It's cute, it's
spacious and now it's a diesel as well. Just six months into the Indian
market, Nissan has gone ahead and plonked an oil burner into the Micra,
but how much does it really add to the appeal of the car? We find out
It’s about 5 pm and I’m driving around in the new Nissan Micra
diesel humming away to my favorite tunes. All was well till I hit
Fergusson college road where the real commotion began. The area being
primarily infested with the young college crowd immediately took to the
cheeky red car’s looks. There was a bevy of heads turning while others
decided to discuss the car in highly animated fashion. Now I wasn’t in
any sort of a convertible sportscar or anything even remotely close to
it, then why all the commotion you ask. Well that’s how different
Nissan’s approach has been towards the most buzzing car segment in
India.
While we had already tested the Micra in its petrol
avatar, Nissan has just gone ahead and plonked an oil burner under the
little car’s hood. And Nissan didn’t even have to try too hard to look
for one. The Renault-Nissan alliance came to the fore and choosing the
tried and tested diesel mill from the Logan was an absolute no brainer.
Design and style
Spotted next to the numerous Swifts the little
Micra comes across as quote a revelation. The dinky proportions make it
even more adorable. While it may not be in the same league of the
legendary Beetle or the more recent Fiat 500,
it pretty much makes its mark in the cute car club. There is not much
to differentiate between its petrol sibling apart from the 15 inch alloy
wheels which is shockingly not available in the petrol version.
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