Nissan Motor has started exporting its newly launched, the New Nissan Magnite to South Africa, making it the first country to get the newly launched Nissan car.
Within a month of the Nissan Magnite SUV’s debut in India, more than 2700 units were exported from the Chennai port. The cumulative sales of over 150,000+ units to till date had made a significant influence on both Indian and foreign markets. The New Nissan Magnite continues to be a monument to Nissan motor’s strong belief of ‘One car, One world’ philosophy. Further, looking at the ongoing demand of the “Made-in-India” Magnite in global markets, Nissan plans to increase its overall exportation to more than 65 international markets, including those with left-hand drive markets.
Nissan Magnite South Africa Model Powertrain:
Nissan Magnite which is introduced in South Africa comes in two engine options: 1-litre turbocharged petrol engine and 1-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. Turbocharged petrol engine gives out the power of 100 PS and a torque of 160 Nm for MT and 152 Nm for CVT. Whereas, the naturally aspirated petrol engine generates the power of 72 PS and a torque of 96 Nm.
The NA petrol engine has a 5 speed transmission for both MT and AMT. Similarly, the turbo petrol engine gets a 5 speed transmission for MT and CVT. South Africa is offered with three variant options: Visia, Acenta and Acenta +, however, India gets 6 variant options: Visia, Visia +, Tekna, Tekna +, Acenta and N-connecta.
Nissan Magnite Features:
The Nissan Magnite for South Africa gets 16 inch dual tone alloy wheels, LED lighting unit, dual C shaped chrome bars, huge grille along with black surrounds. It also gets a dual themed, black and brown leatherette seat upholstery, ambience light, 7 inch driver display and 8 inch touch screen, wireless mobile charger, cooled glove box compartment and a remote engine start function.
Safety Features:
It also has safety features like ABS with EBD (Anti-lock Braking System with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution), ESC (Electronic Stability Control), rear parking sensors along with the camera, hill start assist, traction control along with tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and 6 airbags