Nissan’s Magnite Undercuts Entire Segment With A Starting Price Of Rs 4.99 Lakh

The Magnite undercuts the least expensive sub-4 metre SUV, the Sonet, by Rs 1.72 lakh

• Nissan’s Magnite is available with a naturally aspirated motor and a turbo-petrol engine.

• 5-speed manual transmission is standard across both engines while turbo-petrol also gets a CVT option.

• Nissan isn't offering a diesel engine with the Magnite.

• It’s available in five different variants.

• Gets features such as wireless Apple Carplay and Android Auto, 360-degree camera  wireless charger, air purifier and JBL sound system

• It rivals the Kia Sonet, Hyundai Venue, Ford EcoSport and Tata Nexon.

Nissan has launched the Magnite in India at a starting price of Rs 4.99 lakh, with the top-end model going for Rs 9.35 lakh. The Magnite competes in the sub-4 metre SUV segment which is already full of various options. The Nissan SUV is available in five trims with two petrol engines. The prices are only introductory for now and will be applicable till the end of December, 2020. The prices of all the different versions are given in the table below:

All prices are ex-showroom Delhi.

Based on the CMF-A+ platform that also underpins the Renault Triber, the Magnite is offered with two petrol engines. The first is a 1.0-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine, also present in the Triber, that makes 72PS/96Nm. This engine can only be had with a 5-speed manual transmission. The second and more powerful option is a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine that makes 100PS/160Nm. This engine too is available with a 5-speed manual transmission. Certain variants also get the option of a CVT, however, the torque figure in that case drops down to 152Nm. While that is an 8Nm difference, you'll be hard pressed to notice it in the real world. There is no option of a diesel engine.

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While its pricing might make it sound like a budget SUV, the Magnite is being offered with a well-rounded features package that allows it to rub shoulders with the best in the segment. You get an 8-inch touchscreen that supports wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 7-inch digital instrument cluster, a 360-degree camera, LED headlamps, automatic climate control and cruise control among other things. Nissan is also offering a Tech Pack for the top-of-the-line XV and XV Premium variants that add an air purifier, wireless smartphone charging, JBL speakers, LED scuff plates, ambient mood lighting, and puddle lamps to the Magnite.

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On the safety front, the Magnite comes with dual front airbags, ABS with EBD, three-point seatbelts for four passengers with a pretensioner and force limiter function for the driver and passenger, rear parking sensors and a rear wiper and defogger as standard across all variants. The turbo variants also get safety features such as traction control, vehicle dynamics control, hill start assist and hydraulic brake assist. Those going for the top-of-the-line XV Premium variant will also get a tyre pressure monitoring system.

The Nissan Magnite’s immediate rivals are the likes of the Maruti Vitara Brezza, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, Ford EcoSport, Mahindra XUV300 and Tata Nexon. Alongside the Vitara Brezza, the Magnite is the only other SUV in the segment that is a petrol-only offering. Renault’s Kiger, which is another upcoming SUV and shares its underpinnings with the Magnite, will also lock horns with the Nissan SUV when it’s launched in early-2021.

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