[Aditya]

2024 Nissan Magnite Facelift : A Close Look

The 2024 Nissan Magnite Facelift is on sale in India priced between Rs. 5.99 - 11.50 lakhs (ex-showroom).



Since the Nissan Magnite has already been reviewed by Team-BHP, this report will only focus on changes made to the 2024 facelift. To read the full official review, click here. Also, check out the review of the 2023 Magnite AMT here.

Introduction

The Nissan Magnite was launched in India in December 2020. Though nowhere close to the top of the charts, it has done fairly well in terms of sales. It was the only car in the Nissan India portfolio for a long time till the advent of the X-Trail earlier this year. The Magnite's sales have stagnated at ~2,200 units per month and Nissan needed to do something to make it more appealing to customers. Therefore, the company decided to give the car a facelift for 2024.

On the powertrain front, there are no changes. Like before, the Magnite comes with a 1.0L naturally aspirated petrol engine with the choice of a 5-speed MT or AMT and a 1.0L turbocharged petrol powerplant with a choice of a 5-speed MT or CVT. However, the entire variant nomenclature has been changed. The car now comes in Visia, Visia+, Acenta, N-Connecta, Tekna and Tekna+ trim levels. To sum it up, the Magnite comes in a total of 18 variants across 4 powertrain options. There are some cosmetic changes to the exterior and interior and some new features.

The colour palette consists of 6 monotone shades - Blade Silver, Storm White, Pearl White, Vivid Blue, Onyx Black, Flare Garnet Red, and Sunrise Copper Orange (new). There are also 5 dual-tone shades - Pearl White & Onyx Black, Flare Garnet Red & Onyx Black, Vivid Blue & Onyx Black, Blade Silver & Onyx Black, Sunrise Copper Orange & Onyx Black.



Coming to safety, the Magnite gets 40+ standard active & safety features and 55+ total safety features. These include 6 Airbags, Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC), Traction Control System (TCS), Hill Start Assist (HAS), Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA), Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), 3 point seat-belt for all seats, seat-belt reminder for all seats, child lock, ISOFIX child seat anchorages, and rear parking sensor as standard fitment across all variants. The car's body structure features 67% advanced and high tensile strength steel.

The Magnite comes with a 3-year / 1,00,000 km warranty which can be extended up to 6 years. The company claims best-in-class maintenance costs in its segment at 39 paise per km (for 50,000 km). Nissan also offers ‘Nissan Magnite Care’ - a prepaid maintenance plan, which it claims, provides savings of up to 21 per cent. This plan ensures the use of genuine parts and diagnostic tools. It is available in two grades - "Gold" for comprehensive maintenance and "Silver" for basic servicing. This plan can be transferred to new owners,

Nissan manufactures the Magnite at the Alliance plant in Chennai. The car is sold in more than 65 international markets (including left-hand drive markets and 47 new ones).

[Aditya]

2024 Nissan Magnite Facelift Exterior Review

At the front, there is a redesigned radiator grille and bumper:


At the rear, there are changes to the detailing of the tail lamps:


On the side, the only change is the design of the alloy wheels:


The gap between the LED bi-projector headlamps and radiator grille has disappeared:


Radiator grille is finished in glossy black and is larger than before. It features a glossy black border and thick chrome inserts on the sides. The bumper features a large silver insert that runs around the air dam and meets the chrome inserts around the radiator grille. LED foglamps have been retained:


Front camera is located right below the Nissan badge:


Diamond-cut alloy wheels have been redesigned. Tyre size remains unchanged at 195/60 R16:


Dual-tone variants come with an Onyx Black roof. Silver roof rails are functional and have a capacity of 50 kg:


Sharkfin antenna was added in 2023:


Detailing of the tail lamps has changed. It now gets a 3D honeycomb gradient effect:


"Magnite" lettering is embossed on the sides:


Here's a look at the LED tail-lamps in action:


No changes in the engine department. Options include a 1.0L NA petrol engine mated to a 5-speed MT or AMT and a 1.0L turbo-petrol unit (seen here) coupled to a 5-speed MT or CVT:

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2024 Nissan Magnite Facelift Interior Review

Dashboard gets a brownish-orange leatherette wrap. You will also see leatherette used on the seats, doorpads, parking brake lever, steering, and front centre armrest. Other features include multi-colour ambient lighting with memory function, plasma cluster air ionizer, and cruise control. The car also comes with an option of a tech pack which has a dashcam, wireless charger, premium speakers (JBL), puddle lamps and LED scuff plates:


The Magnite gets a 360 leather pack. Notice how the leatherette inserts on the dashboard and doorpads meet giving a wraparound effect:


Ambient lighting strip runs between the leatherette inserts and plastic on the dashboard and front doorpads:


Leather-wrapped 3-spoke steering wheel gets glossy black inserts instead of silver:


It comes with orange contrast stitching:


Fully digital instrument cluster gets improved graphics. It comes with temperature and fuel gauges on the sides and a large MID in the middle:


Readings for the odometer and two trip meters are displayed in the lower-left corner of the MID:


MID can show a speedometer in the middle with a revv-counter around it, average and instant fuel consumption, FE history, two drive computers and a tyre pressure monitoring system:


Other functions include service alerts, brightness control, and alerts for the status of the rear power windows:


Indicator for the Sport mode is located in the top right corner:


The Magnite now gets automatic headlamps. The light stalk has been altered accordingly:


As mentioned earlier, doorpads get a healthy dose of leatherette. The outdated pull/push type door locks at the top have been dropped:


Honeycomb detailing with "Magnite" branding just below the power window console:


Without the tech pack, the car doesn't get illuminated aluminium scuff plates:


Seats get leatherette upholstery with a honeycomb quilting pattern with heat guard tech. The quality of the material is fair for the price of the car:


A closer look at the black seat upholstery with contrast orange stitching:


Centre armrest is wrapped in leatherette as well:


The Magnite finally gets an auto-dimming IRVM. Nissan claims this is the biggest electronic bezel-less auto-dimming IRVM. The mirror is big and comfortably covers the rear windshield:


Floating 8-inch touchscreen head-unit comes with Wireless Android Auto & Apple CarPlay and 3D sound by Arkamys:


Switch for the ambient lighting is located on the centre fascia next to the door lock/unlock switch:


Under the centre armrest is a deep storage bin with a soft lining on the base. Total cabin storage capacity = 19 litres:


Size and design of the glovebox are unchanged:


While the glovebox always had illumination, it now gets a cooling vent as well:


The sun visors in the car we drove in 2020 had vanity mirrors with covers for the driver and passenger. In 2023, they were swapped out for cheaper ones. Now, only the passenger unit gets a vanity mirror and that too without a cover. Driver unit gets a ticket holder only:


Keyfob is new with more black elements. It gets a button for the remote engine start feature, which has a 60 m range. The Magnite also comes with Walk Away Lock (WAL) & Approach Unlock (AUL) functions:


Rear doorpads have a similar design theme as the front:


The rear seat with the quilted leatherette upholstery:


Like before, adjustable headrests and ISOFIX child seat anchors have been provided on the left and right:


Now, the middle occupant gets a 3-point seatbelt as well:


Design of the rear A/C vents has been changed:


Type-C USB port replaces the 12V power outlet below:


Boot space remains unchanged at 336 litres:


Boot lamp sits on the right. Bag hooks have been provided on both sides:


Boot space can be expanded to 540 litres by folding the rear backrests down:

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[McLaren_P1]

Thank you so much - I’m considering buying this car. How would you compare it to other offerings at a similar price point?

[coldice4u]

This article appears to be just a collection of pictures with an associated description.

No mention of the increased weight or the better NVH that Motorinc talked about. Thats the kind of details i expect to see in Team Bhp and that's what Team Bhp used to do better.

[McLaren_P1]

Originally Posted by coldice4u

No mention of the increased weight or the better NVH that Motorinc talked about. Thats the kind of details i expect to see in Team Bhp and that's what Team Bhp used to do better.

This seems a very fair ask. I believe this might be a “close look” and not the review itself.

When can we reasonably expect an in-depth review? The MotorInc First Impressions video was very impressive. It’s single-handedly made me more interested in this car.

[JunkyardHunter]

@ coldice4u:

Could be because of the "close look" part of the title. "Close looks" always have more or less the same feel as this one.Here's an example (2023 MG Hector Facelift : A Close Look) . This likely not the official review.

Coming to the car, seems like a visible improvement from the pre - facelift. Only thing I didn't like was the use of that orangish-gold color. I wonder if it had been brown or something darker it would've looked better.

[ToThePoint]

Originally Posted by McLaren_P1

This seems a very fair ask. I believe this might be a “close look” and not the review itself.

When can we reasonably expect an in-depth review? The MotorInc First Impressions video was very impressive. It’s single-handedly made me more interested in this car.

Originally Posted by JunkyardHunter

Could be because of the "close look" part of the title. "Close looks" always have more or less the same feel as this one.Here's an example (2023 MG Hector Facelift : A Close Look) . This likely not the official review.

From my observation, if there is a "close-look" for a bike/car, there won't be any "official" review.

[invidious]

Seems like a sensible car. Ticks all the boxes, except for the 6 airbags as standard (AFAIK)

For a family looking for a 2nd or 3rd car, this would be preferable and more reliable (with its Japanese DNA) over some of the better selling options. Even for someone looking for a first car as a young professional - it seems a very good option.

A friend has a 15 year old Micra - still running although he claims servicing it can be an issue at times

[Aditya]

Originally Posted by coldice4u

This article appears to be just a collection of pictures with an associated description.

When the changes are just cosmetic and some feature additions, nothing much more we can do.

No mention of the increased weight or the better NVH that Motorinc talked about. Thats the kind of details i expect to see in Team Bhp and that's what Team Bhp used to do better.

Honestly, I did not notice any change in the NVH levels. The vibrations, engine noise and road noise all seemed just the same. In fact, I think someone had truly hammered the media car. The suspension made a horrible noise when going over any pothole. Felt like it broke or something - made the cabin more noisy.

[vamsi.vadrevu]

Can anyone confirm if this gets the rear seat occupant sensors. I know that it gets rear seat belt reminder because they mentioned it and the adverts show a small display graphic in the instrument cluster for the 3 rear seat occupants. But so far no one has been able to confirm if it comes with rear seat load sensors or not. Not having the load sensors would be a huge miss and defeats the purpose of rear seat belt reminders entirely.

Another thing that is still shrouded in mystery to me is whether the Tekna variant gets all leatherette seats or not. The configurator shows that it does. But some reviews online show fabric seats with leather side bolstering.

And I was hoping that we'd get to see our insights into the NVH improvements (because Nissan mentioned the use of thicker glass). And because of increase in weight, what's the impact on fuel economy. I read somewhere that it is now 80kg heavier!

[fhdowntheline]

You have got to hand it to Nissan India and the Magnite design/ production team. This car is literally holding the fort all by itself for the past 2 years at least, with steady 2k/ 3k numbers on a monthly basis. There is no doubt that those who buy it find value in it, in contrast with the fluctuating or declining volumes of some of the more popular make/ models. It's a pity that the global parent no longer wields much clout - none of the Japanese brands do, save Toyota, and they are ironically resorting to badge engineering their junior partners models to get volumes in India.

[Tensor]

Was searching for a good beater/second car for pure city use, Magnite seemed to have ticked all boxes for me and bought the top end Tekna Plus EZ-Shift costed 11.5 lakhs on road Bangalore.

I got mine a few weeks back and have to say it’s indeed good for the price.

Some points that I have observed in the past 20 odd days:

• It has weight sensors on all seats for seat belt reminder.
  
• The auto lock unlock feature when approached with key is good as I don’t have to press the request sensor to unlock or lock.
  
• The car has gotten heavier compared to pre facelift by about 80 kgs.
  
• It has acoustic windows which does suppress the external noise quite a bit (the engine is barely audible inside) NVH levels are quite low.
  
• The stock speakers in the top end variant are good enough they are Arkamys btw.
  
• The interior feels upmarket since there is plenty of leatherette used in almost all touch points and looks nice in real life.
  
• Leatherette seats are excellent inside they offer really good thigh support.
  
• Wireless Apple CarPlay/ Android Auto works flawlessly.
  
• Compared to pre facelift the suspension has become softer (due to increased weight) at lower speeds which is good for cities as I’ll be using this mostly in cities.
  
• Feels stable at triple digit speeds (max I tried was 120 kmph in NH)
  
• EPS is smooth center’s back quickly and not much to complain.
  
• Also has 6 airbags with ESP and TC scored 4 stars in previous NCAP now the structure seems to have improved according to Nissan hence the increase in weight.
  
• Digital instrument cluster looks crisp.
  
• Frameless auto IRVM looks good.
  
• AMT is good enough for city use (with 4 passengers on board) it’s smooth and when driven normally although revs to red line when you press the throttle hard instead of downshifting, has hill hold which works well and also creeps upto 6 kmph in drive and reverse.
  
• 360 degree camera is average.
  
• P.S it has auto lock/speed sensing door lock just like every other car however by default it was turned off strange .
  

Some pics:





Interior:


Redesigned Smart key:

[Tensor]

Originally Posted by vamsi.vadrevu

Can anyone confirm if this gets the rear seat occupant sensors. I know that it gets rear seat belt reminder because they mentioned it and the adverts show a small display graphic in the instrument cluster for the 3 rear seat occupants. But so far no one has been able to confirm if it comes with rear seat load sensors or not. Not having the load sensors would be a huge miss and defeats the purpose of rear seat belt reminders entirely.

Another thing that is still shrouded in mystery to me is whether the Tekna variant gets all leatherette seats or not. The configurator shows that it does. But some reviews online show fabric seats with leather side bolstering.

Yes it comes with load sensors.
Leatherette seats are available only on the top end Tekna Plus variants.
The 2nd top Tekna variant gets fabric seats.