Shift your thinking of cars.

MICRA
Shift your concept of power, quality and refinement.
Shift your commitment to the environment.
Shift your concept of big. And small.
Shift your perception of innovation.
Shift your sense of design.
Shift your concept of what a car company can do.
Shift the way you move.

...THIS IS NOT THE END.

Visit our website at: www.nissan.co.za

Phone us toll free:

0800 NISSAN
0800 647 726

APRIL 2011

SHIFT_ the way you move

CONTENTS
IN SYNC WITH THE CITY 02
ZIP AROUND IN COMFORT 03
EASY ON THE PLANET 05
REFINEMENT AND INNOVATION 07
SHORT TURN AROUND 09
OPEN SPACE 11
CHERISH THE THOUGHT 13
CARING IDEAS 15
BIG ON SAFETY 17
SUSTAINABILITY 19
DESIGN YOUR CITY LIFE 21
ACCESSORIES 22
SPECIFICATIONS 23
 IN SYNC WITH
THE CITY
A MOBILE SIXTH SENSE - NISSAN MICRA
Why complicate your daily commute when you can
simplify it with Nissan MICRA?
Simply be on time.
Simply know which way to turn.
Simply feel comfortable.
Intuitive, interactive: Nissan MICRA is a compact specialist.
Like a concierge who always knows the best restaurants,
or a courier who always finds the best shortcuts,
MICRA knows how to handle the streets to make all your
everyday trips easier.
At Nissan we’ve always designed our cars around your needs.
The Nissan MICRA is no exception.

IN SYNC WITH Every innovation is designed to remove the challenge

of congested driving.
Giving you a mobile Sixth Sense.
So you flow with traffic rather than against it.
Making frustrating driving simpler.
The Nissan MICRA.

WELCOME TO SIMPLICITY.

THE CITY 02
 ZIP AROUND IN

Lighter and more agile than

ever, Nissan MICRA gets you
there and back again quickly

COMFORT
and comfortably. Lighter and more nimble with safer,
smoother handling, its compact form, comfortable and
spacious interior is freshly designed to provide you
with everything you need for enjoyable, hassle-free
driving. A class-leading turning circle of 9.3m circum-
vents the city squeeze, Nissan MICRA lets you move
around with ease – it’s your urban sixth sense.

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 EASY ON THE PLANET
(AND YOUR POCKET) Easier on the environment and your pocket, Nissan MICRA’s compact,
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Engine 1.2ɀ 1.5ɀ 1.5ɀ Diesel
CO2 124 150 125
100km and produces the lowest CO2 emissions in its class: only 124g/km.
It’s Nissan MICRA’s way of moving towards a greener environment.
l /100km 5.2 6.3 4.7
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 REFINEMENT
AND
INNOVATION

Redesigned
1.2l 3-Cylinder Engine
Exhaust System
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engine has less moving parts, reducing the deletion of the centre
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with a compact and light-weight engine structure with lower noise
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achieved.

The unusual boomerang grooves on the roof is an aerodynamic

solution to reduce noise at higher speeds. Normally there is a mass
damper in the roof to do this job, but with the boomerang groove
the damper was not necessary.

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 SHORT TURN
Ingeniously designed, Nissan MICRA features the shortest
turning radius in its class, helping you get out of the tightest
spots with ease. With a useful view downwards over the hood
and wide-screen vision ahead, you can look forward to clear-cut,
street-friendly round trips every time.

AROUND
4.64m

Easy to drive around the city thanks to The hood shape is designed to Good rear visibility as a result of
its class-leading 4.64m turning radius. increase downward vision- and less obstruction from the C-Pillar
opening angle. and good downward angle visibility.

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 OPEN
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OPEN SPACE
SPACE
Space is precious in the city, but there’s And if you’ve got shopping or luggage with
plenty inside the Nissan MICRA. Compact you, Nissan MICRA’s class-leading boot
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twists and turns, the airy, cushioned-comfort it all in - it’s even bigger with the rear seats
inside the cabin goes to surprising lengths. IROGHG˜DW

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CHERISH
THE THOUGHT
A leather steering wheel, insulated the matrix display of driving info behind
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every high tech, premium detail has
been thoughtfully designed to increase The multi-functional matrix display
your comfort*. shows fuel consumption, driving range,
the outside temperature and you can
Enjoy the unexpected pleasure of the programme personal messages to
automatic air-conditioning system and make your passenger’s day as well!*

*Features available on selected models

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CARING
Mighty intelligent when it Loaded with ingenious storage
comes to making life easier, space, you won’t have to
Nissan MICRA’s thoughtful hunt for your phone, favourite
technology, helpful solutions sweets, spare pair of shoes…
and clever design details or whatever else you like to

IDEAS
make street travel a whole have on hand at all times.
lot simpler - and a lot more And if you need even more
enriching. space for bigger bulk – you
can always fold down the rear
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 ABS The Anti-lock Brake System limits wheels locking up to maintain control
and stability should braking be pushed to the max.

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passengers on selected models.

5 HEADRESTS All seats are fully equipped with headrests for optimum comfort and
security on selected models.

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Make the street a safer place to be: that’s Nissan Equipped with class-leading safety features for
MICRA’s mantra, designed with protection in mind unforeseen circumstances, including ABS, EBD
from the inside out for you and your passengers. and Brake Assist as standard across the range.
On selected models 6 airbags, 5 headrests, STOP LAMP Centre high mount stop lamp provides a deceleration warning to
following drivers.
Lightness and strength are key attributes. Its lighter 3-point seatbelt with pre-tensioner and load
engine and roof design reduces fuel consumption, limiter guarantee maximum stability and
but also improves handling. protection in unanticipated circumstances.

Safety Shield
In the commitment to “Real World Safety”, Nissan pursues innovation as part of its Safety Shield concept. Based on
the idea that cars should help protect people, advanced, proactive safety technologies help driver and passengers to
avoid danger and injury in a wide range of circumstances. Visit www.nissan.co.za to find out more.

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 SUSTAINABILITY
Nissan designs cars with innovation in mind and the Nissan MICRA is no exception. Nissan further, strives to reduce energy waste
to lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Weight
Developed and built on Nissan’s all-new, global V-platform, the new Nissan MICRA is light, which in turn allows for the use
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boomerang groove roof which, in addition, provides an aerodynamic solution to prevent wind noise at higher speeds.

Engine Nissan’s commitment to the environment

$˛UVWIRU1LVVDQLVWKHQHZl 3 cylinder engine. The compact and lightweight 3 cylinder Nissan’s environmental philosophy embraces people,
engine achieves maximum torque at low engine speeds as result of higher air intake. vehicles and nature. In the pursuit of a sustainable mobile
The 3 cylinder engine manages to reach superior noise and vibration performance, this is society, the Nissan Green Program aims to reduce the
environmental impact of Nissan vehicles at every stage of
done by a number of curve and the cone shaped parts in the engine and using an unbalanced
the vehicle life cycle, while corporate activities address
structure of Fly wheel and Crank pulley. environmental challenges.

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have piece of mind knowing that they are Nissan quality approved.

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To provide all customers with a consistently high level of quality, Nissan applies the same standards worldwide, to ensure that all Nissan owners enjoy
peace of mind for the lives of their vehicles. The approach is based on quality from the customer’s perspective on three key elements:
• First, the expectation of a smooth driving experience with complete peace of mind.
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 SPECIFICATIONS MICRA SPECIFICATIONS MICRA

SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES COMFORT & CONVENIENCE

Model Micra 1.2 Visia Micra 1.2 Visia+ Micra 1.2 Acenta Micra 1.5 dCi Acenta Micra 1.5 Tekna Luggage capacity (VDA) l 265 265 265 265 265
Engine Code XH5 (HR12) XH5 (HR12) XH5 (HR12) K9K XH2-K0 (HR15) Central locking N/A With remote With remote With remote With remote
Body type 5 Door hatch 5 Door hatch 5 Door hatch 5 Door hatch 5 Door hatch Electric windows N/A Front Front Front Front & rear
Transmission 5 speed manual 5 speed manual 5 speed manual 5 speed manual 5 speed manual Electric power steering (EPS) Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Seating capacity 5 5 5 5 5 Steering wheel adjustment: Tilt Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
ENGINE AND PERFORMANCE Air-conditioner N/A Manual Manual Manual Automatic
Number of cylinders 3 3 3 4 4 Audio N/A Optional AM/FM & CD & RDS(AF) & AM/FM & CD & RDS(AF) & AM/FM & 6CD Changer &
Maximum power kW/rpm 56 @ 6000 56 @ 6000 56 @ 6000 47 @ 4000 73 @ 6000 speed sensing volume & speed sensing volume & RDS(AF) & speed sensing
Maximum torque Nm/rpm 104 @ 4400 104 @ 4400 104 @ 4400 160 @ 2000 134 @ 4800 AUX jack AUX jack volume & AUX jack & Hands-
Engine displacement cc 1198 1198 1198 1498 1461 free (Integrated BT)
Fuel type Unleaded petrol Unleaded petrol Unleaded petrol Diesel Unleaded petrol No of speakers N/A N/A 4 4 4
Fuel tank capacity l 41 41 41 41 41 Audio controls on steering wheels N/A N/A N/A N/A Audio & Hands-free phone
Top speed km/h 166 166 166 150 180 Hands-free phone with Bluetooth N/A N/A N/A N/A Standard
Combined fuel consumption l/100 km 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.7 6.3 Driver & passenger sunvisor N/A With mirror With mirror With mirror With mirror
Drag coefficient cd 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 Driver footrest Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Acceleration 0-100km sec 13.2 13.2 13.2 15.3 11 Rear window de-mister N/A Standard Standard Standard Standard
CO2 emissions level g/km 124 124 124 125 150 Map reading light integrated with room N/A Standard Standard Standard Standard
Emissions category Euro4 Euro4 Euro4 Euro3 Euro3 light
DRIVE TRAIN 12V power socket N/A Standard Standard Standard Standard
Gear ratio:1st 3.727 3.727 3.727 3.364 3.727 Luggage area lamp N/A N/A Standard Standard Standard
2nd 2.048 2.048 2.048 1.864 2.048 Parcel shelf N/A Standard Standard Standard Standard
3rd 1.393 1.393 1.393 1.321 1.393 On-board computer Odd trip (Twin trip) Odd trip (Twin trip) Odd trip (Twin trip), Odd trip (Twin trip), Odd trip (Twin trip),
& Fuel cost (Ave. & & Fuel cost (Ave. & average speed, fuel cost average speed, fuel cost average speed, fuel cost (Ave.
4th 1.029 1.029 1.029 0.967 1.029
instantaneous) & instantaneous) & (Ave. & instantaneous), fuel (Ave. & instantaneous), fuel & instantaneous), fuel re-
5th 0.821 0.821 0.821 0.738 0.821
cruising range cruising range remainder, driving time, remainder, driving time, mainder, driving time, friendly
Reverse 3.545 3.545 3.545 3.545 3.545
friendly message, service friendly message, service message, service interval &
Final drive ratio 3.733 3.733 3.733 3.733 4.067 interval & cruising range interval & cruising range cruising range
Drive type 2WD 2WD 2WD 2WD 2WD Front door pockets with 2 bottle holders Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS Driver and passenger seatback pockets N/A N/A N/A N/A Standard
Overall length of vehicle mm 3780 3780 3780 3780 3780 Passenger under seat storage N/A N/A N/A N/A Standard
Overall width of vehicle mm 1665 1665 1665 1665 1665 Cup holders 3 3 3 3 3
Overall height of vehicle mm 1515 1515 1515 1515 1515 Seat upholstery Cloth Cloth Cloth Cloth Cloth
Wheelbase mm 2450 2450 2450 2450 2450 DRIVER’S AREA
Ground Clearance mm 143 143 143 143 143 Tachometer: analogue N/A Standard Standard Standard Standard
Tare mass kg 894 909 923 993 954 Steering wheel type Urethane Urethane Urethane Urethane Leather
Min. turning radius m 4.64 4.64 4.64 4.64 4.64 Low fuel warning light Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
SUSPENSION Airbag check warning light Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Front: Strut Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Water temp. indicator warning light Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Rear: Torsion Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Door open warning N/A Standard Standard Standard Standard
WHEELS/TYRES Seat belt warning N/A Standard Standard Standard Standard
Wheel size/type 14” Steel with covers 14” Steel with covers 14” Steel with covers 14” Steel with covers 15” Alloy Clock - Digital Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Wheel dimensions (front; back) 165/70R14 steel 165/70R14 steel 165/70R14 steel 165/70R14 steel 175/60R15 alloy Outside temperature gauge N/A N/A Standard Standard Standard
Spare wheel Spacesaver Spacesaver Spacesaver Spacesaver Spacesaver SERVICE INTERVALS
SAFETY Petrol & Diesel 15,000km 15,000km 15,000km 15,000km 15,000km
Airbags Driver & passenger Driver, passenger & side Driver, passenger & side Driver, passenger & side Driver, passenger, side & curtain OWNERSHIP
Brake type - Front discs, rear drums Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Service plan Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Roadside assistance Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
EBD (Electronic Brake force Distribution) Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Warranty 3 years/100,000km 3 years/100,000km 3 years/100,000km 3 years/100,000km 3 years/100,000km
BA (Brake Assist) Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 3 year paint and mechanical Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Child-proof rear door lock Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 3 year unlimited kilometers anti-corrosion Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
ISOFIX child seat anchorage - 2nd row N/A N/A Standard Standard Standard
Fog lights Rear Rear Rear Rear Front & rear
Front passenger seatbelt pre-tensioner N/A Standard Standard Standard Standard
Front active headrests N/A Standard Standard Standard Standard
Front seatbelt: 3 x 3 point Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
2nd row seatbelt: 3 X 3 point Right/Left : 3 point Standard Standard Standard Standard
with ELR,
Centre 2 points DISCLAIMER
SECURITY Every effort has been made to ensure that the content of this brochure is correct at the time of going to print (April 2011). This brochure has been produced featuring prototype or accessorised vehicles exhibited at motor shows and, in accordance with the
NATS immobiliser Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard company’s policy of continuously improving its products, Nissan South Africa reserves the right to change the specification and the vehicles described and shown in this brochure at any time. Nissan dealers will be informed of any such modifications as quickly
Nissan DataDot anti-theft identification Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard as possible. Please check with your local Nissan dealer to receive the most up-to-date information. Due to the limitations of the printing processes used, the colours shown in this brochure may differ slightly from the actual colours of the paint and interior trim
system materials used. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of this brochure without the written permission from Nissan is forbidden.
EXTERIOR Quoted fuel consumption and emission values have been established using the prescribed method of measurement (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe “ECE” Regulation R101 in the current version) as required under current legislation. This data
Door mirrors Black Black Body colour Body colour Body colour does not pertain to the specific vehicle and does not comprise part of the offer, but is supplied for the purpose of comparison between the various types of vehicle, in accordance with 1999/94/EC.
Outside door handle Black Black Black Black Body colour Driving behaviour / conditions and other non-technical factors contribute towards a vehicle’s fuel consumption and CO2 emissions over and above the determined fuel efficiency of a vehicle.
Door mirror adjustment and folding Manual adjustment & Manual adjustment & Electric adjustmet and Electric adjustmet and Electric adjustmet and
folding folding manual folding manual folding manual folding
Front wipers Intermittent and mist Variable intermittent and Variable intermittent and Variable intermittent and Variable intermittent and mist
wipe mist wipe mist wipe mist wipe wipe
Rear wipers N/A Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent with rain sensor
Halogen head lamp Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Headlamp auto off Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
Auto head lamp (Dusk sensor) N/A N/A N/A N/A Standard

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