[CHERYLWARD]

It's very much on the radar to replace the slightly too big for us id3.
I just wish they'd hurry up- been waiting on this compared to the R5.
Id2/Cupra Raval same story.
Glaciers move faster.

 

[SomersetBob]

The interior is 100% identical to the 5, even the steering wheel! The only difference is the airbag cover on the wheel, the surface styling on the right hand side fascia and colour. It's effectively a very lightly face lifted 5 with reworked outer panels beltline down.

I quite like them both, although that segment is no longer my bag now I'm an old fart.

Badge engineering like in the old days with Morris and Austin 🙂

 

[FrankS57]

Badge engineering like in the old days with Morris and Austin 🙂

Yep, but it gives Nissan something to sell which will up their EV quota, more EVs, especially at this end of the Market is no bad thing.

One of the car mags was speculating that the VW ID2 may also be offered by Ford as a new Fiesta.

 

[SomersetBob]

An R5 in a frock, like an Audi A3 was a Golf in a frock. But will it be girly enough, the females in my family think the R5 too masculine?

Seems it is girly enough, though we're not currently in the market for it.

 

[SomersetBob]

Yep, but it gives Nissan something to sell which will up their EV quota, more EVs, especially at this end of the Market is no bad thing.

One of the car mags was speculating that the VW ID2 may also be offered by Ford as a new Fiesta.

A new Fi(d)esta would be interesting, though I think Ford needs something Focus sized first.

 

[Rei]

The red looks pretty good to replace our flaming red Leaf local runabout.

Important questions from wife:
heated seats?
heated steering wheel?
360 camera?
5 seats?

They say it had Pro Pilot which is their autopilot. I hope it has one pedal mode too. It's bizarre that they took that out of the Ariya.

 

[decimal]

More preview videos, all based on the same pre-release press packs:

 

[decimal]

Und noch einmal:

 

[AndyG]

A few more details have appeared on Nissan website.
Disappointingly we're getting 6 colours, 4 dark, a white, and quite a nice mid blue.
Why no orange or something to go up against the R5 I cannot fathom.
Interior basically the same without the yellow seats by looks of it
Not yet available to configure, or prices/specs wtf?
Available end of year from what Google tells us.
More girly than the 5 but it does have character.

My wife hates every colour for the R5 apart from the Alpine..... Hoping the Micra is more suited to a non twenty something

 

[AndyG]

Why would you buy this over an R5, I guess it depends who is building them...

Renault are building them and my wife would have this over the R5 because she doesn't want to drive round in a car that looks like its colour choice was based on a childs felt tip set..... and whoever thought only being able to have heated seats and steering wheel in an R5 meant having yellow seats (or spending extra on the Roland Garros) was a good idea must still be a teenager (my wife's words not mine)

 

[CHERYLWARD]

Some early photos showed the Micra in a light metallic blue, lovely colour.
Looks like they all have a black roof regardless of colour.
As it is I'd take the mid blue.

 

[SomersetBob]

My wife hates every colour for the R5 apart from the Alpine..... Hoping the Micra is more suited to a non twenty something

What's wrong with the blue, black or white R5? It's really only the in your face green and yellow that are controversial IMHO.

 

[SomersetBob]

Some early photos showed the Micra in a light metallic blue, lovely colour.
Looks like they all have a black roof regardless of colour.
As it is I'd take the mid blue.

In the Electrifying video they implied the two tone was extra. Maybe it will be different at launch.

 

[decimal]

Blue looks good.

 

[Troy]

Happy memories of our CVT petrol micra, just like a go cart hope the electric one can be as much fun. Very interested in micra but will wait for test drive and pricing. Looks a fun car wonder what customers Nissan are aiming it at.

 

[AndyG]

What's wrong with the blue, black or white R5? It's really only the in your face green and yellow that are controversial IMHO.

She doesnt want a white or black car and the blue is only just ok in the RG version which is more expensive and in her opinion not as good a colour as her current Zoe metallic blue.... The Alpine is the colour she would like

 

[SueH]

Und noch einmal:

In my limited life experience I thought that only applied to beers!;-)

As for all this stuff about colours and girly cars, that's probably why I play women's football and we all drive nondescript colours. Buying second hand and the cheapest new means you don't get a choice anyway!

 

[KenB]

My wife and I are only really interested in how comfortable are the seats. Unfortunately small cars have small upright uncomfortable seats - i call them Chinese seats.

 

[Rei]

I wouldn't describe the Micro/5 as small though. Maybe by modern standards but it looks quite chonky.

 

[wja96]

Come the end of the year these will be VERY cheap on lease and early next year VERY cheap to buy pre-registered.

I almost feel sorry for the car companies. They basically must build EVs and they must sell EVs when clearly the vast majority of people, plus the car companies, just want the status quo.