IT’S NO secret that these are the days of the diesel. The past 12 months have seen quite phenomenal growth in the sale of cars powered by oil-burning engines. Of the record-breaking total of more than 2.5 million new cars which left showrooms to grace UK driveways in 2002, around one in four were diesel [...]
NO-ONE could call the NISSAN Micra pretty, with its pug nose and bulbous headlights, but it’s one of the best superminis to own because it provides huge fun and is very easy to drive. I have just sent back the most powerful in the range – the 160SR, which refers not to the power output [...]
A UNIQUE golden NISSAN Micra C+C has been produced to mark the tenth anniversary of Breakthrough Breast Cancer’s flagship campaign, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. The one off 1.6-litre Sport model has been customised by former Atomic Kitten star Jenny Frost and can be won in a fund raising competition. In addition to the standard equipment [...]
NISSAN’S stylish new coupe-cabriolet version of the Micra model has been given the go-ahead and will be built at Sunderland with the aid of a multi-million pound Government grant. NISSAN has secured a Regional Selective Assistance grant of £3.26 million from the Department of Trade and Industry to build the new car at its North [...]
NISSAN’S stylish new British-built Micra is proving to be an instant hit, not just here but right across Europe. More than 13,000 firm orders were received in just its first week, of which 8,000 are from other European markets. The company says that the sales momentum is expected to grow still further when the newcomer [...]
NISSAN is expecting to pull the crowds onto its stand this year with an exciting line up of concept cars. British fans will, for example, be able to see the Urge two-seater concept that was first shown at the Detroit Motor Show. This dynamic car is being brought to the UK especially for the event. [...]
IS it possible to design a car aimed solely at the female motorist? Of course it is, but would it sell? In reality the answer is ‘No’. Why? Because women don’t want to be seen as ‘special projects’. There are however little tweaks and design features that appeal specifically to us, such as interior textures, [...]
THE funky new NISSAN Micra will cost more to put on the road when it goes on sale next year – unless you’re buying a top of the range model. But although prices are going up – the cheapest model costs £245 more than before – so are equipment levels, and every version of the [...]
WITH HOT hatch performance and a cool sub-£10,000 price tag, NISSAN claims that its new so-called “street racer” Micra will leave its rivals standing. But you’ll have to be quick to get hold of one, for the new Micra 160SR, which is on sale from this week, will only be available in limited numbers, with [...]
SUPERMINIS are the most popular new cars in the UK, accounting for a third of all new models and now we know which are the most reliable in the long term. Nissan’s last generation Micra, which was made between 1998 and 2002, is the least troubleseome, according to Warranty Direct’s Reliability Index. The index calculates [...]
