New Nissan Micra Launch on July 3rd in Mumbai- Exclusive

Online, June 27, 2013 (Newswire.com) - While many in the industry are claiming the facelifted Nissan Micra to be launching on July 2nd, we have the confirmation that the launch is going to happen on July 3rd in Mumbai. And this has been confirmed to CarDekho by Nissan India itself. While there is a possibility of the car getting launched region wise. A couple of months back, the Nissan Micra facelift made its global debut in Thailand, the vehicle has also been unveiled in the UK, the similar vehicle will be here in our country as well. A few days back, Nissan teased the new Micra on its Facebook page and its official India site claiming the vehicle to be 'coming soon'.

If we talk about the changes the facelifted Nissan Micra has received over the outgoing version are new headlights, more prominent grille adorning the familiar circular badge within a chromed extended V-shaped motif. Moreover, the bonnet, front and rear bumpers are also restyled, making it look more aggressive and dynamic than before. The Micra facelift will also get a new exterior colour 'Pacific Blue'.

The interiors of the new Micra have also gone through makeover. It gets a new centre console, new trim and new finishing touches. More interestingly, it also adorns an all-new communication centre with the latest state-fo-the-art touchscreen navigation system, with a larger screen. It also gets various advanced features like keyless entry and push start and stop, steering mounted audio control, electrically folding mirrors, alloy wheels, rear parking camera, ABS and even Bluetooth connectivity.

The vehicle will be available with two engine options, a 75bhp, 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine and the 1.5-litre K9K diesel engine. The petrol engine is mated to a five speed manual transmission and now has the CVT. To read more about the Micra, read our review.