2010 Nissan Micra

[Motor]

Nissan Unveils Sketch of its Future Global Compact Car (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/01/nissan-sketches-out-next-gen-micra-but-will-it-come-to-the-st/)
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today revealed the sketch of its global compact car. This model will be initially launched in Thailand in March 2010 and will be available in more than 150 countries.

At the same time, Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd. announced that the model will qualify as Thailand's first "Eco-car." Thai Eco-car government policy is effective today and will help promote the development of energy efficient vehicles.
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A rendering for now.

Nissan ought to bring it over to North America and have it compete against the iQ, 500 and Smart.

[GSBoek]

Looks like a Mini Cooper, Yaris, Smart, Demio and Clio all rolled into one.

[Motor]

Update!

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[terrj]

Uh uh! I hate them headlights already...

[marc]

housewives and people with heart problems will love it

[Motor]

Update!

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Not bad.

[Zero]

To the first render - "Hello copyright infringement!" :chuckles:

[rickpalace]

whats so different about it.. not much IMO.

i drove a micra in Italy this summer and looks pretty much the same

http://www.allaguida.it/img/2008anticipazionimicranissannuova.jpg
:shrugs:

[jlitman]

Another squat and ugly econobox.

[Boosted2.0]

Yawn.

[Motor]

Update!

2010 Nissan Micra (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/03/all-new-nissan-micra-breaks-cover-at.html)
Boasting breakthrough packaging and small-car engineering, the all-new, fourth generation Nissan Micra (known as March in Japan) is on course to create a whole new set of industry standards. Unveiled today at the Geneva Motor Show, the Micra has consistently won praise and success for in Europe, Japan and other markets, gaining a reputation as a reliable, stylish, accessible compact car enjoyed by a wide cross-section of customers. The new Micra has been designed to build on that trend - in 160 countries.

"Combine 25 years’ experience of designing compact cars for city driving... with a totally new, versatile platform and Nissan production know-how... and the result is modern, simple and destined to be a serious competitor on the world stage, " said Carlos Ghosn,, during the car’s reveal.

Developed and built on Nissan’s all-new V-platform, which was developed under a comprehensive new production engineering process, the new Micra was designed and tested in Japan to be built in at least four overseas locations, and fine-tuned to meet the differing tastes and needs of customers in 160 countries worldwide. Breaking with traditions that focused on launching production in established markets like Europe and Japan, Nissan will base production of the new Micra at overseas manufacturing sites such as Thailand, India, Mexico and China.

In Europe, a simple engine line-up sees just two engines options - both are variations on Nissan’s all-new naturally aspirated HR12 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine. Inheriting its DNA from the HR16 4-cylinder engine powering the Note and Qashqai, the new engine employs valve-timing control (VTC). Power is rated at 59kW (80ps, while torque output is 108Nm. At only 115g/km, CO2 emissions for this version are world-class.

In addition to the new normally aspirated engine, Nissan will also offer a supercharged 1.2-litre direct injection iteration with a start-stop system fitted as standard in Europe. These technological innovations - stop-start reduces CO2 by six per cent - combine to offer spirited performance, with outputs of 72kW (98PS) and 142Nm of torque. Emissions will be just 95g/km, an exceptional achievement for a petrol engine.

Both engine options in Europe are available with either a 5-speed manual gearbox or Nissan’s all-new Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). The wide gear coverage enables the 1.2-litre engine to achieve the economy of a 1.0-litre as well as brisk acceleration.

Not satisified merely improving performance levels, engineers excelled in developing ride and handling characteristics which combine agility, refinement and poise. Mounted onto Nissan’s new signature V-platform, the suspension has been designed to be both compact, minimizing intrusion at the rear for maximum trunk space, but not at the expense of the car’s on-road dynamics. Particular attention has been paid to bump absorption, meaning that the Micra will ride serenely over challenging road surfaces, not suffer from wallow or float, and cruise effortlessly at highway speeds.

Sales of the new Micra will start in Thailand in March and European sales will begin in November this year.
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Affordable and cheap -- it looks the part.

[terrj]

It looks like ****

[yodaddyguido]

housewives and people with heart problems will love it

lol^ i hope this thing gets stopped at customs.

[roaf85]

lol^ i hope this thing gets stopped at customs.

How does this car look any different from the Versa already on the market?

[yodaddyguido]

isnt the versa 'pointier'? maybe thats their change with this one... fewer points. all in all, a terrific way to start advertising.

[TRD01GT]

yay for Nissan - ugly as always, reminds me of this old Soviet car
http://www.lomakovka.ru/ZAZ-965-yellow.jpg