Nissan Micra recalled globally, Indian version unaffected

Nissan India sells less Micra hatchbaks in the Indian car market than it exports them in the global market. The Oragadam plant of the company in Chennai is the major place from where the exports of the Micra are carried out especially as far as the Nissan Micra hatchback is concerned.  However the company, which is a leading brand from Japan, has now recalled around 9600 Micra models manufactured in India because of a possible mechanical error. According to the company, the car could experience a leakage of petrol as the fuel pressure sensor may not be tightly fixed in many of the models.

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Through the recalling, the petrol leakage will be repaired by tightening of the pressure sensors. The recalling however is confined to only the Micras sold globally which have a direct petrol injection and will have no effect on the Nissan Micra sold in the Indian car market. Hence the Indian owners of the Nissan Micra need not worry much. Unlike the Indian version of the Nissan Micra, the exported model is supercharged and provides better power and torque. Gradually the demand and sale of the Nissan Micra has started increasing in the Indian car market, the most desired model being the diesel variant which has a K9K turbocharged engine with 1.5 ltr capacity and very high fuel efficiency.

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This diesel engine also has high responsiveness with no turbo lag and hence makes it perfect for driving in cities with heavy traffic conditions. The absence of turbo lag signifies that the gears won’t have to be worked with regularly to remain in the turbo zone. This in turn enables very simple driving. Infact this simpler driving quality has been the major point of promotion from the company through their tag line "Drive Simpler, Live Better". However one of the major demerits of the Nissan Micra diesel hatchback car is that ABS is not featured in any of the version of the car, not even in the top most version which is a very surprising miss from Nissan.

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