[theragingbull]

I don't think this car will be a success in India. There are already better cars in the B-segment today.I fail to see any USP in the Micra. The exteriors and interiors aren't really attractive. Girls might find it very cute though The engine is not a benchmark either. Just a regular 3-pot. Unless Nissan prices this in the sub-4L bracket, there's no point launching it here.

[xingamazon]

Originally Posted by theragingbull

I don't think this car will be a success in India. There are already better cars in the B-segment today.I fail to see any USP in the Micra. The exteriors and interiors aren't really attractive. Girls might find it very cute though The engine is not a benchmark either. Just a regular 3-pot. Unless Nissan prices this in the sub-4L bracket, there's no point launching it here.

+1 on that, frankly even I do not find it that impressive. Hope the prices are attractive.

[theEnd]

The design is very gimmicky. It looks like an oversize toy of some kind.

This sort of car, if priced cheaply, could do well if marketed to less educated first-time car buyers.

For those of us who know about cars, its miserable, due to a childish design, ridiculous interiors and underpowered engines. However, underpowered engines seem to have become a rule in India, especially in the hatchback segment which has been moving down the power scale ever since the Palio 1.6 was launched almost 10 years ago.

[Mpower]

Originally Posted by xingamazon

+1 on that, frankly even I do not find it that impressive. Hope the prices are attractive.

Originally Posted by theEnd

The design is very gimmicky. It looks like an oversize toy of some kind.

This sort of car, if priced cheaply, could do well if marketed to less educated first-time car buyers.

For those of us who know about cars, its miserable, due to a childish design, ridiculous interiors.

Micra is designed primarily as a car for younger audiences in Europe.

It looks cheeky, funky and youthful. Interior has many touches inspired by the Mini.

This effectively means that you are cutting out the older buyer in the Indian market who is looking for nice 1.2 liter hatch. The Polo still remains the only choice for a 'grown up' looking modern small car. Maybe Vista too

[harishnair]

Originally Posted by Mpower

Micra is designed primarily as a car for younger audiences in Europe.

It looks cheeky, funky and youthful. Interior has many touches inspired by the Mini.

This effectively means that you are cutting out the older buyer in the Indian market who is looking for nice 1.2 liter hatch. The Polo still remains the only choice for a 'grown up' looking modern small car. Maybe Vista too

That might be possible in Europe, but in India this car is sure to attract a lot of attention from the older crowd.It just looks tailor made for them.

[ashutoshb]

Looks so feminine! Did a youtube search on nissan micra/ march.. found only japanese women users in the commercials.

[Sudan_NFS]

I don't think so that car would be in B segment, it would be in A+ segment like i 10 range.Since I have seen the test car if they try to put in B-segment then it would be overpiced one because the size of the car is like Indica-V2.

[Mpower]

Originally Posted by ashutoshb

Looks so feminine! Did a Youtube search on nissan micra/ march.. found only japanese women users in the commercials.

It does have a few design features from the VW Beetle. In the US, something like 80% of Beetle customer base is female.

[Daewood]

Originally Posted by ashutoshb

Looks so feminine! Did a Youtube search on nissan micra/ march.. found only japanese women users in the commercials.

maybe they will pitch it against the Estilo and they will have to launch it in Pink too

[shashank.nk]

First its VW and now Nissan! Why cant we get a good 4 cylinder engine in these modern hatches? I just hope the other manufacturer's don't go the VW or the Nissan way and give us only 3 pots in their future cars

[designersf]

Guys, I can confirm that the quality is top notch (see the older gen's reviews) and the car is around 3800mm long (the earlier one was 3770mm or something like that). Contrary to many comments, the car is actually quite big but the styling gives it a compact appearance. Moreover, in Carlos Ghosn's comment, the claimed Fuel efficiency is 26km/l. If that holds true, then the ARAI figure should be close to 20-21. This would make it the most efficient hatchback in India (exclusing Nano).

[designersf]

Originally Posted by theEnd

The design is very gimmicky. It looks like an oversize toy of some kind.

This sort of car, if priced cheaply, could do well if marketed to less educated first-time car buyers.

For those of us who know about cars, its miserable, due to a childish design, ridiculous interiors and underpowered engines. However, underpowered engines seem to have become a rule in India, especially in the hatchback segment which has been moving down the power scale ever since the Palio 1.6 was launched almost 10 years ago.

Which car doesnt look like a toy and Can you define what less educated means? Who would not buy a car that is - well engineered, returns excellent fuel economy, is light and easy to handle?

[sandygordon]

Will they give us the legendary 1.3 engine in mx-5, atleast as an option ?

[sandygordon]

Cmon guys... change

The Baleno and the palio are cars of the 90s...
Live in the present
Funky is the new name for flair..
I liked the micra design..

[hpzone]

Micra is a car for young generation in Europe. They always targeted the 18-25 age group, firt time car buyer, mainly females. Hence the styling

For family they have much better cars like NOTE and QASHQAI