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A few days ago, Nissan's new generation of Kicks officially went on sale overseas, with a price range of $23220 to $29070, or about 16.62 to 208000 yuan. It is understood that this is the second generation of Jinke, with a new appearance and interior design, a further increase in the wheelbase of the body, and a 2.0L engine in the power system, which is expected to be unveiled in China this year and appear on the market as soon as 2025. As a reference, the guiding price range of domestic cash customers is 9.68-119800 yuan.

In terms of appearance, the new generation of visitors adopt a new design style, drawing lessons from Nissan's latest domestic SUV model to explore the land, the traditional V-Motion grille disappears, and then uses multiple horizontal meshes, the V design is hidden in the interior of the grid, and the design of the headlamp group is also very unique, the headlights are integrated with the black trim at the top of the front, and the daily lights are connected with multiple grilles, which is very integrated. At the same time, the new generation of powerful passenger cars look more square, adding some of the visual effects of the hard SUV compared with the previous models.

Compared with the previous generation of models, the side of the new generation of powerful passengers is more fashionable, with a front and rear waistline, the lines of the roof, windows and side skirts add a sense of movement, and the suspended C-pillar design and unique rims are also the performance of sports. In the rear part, the new car taillight echoes with the headlight group, and the lighting effect is recognizable. In terms of size, the new generation of powerful passengers provide two kinds of wheelbase according to different driving forms, the front-drive model is 2657mm, and the all-wheel-drive model is 2664mm. The overall gap is not big, and the length, width and height of the car is 4366x181xx1626 (1631) mm.

In terms of interior decoration, the new generation of powerful customers are also keeping up with the trend of the times, with the center console offering a double screen layout, the entry-level model has a dual 7-inch screen, that is, the central control screen and instrument screen are both 7 inches, while the medium-and high-end model has a dual 12.3-inch screen. In order to emphasize the sense of science and technology, the new generation of air-conditioning control panel is fully touch-controlled. In addition, the car-engine system supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto wireless interconnection, the whole system comes standard with Nissan Safety Shield 360 ADAS driving assist kit, including intelligent cruise control system, and the top model is the higher-end ProPILOT Assist system.

In terms of power, the new generation of passenger is equipped with a 2.0L gasoline naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of 104kW (141hp) and a peak torque of 190Nm. The transmission system matches the CVT continuously variable transmission. It is worth noting that the new generation of strong passengers to add four-wheel-drive models optional, with snow driving mode and 213 mm chassis clearance. As a comparison, the domestic cash Jinke is equipped with 1.6L engine and matches the CVT continuously variable transmission, all of which are pioneer models.

In 2014, Nissan unveiled the Kisks Concept, a concept car from Sao Paulo, Brazil, which was jointly developed by Nissan's American design center and the Brazilian design center. In August 2016, the mass production version of Kiscks was officially launched in Brazil. Dongfeng Nissan introduced Kicks into domestic production and sales in 2017 and named it "Jinke". It made its debut at the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show and went public in July 2017, with a guiding price range of 998-134800 yuan. Nissan Jinke positioning small SUV, length, width and height are 4295/1760/1588mm, wheelbase 2620mm, pricing and size are smaller than Nissan Xiaoke, power is equipped with the same 1.5L naturally aspirated engine as Nissan Sunshine, matched with the CVT gearbox. To the 2021 Tianjin Auto Show, the mid-term revamped powerhouse listed on the market, the price range is 11.98-137800 yuan, the overall appearance is younger, continue to use 1.5L+CVT power combination.

As a small SUV, Nissan's main competitors include joint ventures such as Honda XR-V/, Volkswagen Sensorship and Toyota Yize / C-HR, but sales of the joint venture small SUV are getting worse as its own brand new energy vehicles rapidly expand into a low-price market. In the first seven months of 2024, the top five small SUV sales came from our own brands, namely Geely Colour Yue, BYD Yuan UP, LK 06, Chuanqi GS3 and Wuling Xingchi, of which Geely Colour was 44400, BYD Yuan UP was 39300, and the largest joint venture small SUV was Honda XR-V, with 15300, while Nissan only 8480.

Returning to Nissan, whether Dongfeng Nissan will introduce a new generation of domestic models is still unknown, and the probability of introducing domestic models is expected to be relatively high. However, even if the domestic market is introduced, the new generation of strong customers still do not seem to have many bright places, the adjustment of the exterior and interior decoration is basic, while the core power system has not changed, and the current domestic market competition is fierce. Even if the new generation of strong customers are introduced into the domestic market, they may not be able to change the status quo.

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