Thank you for the 5 star thread rating, gentlemen!
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Originally Posted by AvonA7 Hows the leg space (rear) compared to i10, Beat.
b. Noticed the GC 154mm, did the under body of the car scratched in your test drive, in our city roads, considering our speed breakers, what is your view on this? |
Hello, I would much appreciate your reading the review in its entirety. These two questions have already been answered / covered in the test report. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by blackasta Nissan is bigger than Suzuki in Japan (and in the world) - and they should leave no stones unturned to catch up and overtake Suzuki in India. |
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Originally Posted by amulu10 Overall i see this average 4000-5000 month .Its got all the basics covered ( except for the diesel that is!) and once they expand the dealer network i can see another Maruthi like sales in the making |
Well, having one city hatchback isn't enough. Suzuki holds a dominating position today, thanks to 25+ years of toiling, offering multiple cars under 5 lakh rupees, a VFM reputation and taking care of its customers. While competition is great for the customer at the end of the day, we'd be jumping the gun to expect Nissan to match Marutis volumes over the coming decade.
The Micra will be enough to keep Nissan's 20 dealers busy though.
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Originally Posted by Dr.AD I believe this car can have a huge impact on Indian automotive scene (especially low end of the cost spectrum) because of this impressive features list. It may force others, as GTO pointed out, to introduce these features in small and low priced cars as well, and we all will benefit from that. |
Good point there! As they say, to know what features small cars will have 10 years down the line, just look at the S Class today. The Mercedes S Class was the first production car to be equipped with airbags, ABS, electric folding mirrors, seat belt pretensioners, traction control, anti-pinch windows et al (over the last 3 decades). Most of these are common place with 6 lakh rupee small cars today.
Cars like the Micra improve the equipment benchmarks not only for their own segment, but even those right above. I can tell you that the Hyundai i20 has had every C segment car maker reworking the equipment list list for their next launch.
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Originally Posted by theragingbull How does the Micra's 3-pot engine fare against the Polo? |
The Polo 3 pot has better low end torque; thus, it offers way superior driveability within the city. In terms of performance, the Polo engine scores over that of the Micra. The only advantage that the Micra engine has (vis a vis the Polo petrol) is refinement.
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Originally Posted by carfanatic007 i wanted to know that any idea of spare costs and service intervals? Also are there no steering mounted controls even in the top end? |
No steering mounted controls, not even on the top end. Service intervals will only be announced at the time of launch. The Micra is a Japanese car, and thus should be hassle free to own. Nissans are known for their durability worldwide.
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Originally Posted by sidindica When I went to see the car, I just fell in love with its unconventional quirky design. Now that orange colour is not so good, I still like it in red.
This is a no nonsense, practical and optimized city runabout which does many things right and very few wrong. I too loved the retro dashboard and that "paisa vasool" push button start/stop feature (keyless go). |
I can tell you are a fan of the car. Someone from Nissan actually mentioned your "V" picture
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The car did not have a driver's seat height adjuster when I saw it.
GTO, will they provide the same in production cars?
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No seat height adjuster for now.
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Originally Posted by selfdrive also, you mention that Nissan plan to launch 8 more cars - any idea what segments these are in? |
A C+ segment sedan (Altis / Civic) category will for sure come our way. Next year, you can expect a Micra sedan.
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Originally Posted by StarrySky Great review!
But somehow I get the feeling that GTO is not too excited about the car. |
For me to get excited, the car needs a really good engine under the hood. The Micra's 3 pot is its weakest link. The engine is very ordinary...low end torque is below average, and performance is mediocre. For sheer driving pleasure, the Swift remains king.
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Originally Posted by aargee I couldn't understand the above? Can someone help me pls? |
Simply put : Even if the key's battery dies out, you can still start the engine.
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Originally Posted by xingamazon Did they also give you opportunity to test drive a diesel vehicle? |
Unfortunately not.
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Are you saying there is no rubbered gum which sticks the glass to the steel panes.
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All other cars have a rubber beading (strip) between the hatchback's metal frame and the glass (from the inside). The Micra doesn't.
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Originally Posted by aditya116 One question though-do you have press for a tad longer to switch off the car or a simple tap would do? |
One tap is enough.
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The intial concept for micra emphasising weight saving strategy had advertised a small fuel tank.But good to hear its a reasonable 41 liters.
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It's a
lighter fuel tank. I remain amazed as to how the newer generation is lighter than the outgoing. Some of their points on weight-saving were fascinating.
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Originally Posted by extreme_torque The tall gearing is almost ridiculous! 2nd gear 100 kph for a 1.2 liter hatch! Driveability within the city will definitely suffer for sure, especially in Delhi where you have flyovers almost every kilometer. |
Surely will, Extreme Torque. The 2nd gear is too tall, and feels "flat" at certain rpms.