to establish itself firmly in the worlds fastest growing automobile market. Nissan has priced the Micra superbly considering the competition and prices are as follows – Rs 3,98,000 – XE (entry), INR 4,69,500 – XL (Mid) & INR 528,800 – XV (Top) (all ex-showroom Delhi).
“The moment that we all have been anxiously waiting for has finally arrived! We begin our product offensive in India with the launch of the Micra and the Indian customers can look forward to a long and fruitful association with our product and services. The Nissan Micra is the right product at the right time that will offer the customers a good means of urban mobility with a complete package of performance, features, safety and comfort. We expect Micra with its latent advantage and its unique features to do well in the Indian market and carve a niche of its own compared to other competitive models in this segment.” – Mr. Kiminobu Tokuyama, M.D. & CEO, Nissan Motor India.
The Micra will be available in three standard variants of XE (Entry), XL (Mid) and XV (Top). Available in two interior colour schemes: black and biege (only XV), the Nissan Micra will be introduced in a range of six colours; Sunlight Orange, Brick Red, Pacific Blue, Storm White, Blade Silver and Onyx Black.
Positioned in the B+ car segment, the new Micra is equipped with some key technological innovations like Intelligent Key plus Immobilizer, a push-button engine start-stop system and electric foldable mirror.
Another unique feature is the intelligent multi-display meter, which supplies drivers with real time fuel economy information, cruising range and outside temperature. In addition, the driver power windows are fitted with ‘one touch up/down’ feature along with a pinch guard.
The Micra is powered by an all new HR12 DOHC 12-valves 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine. Power is rated at 56Kw (76ps) @ 6000 rpm, while torque output is 104Nm @ 4000 rpm. The Micra hits a top speed of 160 kmph and returns a fuel efficiency of 18.06 km/litre (tested and approved by ARAI).The Nissan Micra comes with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The Micra is based on the Nissan’s revolutionary all new V platform.
The top variant (XV) has been fitted with standard safety equipment such as Driver + Front Passenger Airbags, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist (BA).
The Nissan Micra comes with a standard manufacturers’ warranty of 2 years/50,000kms which can be extended for another 2 years/80,000kms.
