Nissan Micra

Nissan Micra facelift is a global model that was introduced in the Thai market earlier this year. The facelifted Nissan Micra has mostly got cosmetic changes both on the Inside and outside. While maintaining the same overall design, Nissan has managed to remove a lot of the rounded edges that defined the previous car and according to many gave it a slightly feminine look.

On the front Nissan has revised the grille – it now has a honeycomb design and features a Nissan logo surrounded a V-shaped trough. This is similar to the grille and logo found on the Juke crossover. The bumper has also been revised and now features new fog lamps as well as a redesigned air dam. At the back, the hatchback has refreshed the bumper as well as the tail light cluster which now features LEDs. The Micra also gets a rear spoiler as well as a new design for the alloy-wheels.

Inside, the new Micra gets a refreshed centre console which has now been finished in a glossy black colour and has complementing silver accents.  The bulby Nissan interiors are missing. The central AC vents have now been given a rectangular shape and the graphics for the multifunction display have also been changed.

The underpinnings and engine line up remain exactly the same – the Micra still gets a 1.2-litre petrol engine producing between 56 and 76bhp and 104Nm of torque or the 1.5-litre diesel mill producing 64bhp and 160Nm of torque. Power is transmitted to the front wheels via five-speed manual gearbox. The only new addition to the lineup is a new automatic petrol XV variant that uses Nissan’s X-Tronic CVT transmission. Also the base XE petrol version of the Micra has been discontinued.

Nissan continues to sell the older version of the hatchback with few cosmetic changes as the low-cost Micra Active in the B-Segment, while this new car competes in the B+ Segment with the likes of Maruti Swift, Volkswagen Polo and Ford Figo.