The Datsun redi-GO has finally made its global debut in Delhi, India. The compact model the Japanese car maker calls an “Urban Crossover” is the second model to be based on the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s CMF-A platform (following the Renault Kwid) and is ready for orders in India, with deliveries expected to begin in June.
Pricing is estimated to start from INR250,000 (RM14.6k) and will be competitively set against its key rivals in the country, the Renault Kwid, Maruti Suzuki Alto and Hyundai Eon. As teased before, the production model appears to be very similarly designed with the redi-GO concept that was revealed in 2014.
“In a sea of look-a-like hatchbacks, the Datsun redi-GO’s modern and distinctive looks help it stand out from the crowd. Aptly called, YUKAN design (brave and bold), its design reflects the sense of individuality of the people who buy the car — confident go-getters who know where they want to be in life,” said Vincent Cobee, global head of Datsun.
Up front, the humble hatch features a large hexagonal grille surrounded by chrome trim, reflector headlamps and a silver front apron that resembles a protective skid plate commonly featured on crossovers of the kind. Higher-spec variants appear to feature LED daytime running lights on the front bumper too.
At the rear, there’s a contoured tailgate and bulbed tail lights as well. A silver rear bumper insert is featured here as well, adding to the redi-GO’s rugged appearance. Most importantly, the car is said to have a ground clearance of 185 mm — Datsun claims this to be the best-in-class.
But that’s not all the car maker claims to be class leading. Inside, the redi-GO’s rear seat spaciousness, knee room and driver visibility are all claimed to top its class. The cabin features a three-spoke steering wheel, fabric seats, circular air-conditioning vents, a single-deck radio head unit and power windows. There’s noticeably a lot of storage compartments here, too.
The Datsun redi-GO is powered by an 800 cc three-cylinder petrol engine. Power and fuel consumption figures will only be revealed later. Just one transmission option has been revealed at this point, being a five-speed manual. Again, Datsun claims that the redi-GO has class-leading fuel consumption, but as mentioned, will only reveal this closer to its market launch.
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15k? Reminds me during good old days (pre-Proton era) whereby a brand new Nissan Sunny cost about 12-13k….
Malaysia can get that car in 15k?
0 ncap star moving coffin. Sure godlike kill on anybody inside inc ur famili. U sure u want kah?
still better than motorbike la bro.
Motor dun cost RM15k dude. If up to car, get Iriz better. Axia/myvi/alza is moving coffin no better than motor.
Every vehicle is a moving coffin if a person drives rediculously mad on the road.
perodua should rebadge this and sell it around rm20k.. can easily be top selling model in malaysia.
Can we Malaysians also have RM14.6k car? After all, our Perodua also got no ABS and VSC, so, might as well we buy this RM14.6k car.
what happened to Najib’s promise to reduce car prices by 30% If India can do it, and give their people RM15k car, why Najib not doing this for us?
The problem in Malaysia is that, most car companies are indirectly owned by the Government of Malaysia. Go and see each car company, it is the Government or a GLC which is the majority shareholder.
So, the Government got no incentive to reduce car prices at all to ease the burden of the rakyat. the Ministers have a wonderful life. Each Minister swims in tens of millions of ringgit, if not billions. Although their official gaji is RM10k to RM25k, somehow, the Ministers have tens and even hundreds of million of ringgit.
They don’t know how the average Malaysian suffer. Lately every household is complaining that their TNB bills are RM500 to RM1000. Food is so pricey. Petrol is so high for an oil producing country. Even our Internet is one of the most expensive in the world.
Our Ministers don’t know how we suffer. They tell us to tanam jagung and tanam kangkung. Then even our PM has told us, don’t worry, can buy whole chicken for RM1. Infact, he said RM1 for whole chicken is sold everywhere in Malaysia and Najib himself buys this RM1 whole chicken to eat.
I have travelled all over Malaysia looking for this RM1 whole chicken. Can anyone here help me find this RM1 whole chicken please?
try kalo harge tu kat sini…
While in Malaysia, Perodua Axia Standard price is starting from RM26k. Most affordable car huh?
feels like a higher spec Tata Nano Quality here.
haha….never happen in malaysia. just see only lo
If it’s sold here would it be a ‘affordable’ RM150k?
this is baru KERETA UNTUK RAKYAT !!!
Why always mention moving coffin? At least for that price it is much more safer than motorcycle.
Bring this over and renamed it K1M (Kereta 1 Malaysia). And allocate this to the cronies as middle man and sell it to the rakyat for RM40K. Easy Money.
Najib is focusing on public transport. Car project belong to a previous PM. LOL!
Our government will not allow neo Datsun to sell their cars here. It will undermine Proton and ESPECIALLY Perodua. Even the Thai government has thus far not allowed neo Datsun in. Other cars that Malaysia will never get include the Honda Brio, Ford Figo, VW Up and its cousins, Hyundai Eon and some lesser known Chinese & Indians cars. In other words, mostly A-segment cars which could cost less than RM40k with high local content.
Datsun is already present in Indonesia, and they’re selling OK there, nothing spectacular. This is a barebones car, you get what you pay for… which is a box on wheels. At least, it’s a reliable box on wheels. It might not have much safety gear, but it’s better than a motorbike or some old beater.
Our Gov and Tomyam Gov wun allow this in cuz its even more ‘keng’ moving coffin than Axia. The Govs dun wan more deaths than now on the road. And yet we have pipu who die-die must have intention to die-die in this 0 ncap star coffin.
Hmm, maybe MY Gov shud let this in after all. To reduce stuborn pipu like them.
Indian government is taking initiative to introduce a people’s car. Such car without airbag, ABS, EBD, ESC or all other electronic safety features is still better than carrying the whole family in bicycles or motorbikes. That price positioning is about right in India. Malaysia should have done that with Proton 30 years ago and keep the price in the affordable region. The expectations and knowledge from rakyat is at par with developed countries now. The income per capita also have raised in tandem with the growth of economy. Hence, purchasing behaviour is different at present. With the bad traffic condition, trains, buses and taxis will become the preferred mode of transport in a modern city. We are witnessing the evolution of taxis with Uber and GrabCar this very moment. MRTs are on the way but the RAPID LRT always break down. The fare is not rakyat friendly because it is cheaper to drive a family of 4 than taking the train.
…some may foresee problem crop up in near future of India, when they’ll start demanding for more safety features to be included, within the same price bracket.
Race to the bottom will only incur ‘casualties’ in automaker market, remember the netbook era?
Or to put it more analogous in our country, people aren’t really keen on Protons with above 50k pricetags. They’re just used to the Wira price (max), and the cheaper Saga is only cannibalising its sales (but they don’t have any choice). And oh, there’s “P2 pricing”. Hence, part of the reason why Preve/Suprima sales faltered compared to their estimate.
Option A:
See aircon ventilation knob. Turn aircon knob 1 step clockwise. Bash head on dashboard. Profit.
Option B:
Read manual. See own stupidity. Bash head on keybod. Profit.