Spy Shots: Next Nissan Micra spotted?
Images of the next generation Nissan Micra have plopped onto the interwebs, and they have brought with them a revelation we are a little ashamed to have come to so late. First, let us say that we really, really dig the Nissan Micra as it is. Sure, we delight most in its hardcore version, but even the gutless four-door variants have that design going for them: the Micra is wonderfully visually compelling.The revelation is this: when it comes to Nissan, the phrase "This car is coming to the U.S." looks to actually mean "a bloated kind of melty looking version of this car is coming to the U.S." We saw it first with the Cube, and the same sort of globular travesty has apparently been perpetrated on the Micra. Forget the oh-so-sexy sketch from a month ago. If this is the car we're getting, look for the Micra with its thumb stuck its thumb in its grille and puffed-out cheeks.
When the new Micra bows as a 2011 model, it will reportedly be built in four-door, five-door, and MPV flavors, all of which will supposedly be powered by a three-cylinder engine. What isn't clear, however, is which Micra bodystyles we'll see in America.
[Source: Joke for Blog]
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xpolarx 6:13PM (11/11/2009)
I know this isn't supercarblog---and there are a lot of regular cars that I'm interested in hearing about---but I'm not the only one here who couldn't possibly care any less about the Nissan Micra, am I? Good god, talk about boredom on wheels. It's like a sheet-metal Kenny G concert.
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fixitfixitstop 10:56AM (11/12/2009)
You might be one of the few. I'm one of the people who doesn't care about Camaros and Mustangs that much, and I know I'm in the minority there.
I like to think to think that most of us have an interest in ALL cars..
ebleyes 6:16PM (11/11/2009)
Nissan!!! what happened to you?! this car look like it came out of anime character, and the smiley grill is a copy of the crappy new Mazda.
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Yaroukh 6:19PM (11/11/2009)
Only rarely Nissan fails in making fugly and/or boring looking cars. Back to your question: Nissan simply delivered what they do on regular basis.
GOT 8:41AM (11/12/2009)
Exactly, WTH happened here!? NEW=epic-fail here.
There's absolutely nothing wrong (other than it not being sold in the USA) with the fantastic looking Micra that is currently in production (more especially the Micra-R).
jay 7:50PM (11/11/2009)
Yaris, meets Smart Car meets 1996 Geo Metro
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JerryAnakin 8:10PM (11/11/2009)
Why does the picture come from a Chinese web site?
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chris 8:28PM (11/11/2009)
No, that's a joke right, it looks like a bad chinese copy of a Yaris. while i see nothing wrong with a Yaris, I don't know why Nissan would make a copy of it. I was disappointed with the changes they made to the Cube, but it's still cool. This makes a cool little car into a boring transport pod. Not that Nissan would listen to anything we think.
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click_playaz 8:43PM (11/11/2009)
Er.. this is one of the worst move in the States, but we don't know if it work in the east or not.
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Kaveh 2:36AM (11/12/2009)
Wow, they really toned down the front end of it compared to the last generation model.
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Johann 5:26AM (11/12/2009)
eh? Autoexpress had offical shots of this car ont he 26th of October already!
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/244135/biggers_better_for_new_micra.html
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dsgnr 7:51AM (11/12/2009)
I hope I'm dreaming.
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michael pettibone 9:37AM (11/12/2009)
I must disagree-first I love the Cube and think it is far better than other box cars.While not as cute or iconic as earlier Micras the Auto Express pics show a pleasant looking car-more important 50k lighter,able to use an efficient 3cyl to get great milage.To me the facinating designs are at the bottom of the price range I am sure the 1909 Packard was a fine car,but the Model T changed the world.
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