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The new Nissan Note

shines at room feeling of space and variability.

Nissan Note II

The new Nissan Note shines at room feeling of space and variability.

Galt, the first generation of the Nissan Note as sort of mini-van, now wants to take the Japanese carmaker with the Successor directly against VW Polo and Co.. The confident appearance has his reasons. The new note shines not only with top marks at room feeling of space and variability, but the competition is also the price under pressure. The petrol base model is already available from 13,990 euros. But for the dealer built in the plant in Sunderland car rolls in October.

Nissan was really happy with the first note not – at least not what the sales figures were concerned. In Germany found itself in seven years less than 40,000 buyers. Blamed the positioning could have been. With its slightly higher construction and the vertical tail of the note was ranked somewhere between mini-van and a conventional small car. Now everything will be different. “The new note continues as normal in the B-segment, but has clearly the better package,” said Nissan CEO Thomas Hausch.

Lush sense of space

This un-

as new German term refers to the interior concept. Who get into the newcomer, is amazed by the generous space and luxurious feeling of space, even in the rear. Here, almost the legs can cross one. Nissan talks about the “best value in the segment.” Reasons for this is the long wheelbase. With 2.60 meters, the note reaches almost the same value as the Golf (2.64 meters), but the overall length measures 17 inches less than the Wolfsburg.

How well Nissan’s designers have thought the note, the family-friendly show details: The rear doors open at right angles, which every mother will welcome that lashed her toddler in the back properly. From the equipment “Acenta” a moveable by 160 millimeters rear bench seat is available. It increases the volume of the luggage compartment from 325 to 411 liters. If the split backrest flat to fit even two cubic meters of cargo in the car. This is more than the T-model of the Mercedes E-Class with 1.95 cubic meters, a recognized loadmaster with the cars

Three engines

When selecting the engine it makes Nissan easy for customers. The offer includes the well-known 1.5-liter four-cylinder diesel engine with 66 kW / 90 hp and a 1.2-liter three-cylinder petrol engine with 59 kW / 80 PS and 72 kW / 98 hp. Latter we chose for a first test drive. Although the small compressor engine impresses with a smooth running and low noise level, but with the flexibility it quickly runs out of steam. Who wants to speed at 30 km / hour in third gear, takes patience. It is only at 4,400 rpm the three-cylinder produces its maximum torque. So high but the driver turns the engine off rare. The problem could solve a shorter gear or at least a shorter final drive ratio.

that this has come too long, is also another circumstance: the top speed of 181 km / h specified in fourth gear, not as usual in the last, the fifth. But Nissan’s focus image rather prone to less consumption. To make the grade on the EU dynamometer 4.3 liters (99 g / km CO2). In everyday life, however, is more likely to face a six decimal places. Which showed at least the on-board computer for the first session on.

caution Camera

a good impression was made of the note while riding comfort. He rolled softly off springs kommod and directs sufficiently directly. Too bad that the steering wheel can not be adjusted in depth. Could cost the Nissan strategists on this technology features available in this vehicle class are available at extra cost and absolutely unique. These include the Blind Spot and Lane Keeping Assist and the so-called “MOD”, which stands for “Moving Object Detection”. When reverse gear is a camera recognizes what goes on behind the car in front of him. And turned out to be extremely helpful in the test drive the presentation of the car on the screen from a bird’s perspective. Even maneuvering in car parks is child’s play. (Mid)

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