The newest generation of the popular hatchback – which has amassed more than six million sales since first being launched 42 years ago – has been revealed by the Japanese firm as a twin to corporate alliance partner Renault’s electric 5. This means it won’t be sold with a combustion engine at all, for the first time in the model’s history. Micras will be built at Renault’s plant in Douai, France, and will be focused on the European market.
It’s only really the exterior that is the key differentiator to the Renault. Styled at Nissan’s design centre in London, the new Micra is similar to the Renault 5 in that it sits higher up than a typical hatchback.
Nissan had already shown a front exterior image of the new Micra, but this is our first look at the whole car. It retains the distinctive lighting signature which runs from the hood into the front bumper, and the model-hallmark big circular headlamps. When the car gets unlocked, the lights are said to perform a ‘welcome wink’. The bold circular lighting signature is replicated in the rear lamps.
