And so it is – the European Nissan Pulsar has been Nismo-ed. Just a concept for now, but it’s as good a crystal ball as any to gaze into if you’re wondering how a Golf GTI fighter from Nissan could shape up.
Unveiled at the ongoing Paris motor show, the Nissan Pulsar Nismo concept sports an edgy-looking double-layered bodykit, with red touches here and there. It rides lower than the standard car on 19-inch five-arm alloys shod in 235/55 tyres.
There’s a new front bumper with bigger intakes and brake cooling vents, flared wheelarches, central twin tailpipes nestling within a rear diffuser, a carbon-fibre tailgate spoiler and the white reverse lamp now has a clear, dark finish.
Inside, things are pretty much status quo – save for a red rev counter, Alcantara sports seats, a three-spoke steering wheel with a red ‘straight-ahead’ top marker and alloy pedals.
Now for the juicy bits – the Nissan Pulsar Nismo concept features revised spring and damper settings to provide “the kind of agile and sporty responses that are synonymous with Nismo models,” while the steering has been modified “for an even more direct response.”
If reports are to be believed, the concept is powered by a 1.6 litre four-cylinder turbo engine that produces around 247 hp (beating the Golf GTI by 30 hp), and word is that Nissan may also be banking on the production car for the hallowed Nurburgring front-wheel drive lap record.
So, Nissan Pulsar Nismo and Honda Civic Type R – who will succeed in snatching the crown from the Renault Megane RS 275 Trophy-R?
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Gooding.. more japanese hot-hatches to take on the gaya eropah.. more choices for enthusiasts..
Proton Suprima S Super Premium R3 bodykit can tapao this Pulsar easily.
Dalam mentaliti Syiok Sendiri dalam otak engkau…
Where are all the Proton staff here? Normally they will thumb up everything that praise Proton.
Probably too tired due to overtime last week defending the Iriz launch.
now car manufacturers interested in making turbo hatchback car…
Car with no butt = sexy?????
u dunno what is trend
Iriz is better.
Syiok sendiri aje…
Axia > All
healthy game nowadays..lots of choice..me like it so much..
*thumbs up*
Nice car. I like the red accents within the exhaust pipes.
just take my money nissan
no thanks, will take the GTI…more comfy for everyday use wt more useable power. this more suitable for track day car
Hello…..its far from GTI.
right, coming close brah ! coming close.
just a lil adjustment on the side look design and spice up the interior a lil with gtr-ish and that’s it ! its a game on, brah
just plonk in GTR engine and take ma moni!
everyone want a piece of golf gti. guess vw really set a benchmark for the gti.
Quite a nice attempt by Nissan but strangely the base dashboard architecture is very very outdated, as if lifted from an early-2000 car.
Oooh… yesterday, Civic Type-R, today Pulsar… a plethora of hot hatches to be reviewed by PT and team. I’d love to see a hothatch shootout. The Type-R, Megane, Golf GTi, 208 Gti, this Nissan, the Scoda that I forgot what its name was, the audi RS3, the BMW M135i… etc.
Ooo… add the Focus ST or RS to the list.
It can have more power than the golf gti but to topple it..its going to be hard but not impossible.
its all abt perception of the crowd.park a golf gti beside a leon cup and people wont even notice the leon despite its also a flaming hatch.
If u want a civilised/matured performance hatch back…its the GTI or if u’re more focus on performance, this might suit u together wt the focus RS, Clio , civic Type R and the rest of the boy racer brigade…the GTI is more matured
The same head unit as in preve. But this fit better than preve. Pity.
Looks near to a lexus ct to me..
overly design. fugly.
I’ll wait for this car released and on sale at Malaysia because that tailpipes though!!!!