Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has announced the Nissan Almera Kuro Edition. Kuro means black in Japanese, and the B-segment sedan wears black trim on a new exterior body colour for 2024, Glacier Grey.
At the most basic level, the Almera Kuro Edition comes with a gloss black front grille and black alloy wheels (15-inch on the VL and 16-inch on the VLP/VLT). Customers can add then add on the Kuro Package or Kuro GT Package.
The Kuro Package builds on the Tomei aerokit that has been offered by ETCM for some time now, offering the five pieces (front/rear bumper spoiler, side skirts, boot lid spoiler) in gloss black. The bodykit is bundled with ‘Ice Cool’ window tint, sport pedals, kicking plate, door handle protectors and door visors.
The Kuro GT Package adds on a more prominent Tomei GT wing in black and 16-inch two-tone Impul Racing wheels. Note that the Kuro GT Package is limited to 300 vehicle sets and it’s exclusively available as an add-on to the VLP and VLT Kuro Package.
“The Nissan Almera Turbo embodies what we at ETCM aspire to offer – high-tech, high-value products that are not only affordable to own, but also fun to drive and economical to run. With the enhancements of the Kuro Edition, the Almera Turbo is now more visually striking than ever and we are confident that it will receive the attention it deserves as the most complete sedan in the B-segment,” said Christopher Tan, ETCM’s director of sales and marketing.
Besides looking good for a B-sedan, the N18 Almera also offers something different under the hood – a turbo engine. The 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo engine has 100 PS/152 Nm and is paired to a CVT automatic.
AEB is standard across the board and has been so from launch, while top variants get the full Nissan Safety Shield pack and a 360-degree camera. There’s also Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, plus a digital meter cluster.
The Nissan Almera Kuro Edition starts at RM83,888 (no price premium), and ETCM is offering a launch promo where you can get the Kuro Package for just RM1,000 (list price RM8,000), or the Kuro GT Package for an extra RM500 over the regular Kuro Package (list price add-on RM3,200). The latter sounds like great value and is limited to 300 sets.
The Kuro Edition without the bodykit is priced the same as standard, which is RM83,888 for the VL, RM89,888 for the VLP and RM95,888 for the VLT, all on the road without insurance. This means that the top Almera with the Kuro GT Package is still below RM100k. Monthly instalments start from RM658.
GALLERY: Nissan Almera Kuro Edition with Kuro GT Package
GALLERY: Standard Nissan Almera with the Tomei bodykit
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ETCM keeps on adding body kits and accessories on out-dated models, hoping to attract the public into buying its obsolete stocks. Like trying to sell old freaking prostitutes wearing tonnes of make-up.
it’s competing with City, both selling old stuff with new skin.
but Almera is better. the driving with 1.0Turbo simply relaxing.
1. This car has only one problem. The Almera name that is putting off many buyers. They should called it Nissan Versa instead like in the US
2. It does everything well and probably the most underrated car, I would get this over Perodua Vios
The Almera is Jurassic.Tan Chong is older than merdeka…It should be renamed Edaran T Rex
When they said Kuro Edition I thought it would be a black car. Mana tau ETCM dunno the word ‘Kuro’ means…
ETCNM really needs to bring in facelifted Almera and some new models like new gen Serena, new gen X-Trail, Qashqai, Kicks, Terra, Sylphy/Sentra, new gen Micra/March etc. instead of just giving new kits or upgrade kits for their cars…
underrated car…
This almari is hnghhh! Better get this over s70
Honestly the current generation Almera’s a pretty underrated car that’s a strong alternative to the usual suspects in the B-segment.
But ETCM really has got to stop it with the pointless body kit packages. It’s already behind most other markets (and local competitors) with the facelift of the current generation. Who are these packages supposed to be marketed to? Ah Beng boy racer/ricer types? How much research has actually gone into understanding what local consumers want from a B-segment product?
Please refer to this wonderful piece by PT
https://paultan.org/2023/11/22/proton-s70-sedan-why-no-cheaper-1-5l-naturally-aspirated-engine-or-more-powerful-1-5-tgdi-options/
lambattt
Nissan needs to dump ETCM and find a new partner, ETCM is not doing justice to Nissan. They are very outdated in every sense. Approach Sime Darby, Bermaz or sell directly like Mercedes benz.
Good car. But lousy ETCM marketing. Nissan should sell direct or replace ETCM. C’mon, bring us the good stuff. Not some slap on body kit again.
Get rid of ETCM makan gaji buta