Ffering excellent driving dynamics, refined engines and sleek design, the mid-sized sedan?Nissan Sunny? marks a distinction in its class. The sedan is available in four petrol(1.5-litre, four cylinder) and three diesel(K9K, four cylinder) variants, which are coupled with a five speed manual transmission, except the Sunny XL AT.
Sometime in 2011, after I drove the Nissan Sunny I thought to myself it’s a good car. It’s got a decent set of engines, the roomiest rear seat, the biggest boot but, there was one big problem - it was built to a budget.
Cost cutting was evident and that was a put off. Essentially you bought a fairly spacious sedan with conservative cabin, cheap plastics and minimal creature comforts.
Cut to, 2014 and I am very pleased to report the folks at Nissan have fixed the flaws. The front face looks a lot more contemporary. Thanks to the new boomerang headlamps and the chrome grille the Sunny doesn’t look plain jane anymore. Clever use of chrome on the bumper and fog lamps adds to the cars countenance.
At the rear the new styling updates include a chrome strip on the boot and a brand new rear bumper. Outside mirror mounted indicators and the Y- spoke alloys look good too.