It’s the return of the Pulsar name to Australia – Nissan showcased the car bearing the name in both sedan and hatch guises at the AIMS in Sydney. Sales are set to begin in February next year, with the sedan kicking off things, followed three months later by the hatchback.
The B17 sedan form – more familiar to us as the Sylphy – made its world debut in Beijing earlier this year, and in Australia will be available in 1.8 litre form, with the 137 hp and 174 Nm MR8A8DE providing the necessary drive.
Meanwhile, the Pulsar hatch, including a sporty SSS variant, is powered by a 1.6 litre turbocharged, direct injection gasoline (DIG) engine. Coincidentally, the arrival of the SSS nameplate will mark the return of a name familiar to a generation of drivers and enthusiasts.
For Australia, the Pulsar sedan will be available in three trim versions, ST, ST-L and Ti, with either a six-speed manual gearbox or an optional Xtronic CVT transmission, the last standard on the Ti.
Equipment includes dual-zone air-conditioning, Bluetooth connectivity and a colour display for the audio system, The Ti adds on integrated satellite navigation to the list, and as for wheels, 16-inch alloys are standard on the ST and ST-L, while the Ti rides on 17-inch units.
Safety kit include four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, EBD and brake assist, traction control and Vehicle Dynamic Control, as well as front, side and curtain airbags.
Closer to home, the new Sylphy was launched in Thailand at the end of August – we were there for the launch of the car; read Danny’s report here.
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This one definitely looks much better than the current Sylphy..The 1.8 sedan should be selling well in malaysia if the price is below 100K..If below 90K (possible?) then we’ll have a winner…
why aussies get sport blqck leather n we get gray uncle trim !?
ASk ETCM~~uncle working there.
Its not just d Aussies, S’pore has had black interior b4 our ‘latest’ facelift. Wonder if TCM is d 1 obsessed bout beige.
But looking forward to is new comer to break d so-called ‘uncle’ profile of d many current Nissans.
when will be launched in malaysia?
hoping for the turbo one to come in :)
nissan sedan?turbo?? hmm that’s new..
Still a renault
yawn….good nissan model only can be seen on blog or forum. confirm TC wont bring in.
bring in the sporty SSS variant to malaysia!!
SSS hatchback with turbo and manual would be nice!
Solid improvement from current Slyphy.
CAMRY HEAD///ALTIS REAR
Honda City interior kind?
the hatchback jun ! fresher than mazda 3 !
look promising, handsome and sleek…but interior is improve and a bit boring and usual nissan design…one thing sure Japanese car like more plastic interior nowdays….feel cheap
which car manufacturer dont use plastic and rubber on the interior?you want gold?
all manufacturer use plastic+rubber+leather…same as this car…you just wanna bash dont you?
What he means is most of the models are using hard plastic, unlike the old days where most of the dashboards are using leather soft touch.
To me dashboard is like part of the furniture, and this just does not make sense to me as most of the model having dashboard with leather-looks-alike surface, yet it just a hard plastic.
Oh-ya, 3 stars for the current Latio as for the price below RM100k and the dashboard remain as soft touch.
This beats Accord and Camry.
U HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN RM70K TO GET THIS CARS…YET THE PLASTIC INTERIOR IS TOP LAYER..OVER THE COLOR WILL CHANGE AND BECAME UGLY…THEN U KNOW WHAT I MEAN..
I can see a bit of Lexus (Read: Camry) design cues in the Pulsar’s front..or is it just me?
we can expect Malaysia will get this model on 2014. ETCM always late in sale nissan new model.
Stop buying nissan especially slyphy and latio then they will bring in the new model.
This is also the North American Nissan Sentra…so this makes this quite global.
the 1.6 Turbo sounds interesting. The hatch is particularly intriguing.
Regarding automatic gearbox, anyone can explain why some of the model can present in S pattern and why some still remain using the straight railing?
depends on the preference of a particular car manufacturer i guess.
The Pulsar Sedan/ New Sylphy should replace N16 Sentra in Malaysia.
Just keep remembering ourselves that TC boss ever said car prices in Malaysia should not come down, citing the reason of losses they will make. With such greedy person around, and some others brands controllers around…..think of what the entire citizens in this nation who are eligible to vote can do to make this change….
I don’t believe Nissan is still selling Sentra.. OMG..
Nissan, please resurrect the legendary Pulsar GTi-R, then we’ll have baby GTR again…
hahaha Pulsar…long time did not hear the name. Such a legend, good car…