Rajdeep Singh

Exterior -

Though the the car has a suttle styling and exceptionally good paint quality, the sheet metal is pretty thin and is prone to dents prettly easily. My car has developed minor dents on the bonnet over a period of time, and this has happened by the pressure that the car cleaning guy applies on the bonnet while cleaning (this has been accepted by nissan workshop staff that the sheet used is very thin)

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

The car is feature rich, my car is the diesel base version, but many a times when colleagues/friend take a ride in my car they are surprised to see that it has so many features for a base model. 

The downside is the colour of the interiors, after 1.5 years of use the interiors look pretty dirty (this is when it is only me and my wife using the car without any kids. The interior are also dull and boring, especially the speedo in the base model which feels like that of a maruti 800/alto.

Space is something that you cannot compare in this car. It has ample apace, talk about the cabin/boot. If using this as a chaeuffer driven car, you will feel like you are sitting in an accord/camary. The boot is equally huge, you can easily travel with two huge suitcases in the boot.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Fuel economy is the killer, you can get as high as 23 - 24 kmpl on the highways if you stick to 80 - 90 kmph on a decent highway without much of overtaking and gearshifts. In city like Delhi you can easily expect 19 - 20 kmpl and in Mumbai you can expect 16 - 17 kmpl.

Engine is sufficiently powered to help you in those quick overtakes in the city and the occasional street races. It is not on highways either. I have done 175+ kmph on my sunny. once on the highway you can effortlessly cruise at 100+

Gear box is not smooth, but by now i have got used to it.

The engine is a bit noisy at slow speeds and the cabin noise is significant. However once you cross 60 kmph it is hard to tell that it is a diesel motor. 

Ride Quality & Handling

Ride quality has been tuned to be a perfect city car however cornering on hills/ghats can be tricky at high speed.

Final Words

After driving this car for 1.5 years and 35000 kms on the odo, with ample space, comfort and amazing fuel economy i am a happy Nissan customer.

I have just got 3 services (service interval of 10000 kms) done so far and the average bill was 5K.

Areas of improvement  

I miss a USB compatibility missing with the stereo. Interiors could have looked more exciting and a better interior color scheme is welcome.

After sales is also an area where Nissan needs to focus.

Even in metros like Mumbai the avg. wait time for servicing is 2 days. 

 

Fuel Efficiency, easy city driving, Value for MoneyInteriors