In the past two years, Nissan has had a difficult time due to the impact of the Carlos Ghosn incident and the weakness of the global auto market. The financial report released some time ago shows that Nissan's sales in the first half of the year were only 1.807 million vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 31.2%. It is also expected that sales in the entire fiscal year 2020 will decline from 4.93 million vehicles last year to 4.13 million vehicles. This makes The already difficult days were made even worse. In the author's opinion, in addition to the above two reasons, the current situation may also be related to the slow launch of its products and slow update iterations. Fortunately, Nissan is also aware of the seriousness of the problem. Since the release of the new model Ariya in July, another new SUV is also under intensive development.
At present, overseas media have exposed the patent drawings of this new SUV, and the new car may be named MAGNITE. The model positioning is lower than that of Jinke. It is reported that the new car will be unveiled within the year and will be launched into the Indian market first. Whether it will be introduced into the domestic market remains to be further confirmed.
In terms of appearance, the new car does not adopt Nissan’s family-style V-Motion design language. The front face is a large polygonal air intake grille, and the interior is a dot matrix design. The grille is surrounded by a large area of ??chrome plating. The decoration looks very delicate; the long and narrow headlights on both sides rise slightly and extend to both sides, and the front surround also looks relatively thick, giving people a rough feeling; in addition, the "L" shaped driving lights on both sides are very stylish. Recognition.
On the side of the car body, the new car is relatively compact as a whole, and the shorter rear section predicts that the trunk of the new car will not be very large. The wheel eyebrows look relatively rough, which makes people forget that it is a small SUV for traveling in the city. The rear part of the car has a unique recessed design. The taillights on both sides adopt a three-dimensional design. The rear surround also looks relatively thick, forming a echo between the front and rear; the exhaust is hidden.
In the interior part, the new car will adopt a simple style as a whole. The texture of the center console enhances the overall sophistication, and the polygonal air-conditioning outlet is very similar to the shape of the air intake grille; in addition, the three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, LCD instrument, and floating central control large screen are equipped with improved The sense of technology in the car. In terms of other configurations, the new car will also provide Bluetooth connectivity, cruise control, panoramic imaging and other functions.
In terms of power, the new car is expected to be equipped with a 1.0T three-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 70kW, and the transmission system is expected to be matched with a CVT gearbox. Of course, if it is imported into the country by then, considering the attitude of domestic consumers towards three-cylinders, the new car may be equipped with the current 1.5L engine from Kingker, with a maximum power of 90kW, and the transmission system will also be matched with a CVT gearbox.
Summary: In recent times, Nissan has been constantly bringing news about new cars like cheating. Whether it is the Ariya, which is about to make its domestic debut, or the new generation of X-Trail, which is about to be released, or this new small SUV, they are all showing to the outside world that the Japanese auto giant is slowly getting rid of the interference of external factors and focusing on investment in the product itself, which is undoubtedly a positive sign.
However, due to the excessive pursuit of expansion during the Ghosn era and the neglect of technology research and development, the Tuda, Jinke, Maxima and other models introduced in recent years have failed in competition with their opponents. Therefore, , how much product competitiveness the upcoming new cars have still needs to be tested by the actual market. But what I have to say is that under the leadership of current CEO Makoto Uchida, Nissan is on the right track. I believe it won’t be long before this technology-based automotive giant will regain its own glory.
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