Nissan Kicks

India bound Nissan Kicks compact crossover teased; has the Hyundai Creta in its sights

Nissan had unveiled the Kicks Concept at the Sao Paolo International Motorshow in the year 2014. The concept previewed the upcoming Brazil-spec compact crossover that has been designed under the leadership of Nissan’s Global Design Center in Japan with inputs from Nissan Design America (NDA) in San Diego, US, and Nissan Design America Rio (NDA-R), the satellite design studio is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following the unveil the Japanese automaker also experimented with the looks and livery of the Kicks concept and a Samba Dance inspired version was created.

Nissan Kicks Concept

Coming back to why we are talking about the Nissan Kicks here; the production version of the Kicks concept, christened as the Nissan Kicks has been officially teased the company. Just a week ago, Nissan had released an image displaying the Kicks covered a satin red cloth and now new teaser images of the vehicle have surfaced. The compact crossover is also expected to reach the Indian market after its Brazil launch. The new images revealing almost everything of the front fascia and very little of the dorsal section.

The production version retains the same body lines on the front and the fascia comprises of the honeycomb front grille that features a ‘U’ shaped chrome garnish. The headlamp units get DRLs and extend towards the front wheel fenders. The ORVMs features turn indicators. The roof on the Kicks is painted in a contrasting colour and also gets roof rails as shown on the concept version. Powering the Brazil-spec Nissan Kicks will likely be a 1.6-Litre flex-fuel (petrol/ethanol) engine that will be strapped with a five-speed manual transmission or an X-Tronic CVT unit.

Nissan Kicks (1)

Speaking of the rear, the images do not reveal much except the ‘Kicks’ branding on the tailgate, but we can expect it to follow the same V-motion design philosophy by Nissan. The compact crossover is set to be unveiled at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and will also serve as the official car of the event that will take place from 3 May 2016. Reportedly Nissan Brazil has said that the Nissan Kicks will travel the country as an important part of its sponsorship of the Rio 2016 Games. As mentioned earlier, the Kicks compact crossover will also make its way to India following its overseas launch. In the Indian market, the Kicks will go head on with against the Hyundai’s Creta.

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