A Nissan Note has arrived in India for local
testing, spy shots published by MotorBeam have revealed. The car was spied
testing in Tamil Nadu, where Nissan India has its R&D facility and
manufacturing base shared with Renault.
The Nissan Note, currently in its second generation,
was given a facelift in October last year. It is a mix of a compact hatchback
and an MPV. It’s most certainly not an India-bound model. Stretching over 4
metres with a length of 4,100 mm and offering only 5 seats, the Note was
considered and ruled out for India. It rides on the V-platform, which has found
little success in our market.
The Nissan Note test mule was sourced from Japan,
where the e-Power variant has been accepted widely. Last month, a report said
that Nissan is considering bringing the Nissan Note e-Power’s EV powertrain for
India. The test mule does not have any e-Power badges on the body, but maybe
they were stripped to avoid fueling speculations.
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