2017 Nissan Micra facelift coming next year – EXCLUSIVE

Bad News! Are you waiting for the new-generation Nissan Micra to come to India? Then there is some disappointment as our sources confirm that next year there is a Micra coming to India, but unfortunately it is a facelift. The current Micra is based on the V-platform while the new-generation is on the CMF-B. For India, we won’t be getting the CMF-B anytime soon. But, Nissan will be getting the facelift version of the Micra once again next year. More on the 2017 Nissan Micra for India.

The changes will be new-styling headlamps, new front grille, tail lamps and even rear bumper. The Micra will see an upgrade in styling and the facelift will resemble the new-generation Micra, especially the design language. The interiors too will be revived on the Micra. Nissan is looking at capturing a 10 percent market share and will be introducing a lot more products in the near future. At the moment, the company is struggling with the Nissan products. The Micraand the Terrano are the highest selling ones, however they are much below the 1000 mark. It is majorly the Datsun brand that has a higher volume than Nissan.

With the Datsun Redi Go coming next month, it will contribute to the sales of the brand. However, we do not expect a major uphill in the sales number of the Nissan. The Datsun will see a boost in its sales numbers.

2017 Nissan Micra Facelift Engines

However, what we learn that the Nissan Micra could get a new engine as well. It will have updated engines and mostly a new 1.2-litre diesel engine. The Micra will be sold with a 1.2-litre petrol engine that will churn about 75bhp of power and the diesel could get a 1.

2-litre with 70bhp of power. This will be the new engine mostly. Both the engines will come with a five-speed manual and a CVT for the petrol.

Diesel won’t get clutch-free driving option.

2017 Nissan Micra Facelift Features

Nissan Micra 2017  for India will come with features like keyless entry, push start and stop, touchscreen infotainment system with maps, reverse parking camera, steering mounted controls, smartphone mirror linking and a lot more new features. Dual airbags and ABS will be a standard feature on all the Micra variants.

Nissan will get the new Sunny also on this platform with space and comfort being one of the strongest selling points for this sedan.

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2017 Nissan Micra Facelift Launch Date

Expect the Nissan Micra 2017 to be launched by mid 2017. This will be the facelift version based on the same V-platform.

2017 Nissan Micra Facelift Price

The Nissan Micra Facelift will be priced between INR 5 lakhs to INR 9 lakhs (on-road).