Nissan Compact Sport Concept – 190 hp 1.6 litre flash hatch

Nissan Compact Sport Concept – 190 hp 1.6 litre flash hatch
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Well, here’s a cute little critter then, though perhaps it may be a bit too kitschy for many. It’s called the Nissan Compact Sport Concept, and it’s a Nissan debutant at the ongoing Auto Shanghai 2011, along with other cars like the new Latio.

Nissan Compact Sport Concept – 190 hp 1.6 litre flash hatch
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Designed in collaboration by Nissan’s global design headquarters in Japan and the company’s new design studio in Beijing, the three-door concept hatch – which Nissan says is designed for young customers in emerging countries – certainly displays a fair bit of bling.

Nissan Compact Sport Concept – 190 hp 1.6 litre flash hatch
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Details are minimal about the car, which is believed to sit on a Micra (March) platform (and looking like it overdosed on steroids), save the fact that it’s equipped with a direct-injection turbocharged 1.6 litre lump offering 190 hp, mated to a six-speed CVT gearbox with a manual shift mode.

Nissan Compact Sport Concept – 190 hp 1.6 litre flash hatch
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Elsewhere, it’s all pretty much flash; the external bulges make for great eye-candy for those into such curves and flair, and the interior displays enough attention-grabbing bits too – the contrasting black and white interior features red for highlight accents and plenty of oval-shaped cues. No mention if this one will ever come into series production (the 4th-gen K13 Micra/March is only a year old, so it’s not a preview of a replacement), but you can never tell these days.

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Comments

  • mfahd_88 on Apr 20, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    looks like march replacement for me

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  • qwerty on Apr 20, 2011 at 12:50 pm

    1.6 190hp? same engine with the new tiida/latio?

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  • confused on Apr 20, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    if proton CKD/rebadge/JV this March in the future also welcomed.. beats myvi anytime..

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    • meet_the _zonan on Apr 20, 2011 at 3:47 pm

      less talk.. work harder! talk talk talk but no action, sorry to say proton will be behind p2 a long time…

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    • Vincent on Apr 20, 2011 at 9:27 pm

      Em..will Tan Chong bring it into Malaysia?

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  • ttooyyoottt on Apr 20, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    damn smart seyyy!!!!

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  • samuel on Apr 20, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    really hope that the proposed collaboration with nissan
    will bear fruits and will not break down.(again)
    Proton desperately needs a better and wider range of engines
    and this will be a catalyst for P1 to move forward.
    news shd be out soon as we are already at the tail end of April.

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  • moha774 on Apr 20, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    ..I hope new Proton CFE engine can match the Nissan power output….since the platform will be shared with EMAS…

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  • RamuNik on Apr 20, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    bring it here. 190hp, manual option, im willing to pay max 110k. hahahaha. I like

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  • 4G63tDSM on Apr 20, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    Looks like its getting quite interesting….the Twingo has a new playmate

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  • Ash Menon on Apr 20, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    Is this their attack on the VW Beetle?

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  • CamPor on Apr 20, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    nice…nice…nice~~~

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  • Norman on Apr 20, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    Nice but pricing?1.6 190hp turbocharge is drooling but pricing wise?I know the maintenance a big high on side note.

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  • Norman on Apr 20, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    Proton CFE is soft turbo meaning light pressure but this is purely turbo..

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  • marchcar on Apr 20, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    powerful little car. nissan has been doing a lot of “cute” work at the back!

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  • wateva on Apr 20, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    looks a bit like the new beetle

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  • i like this car!

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  • 98tecknik89 on Apr 21, 2011 at 9:13 am

    i wan to buy this car…looks refreshing at front

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  • Nissan always good at concept design…but when turns to production, totally hopeless….eg latio sport

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  • riderXDesign on Apr 21, 2011 at 4:53 pm

    they screwed the micra concept with the really uncool tonedown production model, i hope they will do better with this one. coz this looks like a great design compared to mini cooper plus this is just like kelisa compared to mini one time ago lol :D

    *btw i do love this design, simply nice n clean :D

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