New Nissan Kicks Petrol To Be More Powerful Than Creta, Seltos, Hector
Nissan India will soon bring in the BS6-compliant version of the Kicks SUV. Bookings and price announcement are likely to happen after the lockdown. Interestingly, the 2020 Nissan Kicks will be made available with a new 1.3L turbocharged petrol engine that will also power the updated Renault Duster AMT. The latter one made its public debut at this year’s Auto Expo.
The Kicks’ new petrol engine will deliver a claimed power of 156PS and 254Nm of torque, thus making it more powerful than the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos and MG Hector. The 1.5L naturally-aspirated petrol and 1.4L turbo-petrol engines of the new Creta and Seltos return a claimed power of 115PS and 140Nm of torque. The MG Hector, an upper segment car, promises a maximum power of 143PS with 250Nm with a 1.5L turbo petrol engine.
Mileage figure of the 2020 Nissan Kicks petrol will stand at 16.3kmpl, which is more than the 1.5L petrol Creta and Seltos and 1.5L Hector. The Japanese carmaker will scrapped out the 1.5L diesel engine from the Kicks model lineup. Transmission duties will be taken care of by a 6-speed manual and an 8-speed CVT automatic gearbox. Read – Nissan Magnite SUV Could Be Priced as Low as Rs 5.25 Lakh
The BS6 Nissan Kicks petrol will be offered in four trims – XL, XV, XV Premium and XV Premium (O). Features such as dual-tone interior with carbon fiber finish, AVM with simultaneous rear and front side view display, leather wrapped soft-touch IP, premium leather seats, seas side airbags, auto headlamp, fog lamps with cornering function, rain sensing wiper, floating dual-tone roof, follow-me-home headlamps, rear fog lamp and leather treatment door trim and armrest will be reserved for the top-end trim. The SUV will continue to offer the segment-first features including a 360-degree around view monitoring camera, telematics-enabled smartwatch and vehicle dynamic control.
