Production Nissan Micra compact car spied in China – the sketch was better!

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.

Nissan Micra

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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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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.

 

Comments

  • oh my god on Nov 10, 2009 at 8:46 am

    dissapointing

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  • grateful on Nov 10, 2009 at 8:47 am

    hmm..ok lah, if give me free, i want.. xD

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  • first on Nov 10, 2009 at 8:47 am

    first xD

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  • scanzew on Nov 10, 2009 at 8:48 am

    huduh…..

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  • Denniz (Member) on Nov 10, 2009 at 8:58 am

    Does look like the Suzuki Alto.

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  • PAS forever on Nov 10, 2009 at 9:41 am

    ugly

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  • well its defitnely different, but not THAT bad.

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  • l3ryan on Nov 10, 2009 at 10:43 am

    yawn.. what happened to the bonnet bulge?

    and the rear end is horrendous :(

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  • msian on Nov 10, 2009 at 10:49 am

    aduh….so different

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  • 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.

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  • mystvearn on Nov 10, 2009 at 11:07 am

    Not that nice to look at, but current one is not a looker either.

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  • shawal.ali on Nov 10, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    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 …..

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  • Jimmy on Nov 10, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    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!!!

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  • azrai on Nov 10, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    This is what you get for a 'cap ayam' Nissan, made in China.

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  • mitlanevo on Nov 10, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    still acceptable, not that bad lah…

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  • The Noble Proton Bas on Nov 10, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    this is bad….the last one was so good

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  • ericfoong81exe on Nov 10, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    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.

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  • oec88 on Nov 10, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    Remember the Nissan Versa, the Nissan Latio sport hatchback sketch? The sketch was better and impressive, but the real product is kind of dissapointed.

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  • lchan on Nov 10, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    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.

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  • lazyf on Nov 10, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    previous one better…

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  • alpha0201 on Nov 10, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    Hopefully this car is China market only,

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  • Looks ok….

    Looks better if slap on some bodykits, rims etc.

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  • ban_87 on Nov 10, 2009 at 6:37 pm

    ugly~ myvi better alot lot…………………………..

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  • farghmee on Nov 10, 2009 at 7:23 pm

    how about white&black color scheme?

    cute as panda, color like one :D

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  • hvannees on Nov 10, 2009 at 7:56 pm

    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…

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  • 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..

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  • they might as well reproduce the nissan march from 1997

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  • eric86 on Nov 10, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    when production made in China, its looks awful same like Chana mpv one…hahaha!!!

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  • amirzaim on Nov 11, 2009 at 1:01 am

    hahaha…. these sketch like ghost!!!!! UGLY!!!! CHEAP IDEA!!!!!

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  • Like old generation Yaris, but little uglier from the rear view

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  • mokkf82 on Nov 11, 2009 at 1:34 am

    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.

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  • Juboq on Nov 11, 2009 at 2:30 am

    WTF!!! Ugly nissan

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  • very very ugly

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  • racerx111 on Nov 11, 2009 at 3:06 am

    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.

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  • keyteng on Nov 11, 2009 at 4:17 am

    march K10 superturbo itz how should it b!

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  • tebabo on Nov 11, 2009 at 4:20 am

    agreeddddddd!!!!no more march after K10st…

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  • Mazda 3 MPS on Nov 11, 2009 at 5:59 am

    made in china sucks

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  • 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…..

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  • fugly

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  • pls just give a 1.3 engine for this… no point giving 1.5

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  • The Noble Proton Bas on Nov 11, 2009 at 10:44 pm

    the worst nissan ever, after the sentra and sylphy

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  • Mazda 3 MPS on Nov 11, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    say tak nak to made in chinaman land

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  • tiwasok on Nov 12, 2009 at 1:53 am

    Nissan panda?

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  • Cupit on Nov 12, 2009 at 7:10 pm

    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

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  • The Noble Proton Bas on Nov 13, 2009 at 5:36 pm

    nissan dragon, nissan emperor of china, nissan bird nest soup

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