Nissan has unveiled their upcoming B-SUV the ‘Magnite’ today, the Global Premiere was broadcast across social media platforms. Nissan plans to launch the Magnite later this year.
As per Nissan Magniteis a portmanteau of the words “magnetic” and “ignite”. Whereas magnetic highlights the design and the product attributes that will attract customers, ignite emphasizes on the beginning of a new era that Nissan wants to bring in India.
The Magnite is a very important product for Nissan India as it comes when the Japanese company are not at their best in terms of sales recently ans this would be the make or break model for the Yokohama based iconic car maker. Nissan also says that the sub-compact SUV follows in the path trudged by its elder siblings like Patrol, Pathfinder, Armada, X-Trail and Qashqai across the world.
“The Nissan Magniteis an evolutionary leap in Nissan’s global SUV DNA. With cutting-edge technology onboard, it will be a game-changer in its segment. A bold offering in the sub-four-meter category, we are confident that Nissan Magnite will redefine the B-SUV segment for the industry. The Nissan Magnite is made on the philosophy of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ and has been designed in Japan while keeping in mind the requirements and aspirations of Indian customers.”said Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India.
The Nissan Magnite will take on the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Ford EcoSport, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV3OO, Hyundai Venue and the upcoming Kia Sonet that’s having its World Premiere on the 6th of August.
In terms of looks the Nissan Magnite Concept that was unveiled looks extremely sporty with a dominating front grille, sharp headlights with catchy inverted boomerang shaped DRLs that extend themselves into the bumper. The Nissan Magnite uses the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s CMF-A platform. The SUV also sports a floating roof-line styling along with all LED tail lights and muscular wheel arches with faux cladding. The front and the rear bumpers come with heavy looking faux metal skid plates while the alloys come with diamond cut finish on them. The roof sports metal finish roof rails and the boot-lid comes with a neat looking spoiler.
Nissan has not shown any images of the interiors of the Magnite but rest assured it would be well appointed and loaded with all the latest tech gadgets on its feature list. The Sub-4 meter SUV will come with a 360 degree camera, 8-inch AVN touchscreen infotainment system with all the connectivity options. Nissan has also not revealed any technical details for the engine options on the Magnite but it is sure that the SUV will only come powered with a Petrol engine option due to Nissan’s petrol only strategy for India. We expect the 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine that makes 90bhp and about 160Nm to power the Magnite. Transmission options would mostly include a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed CVT automatic unit.
Nissan has also unveiled their new Brand Logo that gets a lot slimmer and looks trendier. Watch this space for all the information on the catchy looking Nissan Magnite SUV very soon.