All New Nissan Teana 2010

The New luxury Teana is now powered with a new VQ25DE engine with 2500cc capacity. This new improved engine can produce more power despite consuming less fuel than the previous version. The power transferred into rear wheels using the new XTronic CVT transmission system gives a smoother drive without any wastage of power.

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GT-R Updated Launch Control

Nissan had updated the software that governs the GT-R’s launch control and was instructing all of its dealers to reprogram every vehicle in dealer inventory that had yet to be sold with the new software in a bid to keep additional transmissions from grenading.

The changes to the new software including limit the maximum RPM that the car will sustain with the VDC switched off to around 3,500, a big reduction from the 4,500 limit of the old programming. Additionally, the software update adds a new, safer form of launch control that allows takeoffs at 3,000 RPM while the VDC remains active.

We have some good news to share with Godzilla owners that are contemplating whether or not to have their cars updated with the new software. A bone-stock GT-R with the reprogramming has been timed at 11.34 @ 194.5km/h with an excellent -1.69-second 0-100 time. That result compares rather favorably with quarter-mile runs recorded by cars with the initial launch control programming.

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Nissan NV200 Coming in End Of year 2011

Nissan NV200

Expected in Late 2011

Estimated price: Rs 5-8lakh 

Nissan could launch a MPV called NV200 for the Indian car market. Nissan plans to manufacture the NV200 in a joint venture with defence and commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland.

The Nissan NV200 is built on the modified Renault-Nissan B-Alliance platform and will have the 1.5dCi engine (the same engine block used on the Renault Logan). However, the NV200 will produce more power than the Logan.  This MPV could compete with the Toyota Innova and Mahindra Xylo.

Specs (Speculated)

Engine: 1.5-litre dCi engine
Power: 80-85bhp

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Nissan Micra Upcoming Sedan car in indian market in Mid 2011

stimated price: Rs 7lakh 

The Nissan Micra is an important car for Nissan in India and the company has a lot resting on the success of the Micra. Nissan India have gone to great lengths by doing a lot of marketing activity in shopping malls and key consumer touchpoints to promote not just the upcoming Micra, but to also spread awareness and visibility of the Nissan brand. They have also managed to cross over a thousand bookings for the Nissan Micra last week and since Nissan India started production of the Micra in May earlier this year at their swanky facility in Chennai, they should be able to cope with the initial demand spike and deliver the cars quickly.

Now, Nissan will launch the Sunny by the end if the year. The Nissan Sunny should be available with a diesel engine from the Renault stable, the same engine that was used on Logan.

Design:

The Nissan Sunny will be based on the same Micra platform and will have parts in common. We have seen the Indica/Indigo, Swift/Swift DZire, Polo/Vento hatch/sedans combinations. Now, even Nissan joins the bandwagen.

Powertrain:

The Nissan Sunny will be powered by a 1.5-litre dCi, which is basically the same oilburner that powers the Renault Logan. Renault and Nissan have jointly invested in the Chennai plant, and the duo already have a joint venture and to share technology. Nissan already uses Renault engines on its X-Trail. This diesel powerplant is a 8-valve 1.5-litre dCi engine (code name K9K) and is Renault’s top selling engine with almost 900,000 units manufactured in 2008 (only in Spain and Turkey) and this engine is available with several power ratings (65bhp to 110bhp) in other markets. Renault claims the engine design to be simple, low friction and have a superior cost-to-performance ratio. The Micra sedan dCi engine powering the Mahindra Renault churns out 65bhp and a torque of 160Nm@2000rpm.

competition:
The Nissan Sunny will compete with the Mahindra-Renault Logan, Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire and the Tata Indigo Manza. All its competition are great value for money products, and are being offered in petrol and diesel variants.

Overall Evaluation:

The Nissan Micra sedan will be offered with a diesel engine. No questions can be raised on the efficiency of this engine, and the build quality of the Micra has been good. So Micra sedan should be a great product to own if Nissan prices it correctly.  

Specs (Speculated)

Engine: 1.5-litre dCi
Power: 65bhp

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upcoming car launch in india : Nissan Sunny

Nissan Sunny

Expected launch date : Mar-2011

Estimated Price : N/A

Nissan Sunny Launch Date

Nissan has not yet announced the launch date of the car but it is expected that they will launch Nissan Sunny in the Indian auto market somewhere in March or April 2011.

Nissan Sunny Price

It is expected that Nissan Sunny price will fall in the range of Rs 8 to 10 lakhs

Overall

The wait for the sedan version of the Nissan Micra seems to be over now with the news of launching it next year. As promised by the Japanese auto major, Nissan Micra, a small car, will be followed by Nissan Micra sedan. The New Global Sedan is reported to have been named as Nissan Sunny; a name that was initially decided for Nissan small sedan cars. This Sunny range was first introduced in 1966 and a lot of modifications took place every passing year for decades. Now here in India, the sedan name Sunny might face legal issues as the same name was used for Bajaj scooter, Bajaj Sunny which was discontinued a few years back. It is also speculated that the company might think over the name again. Recently, Nissan has circulated a sketch of its global sedan, Nissan Sunny, which is informed to be showcased at the 8th Guangzhou international Auto Expo in China this December.

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