Nissan Global Sedan aka Sunny By 2011 Followed By Innova Killer : Official

After the Nissan Sunny or the Global Sedan been repeatedly been spotted in the country, Today to Kiminobu Tokuyama, Nissan Motor India Managing Director and CEO, confirmed the news that the global sedan aka Nissan Sunny will be in the market this year. Nissan not only plans one but two cars one of which is the global sedan while the other car is the car the nation is waiting for, a perfect competition to the Toyota camps hot seller Innova. Till now we have had no perfect combination apart from the M&M Scorpio to take over the Innova. As diamond cuts diamond, the Japanese Nissan will prove to be a competition to the Japanese Toyota.

Talking about the Global Sedan aka Sunny Mr Kiminobu Tokuyama said that the sedan will be based on the Nissan Micra, which will be launched in China first and will be manufactured in Chennai plant for the Indian market. The Sedan will be launched by 2011.

We have already speculated the engine options for the Sunny which will be powered by two engine options in India. There will be one 1.5-litre four cylinder petrol engine, producing around 100bhp of peak power. Then there will be the 1.5-litre dCI which powers the Logan as well as the Nissan Micra diesel. Reasonably powerful and very torquey, this diesel mill is very fuel efficient too.

The Global Sedan aka Sunny can be a real game changer if Nissan prices it well. It can prove to be a pain in the back for many sedans in the entry level and can be Nissans answer to Toyota Etios, VW Vento, Ford Fiesta, Fiat Linea, & Tata Manza.

Nissan V Platform sedan ‘Sunny’ unveiled

UPDATE 2: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has unveiled the new Global Sedan model (the V platform sedan, known to us as the Sunny till now) at the 8th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition. The name Sunny, however will be used only for the Chinese market for now. The car, which is the second product spawning out of Nissan’s versatile V platform will be first introduced in China in January 2011, and will later go to 170 countries, of which Indian is also going to be one of the most important markets.

The new sedan is slated to arrive to the Indian shores in the second half of the year 2011. The car will be manufactured at Nissan’s Oragadam, near Chennai.
The brand ‘Sunny’ has been there in the Chinese market since 2003 and was an important model to come out from Chinese Dongfeng and Japanese Nissan partnership. The car has been appreciated for its cabin space and driving performance.

The new car is powered by Nissan 1.5-liter HR15DE engine with dual injectors and a new-generation Xtronic CVT with an auxiliary transmission, both of which are newly introduced in China. (power, torque, fuel efficiency and other details coming in the next update)

MacPherson struts are used for the front suspension and a torsion beam for the rear suspension, making for sporty and agile driving at low speeds, and steady and stable driving at higher speeds.

The Sunny sedan for China will bear a different name, and probably a different engine configuration for the India market, the details for which will be revealed at a later date.

Mr. Kiminobu Tokuyama, Managing Director & CEO, Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. (NMIPL) said, “Following the success of our first locally made car –the Nissan Micra, we are happy to reveal the first visuals of the second car to be produced in India. We are confident that the “New Global Sedan”, which is also based on the versatile ‘V’ platform, will delight the discerning Indian customers. The model will be launched in India in the second half of 2011.”

UPDATE 1 : Nissan has just unveiled its V platform sedan, known as Sunny in the news reports and scoops till now. It’s going to be launched in India sooner than you think. More information on the development coming too, again, sooner than you think. In the meantime, have a look at this new car for the burgeoning entry level sedan market in India, and let us know what you think of its design. Also, what do you think should be the ideal price for it… stay tuned, as we prepare more updates