Nissan is planning to launch its Supercharged Nissan NISMO Micraย in India soon in 2015 as per the sources. The term NISMO comes fromย Nissan Motorsport which is the motorsports and performance division of Nissan company. NISMO cars are known to participate in Super GT and FIA GT global championships. NISMO Micra if launched at competitive price in India, is going to attract a lot of buyers with its sporty looks and high performance.
The ongoing Nissan Micra is available in five diesel and three petrol variants in India. The petrol variant, under the hood comes with 1198 ccย 3-cylinder petrol engine which churns out 75 BHP of maximum power at 6000 rpm andย 104 Nm of peak torque at 4000 rpm. It is mated to highly efficient 5-speed manual or automatic transmission .
Theย diesel variant on the other hand isย powered by a 1461 cc engine . It churns out 64 BHP of maximum power along with 160Nm of peak torque. It mated to a 5-speed manual transmission . The dimensions of the car areย 3780 mm xย 1665 mm xย 1530 mm (length, width and height respectively) with a wheelbase ofย 2450 mm.
While Nissan NISMO Micra is poweredย 1.2 liter supercharged petrol engine which churns outย 114 BHP of maximum power and 156 Nm of peak torque, mated to either a ย 5 speed manual gearbox or a CVT automatic gearbox. This car will be more sportier and sturdy than existing model of Micra. It will also be equipped with different alloys (16 inch), sporty steering, aggressive styling, integrated LED lampsย and damper.
This supercharged NISMO Micra will compete withย Volkswagen Polo,ย Fiat Punto Sport, Skoda Fabia ย andย Hyundai i20 Sportz.
Volkswagen Polo GT TSIย is powered by a 1.2 litre turbocharged petrol engine which churns out 103 BHP of maximum power at 5000 rpm and 175 Nm of peak torque at 1500-4000 rpm. It is mated toย ย a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. It is available at a starting price of Rs. 8 lakh (Ex-showroom).
Fiat Punto 90 HP Sport is powered byย 1.3 litre multijet diesel engine producingย 92 BHP of maximum power and 209 Nm of peak torque and it is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.
Skoda Fabiaย 1.2 TDI CR is powered by a 1.2 litre turbocharged diesel engine displacingย 1199 cc, it producesย 75 PS power at 4200 rpm and 180Nm of peak torque at 2000 rpm and it is mated to aย 5-speed manual transmission.
Hyundai i20 Sportz AT 1.4 is powered byย 1.4 litre petrol engine which produces 100 BHP of maximum power and 136 Nm of maximum torque while it is mated to 4-speed automatic transmission.
Nissan Micra has been quite successful and it is one of the most selling cars in India, now lets keep our hopes high with its sportier sibling launching soon. Though the timeline for its launch has not been revealed yet, we expect it to be launched in early 2015.
Source- ThrillOfDriving
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