Nissan Evalia to be launched in August

Nissan Evalia to be launched in August

Sunny sedan and Micra hatchback posting good numbers on sales chart, a top award for Quality, a representation in sportscar segment and lot of plans for near future-Japanese giant Nissan is surely enjoying its time in India. It was the first time that Nissan had a presence at the recently held Delhi Auto Expo and the manufacturer’s hall already had the almighty GT-R on show. More important for Indian market was Nissan deciding to unveil a brand new & ‘made for India’ vehicle at the Expo. On show was the Nissan Evalia. The seven-seater family car is the first Urban-Class Utility Vehicle from the Japanese car maker.Evalia should have a best in segment fuel economy, clever interiors that have high functionality and also boasts of upmarket features like a rear View Camera and Intelligent Key. The Evalia uses a dash mounted gear lever to maximize the feeling of spaciousness in the front.
If sources are to be believed, Nissan has planned an August 2012 launch for this MPV. It may be noted that this MPV is known as the NV200 globally and has been doing quite good for itself.As we earlier reported, this Nissan will be launched with the 1.5 dCI engine from the Renault-Nissan alliance and the motor should be in re-tuned form and produce 105PS. The Nissan Evalia has a strut type suspension in the front and leaf springs at rear. Safely expect Nissan to provide the MPV with a power steering as a standard feature on all variants. Nissan claims that their MPV will have car-like ride and handling characteristics.
The seven-seater MPV will battle it out with Toyota Innova, Mahindra’s Xylo and upcoming Maruti Suzuki Ertiga & Chevrolet Enjoy. It may be noted that this MPV has sliding rear doors, a la Maruti Eeco.  Evalia’s 2725mm wheelbase is well short of Innova’s 2750mm but if sources are to be believed, Evalia will be close to being as spacious as the popular Toyota. Nissan will be offering only a manual transmission in this MPV. The manufacturing of Evalia will be done at Nissan’s Oragadam plant in Chennai. Expect a starting price between INR 8-10 Lakhs for the Evalia.