The Younger SUV

The Younger SUV

So Finally, a resilient competitor in the segment of SUV has come into the market. Nowadays most of the car buyers are preferring SUVs instead of Hatchback/Sedan. That's why many car makers are focusing on the compact SUV type designs and Nissan Kicks is one of them. Exterior Nissan has given a sporty appearance to the car. Perfect & pretty chrome finish on the front adding class in the look of Nissan Kicks and 17-inch alloy wheels looks pretty impressive. Interior: Now coming to the interior, chocolaty coloured leather finish on dashboard & seats, leather-wrapped steering & gear knob with chrome finish looks delightful in the cabin. 8-inch touch screen display with Android Auto, Apple CarPlay & speakers are also available for your long trip entertainment and 400-litre boot space on the back is more than enough for your bulky luggage. Engine specifications: Now going towards the engine specifications & variants, Nissan offers 1498 cc petrol & 1461 cc diesel engine, which can produce 104 bhp with 145 NM peak torque & 108 bhp with 248 NM peak torque respectively. Kicks Petrol and Diesel variants are giving standard mileage of 14.23 kmpl & 19.39 kmpl respectively. Petrol variants are available with a 5-speed manual transmission & Diesel variants with a 6-speed manual transmission. However, diesel engines are too noisy but the better insulation to the cabin can reduce the noise and won't allow it to penetrate into the cabin. So, by considering this aspect Nissan has given extremely better insulation in its diesel variants. Safety: While purchasing a car customer should not ignore the safety aspects. So, considering that aspects Nissan Kicks is fully loaded with the needed safety features like ABS with EBD, Brake Assist, Vehicle Dynamic Control (same as stability control) & dual airbags. You can have 2 more airbags in its top variant. As per my personal experience, during the test drive, I have checked braking & stability control and it was comparatively better than the other available crossovers. Extra Features: Nissan has provided many advanced features like Cruise Control, Hill Start Assist, Day time LED lights, Cornering Lights with Fog Lamps & Rain-Sensing Wipers but the key feature which has given first time in this segment is Rear cameras with 360 degrees around view monitor. You can use this feature while forward movement of the car in heavy traffic as well. Cons: As we all know all products have their own pros & cons. So, coming to the cons, 1) Nissan Kicks is not available with 4 wheel drive variants but with the high ground clearance of 210 mm & very balanced suspension system, it won't disappoint you on an off-road ride. 2) Adjustments of seats are manual only, which could be an electronic adjustment. 3) Adjustment of steering is the only tilted type, however, the telescopic adjustment is not there. 4) Individual door locking/unlocking knobs are missing. So, the individual passenger cannot lock/unlock their door separately. 5) Automatic variants are not available so manual transmission is the only option. But these cons are ignorable, so if you are thinking about buying this one then it is a worth buying car.