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On November 28th, Nissan officially released the official chart of the new generation of Nissan Serena models. The new car is the sixth generation of the car, with a total of 2.0L naturally aspirated engine and e-POWER powertrain options, of which the fuel version costs about 14.46-205500 yuan and the e-Power version costs about 16.71-216800 yuan. According to the plan, the fuel version will be the first to go on sale in Japan in the near future, while the e-Power version will go on sale next spring.

According to the auto industry's concern, since the release of the current fifth-generation model in 2016, the car is positioned as a compact MPV model, slightly lower than the Honda Odyssey, and the market competition is mainly matched with overseas Toyota Noah and Honda STEP WGN. There have been rumors in the market that the car will be introduced into China, but so far it is not clear whether the car will be made in China.

From the new generation of Nissan Serena model official picture, the new car front part of the use of a new design style, completely abandoned the previous U-shaped chromium-plated grille design, headlamps and grille integration, the lamp group internal use of longitudinal three-lens LED light source, lighting extremely recognizable, the overall vision is more domineering. The difference between the two models lies in the design of the front face. specifically, the black horizontal grille is used in the front of the fuel version, and the chrome-plated lattice grille is used in the e-POWER version.

On the side of the body, the overall outline of the new car is basically the same as that of the cash model, using the founder's body profile, the main difference is shown in the waist line modeling. In the rear part, the new car redesigns the taillights, using vertical "L" taillights and blackening the lampshade, which is connected by a chrome-plated board in the middle, which looks more fashionable. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the ordinary version of the car are 4690, 1695, 1870mm, respectively, 4765/1715/1885mm, wheelbase, 2870mm, and compact MPV positioning.

The interior part, the new car also takes on a new look, the center console uses a three-dimensional layout, equipped with a 12.3-inch suspended central control screen and suspended full liquid crystal instrument, and the air-conditioning control panel is touch-type, which is more fashionable. In terms of seat layout, the new car offers a choice of seven-seat and eight-seat versions, with the ordinary version with a 2x3x3 eight-seat layout, while the e-POWER version has a 2x2x3 seven-seat layout, with separate seats in the second row.

In terms of power, the new generation Serena is equipped with two powertrains, of which the pure fuel version is equipped with a naturally aspirated engine with a displacement of 2.0L with a maximum power of 110kW and peak torque of 200Nm, matching a CVT gearbox with a choice of two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive; and the e-Power version is equipped with a hybrid system of 1.4L engine and motor with a maximum power of 120kW and a peak torque of 315Nm.

Now the MPV model is gaining momentum in China, if the new car has the opportunity to introduce the domestic market in the future or can fill the gap of Dongfeng Nissan in the domestic MPV model, but so far officials have not said whether the car will be made in China. At present, the domestic market, including Lantu Automobile, extreme Krypton Motor, FAW Red Flag and Toyota, are all laying out the MPV market segment, which also means that the competition in this market segment will become more and more fierce in the future. As a reference, the domestic MPV market sold 770000 vehicles from January to October in 2022. In specific models, Wuling Hongguang topped the list from January to October, with cumulative sales of 137924 vehicles; followed by Buick GL8 with 110512 vehicles; the new model Sena squeezed into third place with sales of 61116 vehicles; Chuanqi M8 and popular Lingzhi ranked fourth and fifth, with sales of 49733 and 42863 respectively; and Odyssey ranked sixth with sales of 35888.

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