Our spy photographers managed to spot this strange looking test mule that is using some derivative of a Nissan Note body in Southern Europe. From the pictures, it looks like it has shorter rear doors and a wider track. It has French-registered number plates, and was apparently seen coming out of a Renault test garage.
So, what exactly is the story with this vehicle? Some quarters are suggesting that it could it be a prototype for a small car platform that may spawn cars like the next-gen Renault Clio or Nissan Micra.
As we reported earlier, there are plans for a new Nissan Micra based on the Nissan Sway concept, and since the collaboration between Nissan and Renault is quite close, especially with the Renault-Nissan CMF modular architecture, what we could be seeing here is a Nissan Micra based on the CMF-B platform.
Since it’s a bit too early for a Renault Clio refresh (it has not even gone through its mid-life facelift), it will be an educated guess that this could be a test mule of the Micra. Based on our earlier article, Trevor Mann, chief performance officer at Nissan Europe, said that the Micra will get a boost in terms of quality, with a more serious look and discard its bubbly design. More importantly, it will also be bigger in size.
If the Nissan Micra does move up in size, would it be formidable enough to take on more established models like the Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo? Well, only time will tell.
Nissan Sway Concept
Current Nissan Micra
Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro.
It looks exactly like the existing Nissan Note.
Maybe it is a new platform, same design.
if a Micra upSize, it is Nissan Note’s territory.
More likely it is a very early prototype, and they don’t want to spill the beans on the new design/aren’t ready yet. Still want to start testing the underpinnings, so the solution is to put the Note shell on top of it. It is a common thing to do in the car industry. Even Porsche and Ferrari do it.
I rather take Proton. Nissan is for losers. Proton is better in quality and it is halal.
Yes RBA john! Better take Iriz than unsafe Almera. But for C-segment, either Preve/Suprima or new Sylphy is okay, depending on your budget.
Its great that RBAs have now agreed that a safer Proton is better than an unsafe Nissan/Toyota.
RSA john I think I know who you are already
Republic of South Africa?
Why the need for such response…just to drag and inviting negative comment on Proton…sigh
They shud make a almera hatchback
Shud be nice
Way better than the junk iriz
Myvi front n Iriz side.weird that Nissan took inspiration from msia
Datsun h/back lorrr…indonesia so many on the road
Note is finally here
can challenge daihatsu FX concept.
Hey paultan, just want to know, what do you mean by our spy photographer? do you actually have staff spying at europe all the time?
We have spy photographer agencies which we license their images.
Oh i see. Thanks for the explanation bos