Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry
What’s happened here is actually quite common in the auto industry – a decent looking sketch ends up translated into a not very appealing production model.
These leaked set of next generation Nissan Micra/March photos were leaked from Dongfeng Nissan production lines as the Chinese JV prepares to assemble it in China. It’s expected to run a HR16DE and a 4-speed auto/5-speed manual combo in China, but there’s probably also the HR15DE and a CVT transmission to choose from for other market needs.
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Next generation Nissan March sketch?About the Author
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
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dissapointing
hmm..ok lah, if give me free, i want.. xD
first xD
huduh…..
Does look like the Suzuki Alto.
ugly
well its defitnely different, but not THAT bad.
yawn.. what happened to the bonnet bulge?
and the rear end is horrendous
aduh….so different
Hahaha…obviously painful isn't?
Nice sketches turns out to be a productions that is not-so-easy-on-the-eyes…
Appealing really does matter in automotive industry.
Good luck Nissan.
Not that nice to look at, but current one is not a looker either.
rear end could be a lil sporty , priced wisely , may appeal to ABJs ( asal boleh jalan ) , overall, uninteresting forgettable model.
Is it me or everyone also notices that japanese cars comes in rotation
pretty , ugly , pretty , ugly , pretty , ugly …..
Many Nissan cars are stupid cut-cost car? Without telescopic steering like the STUPID Sylphy(ugly, thin like an Avanza). Can you hear me Nissan? The C and D segment cars and your X-trail should have TELESCOPIC steering!!!
This is what you get for a 'cap ayam' Nissan, made in China.
still acceptable, not that bad lah…
this is bad….the last one was so good
yarkh……smell like China Panda car, bad design taste….i'll definitely think it is a China local brand car if it without the Nissan emblem.
Remember the Nissan Versa, the Nissan Latio sport hatchback sketch? The sketch was better and impressive, but the real product is kind of dissapointed.
its always the case because we still have technology limitation in making body parts with certain curvatures and also financial reasons. So sketches always look good until they try and produce it.
previous one better…
Hopefully this car is China market only,
Looks ok….
Looks better if slap on some bodykits, rims etc.
ugly~ myvi better alot lot…………………………..
how about white&black color scheme?
cute as panda, color like one
i think before this tan chong would like to bring in smaller model here. if the smaller model is this spyshot model.. a little bit dissappointed la coz looks like cherry r…
I'm a designer,from my point of view, it actually appear exactly like the sketch..just chane the rim to a bigger one,it makes a huge different..
they might as well reproduce the nissan march from 1997
when production made in China, its looks awful same like Chana mpv one…hahaha!!!
hahaha…. these sketch like ghost!!!!! UGLY!!!! CHEAP IDEA!!!!!
Like old generation Yaris, but little uglier from the rear view
Seriously, drawing is just a plain visual draft and no measurement will be taken. For sure the outcome of the car will be differ from the drawing sketched.
Some more this is made in China, means it will penetrade the China market for sure. Cost reduction is a prime topic here.
WTF!!! Ugly nissan
very very ugly
All the futuristic curves in the sketch didnt make it to the end product. If it did turn out exactly as drawn though, I think the price for this thing would have gone up couple notches.
march K10 superturbo itz how should it b!
agreeddddddd!!!!no more march after K10st…
made in china sucks
what the……… +_+
something is wrong with nissan,even the new 370Z is not appealing as the old 350Z…..
they should learn from continental cars like peugeot…
look what peugeot did with RCZ….the production one which is gonna be released this spring 2010 looks exactly like what they designed earlier on for the concept…..
fugly
pls just give a 1.3 engine for this… no point giving 1.5
the worst nissan ever, after the sentra and sylphy
say tak nak to made in chinaman land
Nissan panda?
haiyaaa!! I think the 2nd worst after Sylphy.. even imported car also have ugly design… so Proton n P2 buleh tumpang gelak la he he
nissan dragon, nissan emperor of china, nissan bird nest soup