2008 Nissan Micra
10 Dec, 2007
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When looks aren’t everything, the new Nissan Micra is the perfect super-small hatch to make stressful city driving a breeze.
There are sure to be some who would label the new five-door Micra as ‘cute’ - even chic, although most would agree, the Micra is certainly not your average hatchback.
It seems Nissan has designed the Micra to stop rather than go, formerly tedious city driving is a breeze with the four-speed auto taking the stress out of stop-start motoring, whilst speed sensitive electric power steering means parking is effortless - especially when you take into account the fact that it is only 3.7 metres long and 1.6 metres wide.
“It’s the ideal solution for city drivers who want a neat compact car with all of the trimmings, but at a very competitive price,”
It is powered by a 1.4-litre four-cylinder engine which churns out a relaxed 72kW and 137Nm, easily getting the feather-weight 965kg Micra off the line and through the rush-hour traffic using only 6.8-litres of fuel per 100km.
In the Micra the journey is just as important as the destination, with air conditioning and power windows standard to ensure stress-free transit, as well an an MP3 compatible stereo to keep you entertained.
Standard safety equipment includes anti-lock brakes with electronic brake force distribution and brake assist, active front headrests and dual airbags.
The $1,700 Micra City Collection option package adds dual side airbags and curtain airbags as well as 15-inch alloy wheels and an MP3 compatible 6-stacker CD sound system.
With a starting price of just $14,990 Micra buyers will have plenty of cash left over for shopping centre forays.
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December 10th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Don’t you mean “[Nissan] has designed the Micra to stop rather than go,” ?
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December 10th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Yep, that would be the one, thanks for that!
I guess I just find it hard to believe the Micra and the GTR come from the same manufacturer.
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December 10th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
I think it they should have called it the Egg, because when it gets hit by something larger Prado/Pajero, Commodore, Camry then it cracks open and all of its contents would spill out and die. Luckily you cant get too many people inside.
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December 10th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
I’m with you Coz, they should have called it the egg!
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December 10th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
It is at a great price,it costs only another thousand dollars over a two door Hyundai Getz. And by the way does any body like the styling?
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December 10th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
And no mention here of its undercooked safety hardware. Is it true that it comes with a guts-slicing centre-rear lap belt only?
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December 10th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
hahahaha …Gee your good with the words Golfschwein {you know your real name is a lot easy to spell than that}
Thats strange Duck calling it an egg???????? Quack quack !
Do you think they could have made the auto shifter any longer?? Looks like your landing a plane with that one!!
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December 10th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Your right BM,
if your sitting in the rear middle seat and the driver stopped suddenly, your body would probably fly forward so you get stabbed in the head by the shifter, due to the lack of reinforcement on the seatbelt. :P
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December 10th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
yeeeeep {nodding head}….that could happen too! Perhaps one should try that before buying it….. may help with your buying decision.hehehe
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December 10th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
The headlights have been stolen from the ka body camouflage kit.
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December 10th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
WOW, a Noddy car!
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December 10th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Fantastic value for money, makes up for the WAY overpriced Dualis/Qualise? mini-suv
Watch its price drop, as it wiil, mark my words
Cheers
F-0
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December 10th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Wow. Ugly as a hat full of foreskins, that thing has a face like a beaten favourite. Girls with no taste who wanna stand out will be all over it.
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December 10th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Small, fuel efficient city commuter. I’d rather see 100 of these than the Hummers and trucks bouncing down West Terrace.
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December 10th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
No this is Dumber than a Bummer Hummer…
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December 11th, 2007 at 8:42 am
hardly any difference with the previous model
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December 11th, 2007 at 9:46 am
I think its great more little cars are popping up! But anyway, seats look a little short, no tacho and no temp gauge? Reminiscence of a Tiida I think :P
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December 11th, 2007 at 10:52 am
Does it come standard with paper bags to cover the head when you are inside, and to puke into when you are outside?
Will be a challenge to recycle the bags when they run out.
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December 11th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Funny you should say that Momo, ‘cos that’s exactly what Hammond did from TopGear, he had to drive a pink Micra on the show, so he put a paperbag over his head while driving to avoid embarrasment.
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December 11th, 2007 at 11:46 am
The biggest problem with this car is not its style - which I quite like - but the fact that CAR magazine ran it up against the Peugeot 206 and Citroen C3 in a comparison test in their February 2003 edition. It’s open on my desk right now.
Yup, February 2003. In 2 months’ time, it’ll be February 2008. It’s virtually 5 years old, which explains the rear centre lap belt.
What sort of success are Nissan Australia expecting, or deserving of, when they have such contempt for the Australian market that they serve us up a 5 year old car?
SHAME! There’s a gaggle of Primeras and Skylines and associated spin-offs that Nissan could offer us to bolster their market share, but all of their execs are suffering from terminal can’tbestuffed-itis. Oh, that wouldn’t sell here. :(
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December 11th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Yes, I noticed a couple of things Hamster could have done to pimp up the car.
He should have puked in the bag, then blow it up and bang to spice up the interior.
Then do the same on the outside to repel any unwanted finger pointers.
Could be a way out when all bags are full, just trying to help.
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December 11th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
I have an idea… If you drove around with a bag over your head all of the time, then you would be bound to run into all sorts of obstacles, and eventually the car might look better. But if that fails, keep the bag on your head and you would never really know how ugly it is.
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December 11th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Quote Golfschwein “Yup, February 2003. In 2 months’ time, it’ll be February 2008. It’s virtually 5 years old, which explains the rear centre lap belt.”
Same as Holden sending over the last model Vectra when the facelifted version was released in Europe 2 years ago. Seems like Australia is the dumping ground of old or runout models which don’t sell in Europe/Japan anymore.
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December 11th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Yes, Mistertwo, I was wondering how long Holden were going to keep flogging the Vectra…it went on. And on and on.
But clever Holden had a Master Plan…CRAPICA!
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December 11th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Well because the Vectra was selling so poorly, they had stockpiled enough to last them for two years before phrasing the Vectra out. Thinking about their options, Holden reallly should have tried the facelifted version before offering the Epica.
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