Exclusive: 2019 Nissan Kicks SUV Bookings Open Unofficially

The new Nissan Kicks will be launched sometime in January 2019 and we have already driven it too - read the Kicks review here! And now, certain dealers around the country have started taking unofficial bookings for the new SUV before Nissan India officially opens bookings on December 14, 2018. Nissan dealers around the country have started accepting bookings for the new Kicks at a booking amount of Rs 25,000 and have informed buyers that the final prices for the new Kicks will be between Rs 10-15 lakh (ex-showroom) when it is launched in about a month from now. Dealers have also mentioned that test drives for the new Nissan Kicks will begin in January before the launch too.

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(Nissan Kicks Dashboard)

The Nissan Kicks is based on the same Renault Duster/Captur or Nissan Terrano platform underneath but probably has the best looking body of the lot in terms of sheer design. And Nissan's Indian design studio had a lot to do with that too. It has SUV like butch design up front and in the rear and gets a large in-your-face grille too. All in all, the stance on the new Kicks is most certainly something that a lot of Indian buyers will appreciate - especially with those 17-inch wheels.

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(Nissan Kicks interiors)

It also comes packed with a long long line of features. You get a large touchscreen infotainment system that gets Apple CarPlay and Android Auto along with inbuilt navigation. It also gets a 360 degree camera setup and even cooler is the smartwatch integration on the new Nissan Kicks. Other features include 4 airbags on top spec models along with the likes of ESC and traction control as standard safety features. The Nissan Kicks also get cruise control, hill start assist and cornering lights.

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Under the bonner, the Nissan Kicks gets either a 1.5-litre petrol engine with 104 bhp and 142 Nm of torque or a 1.5-litre diesel with 108 bhp and 240 Nm of torque. The petrol engine gets a 5-speed manual while the diesel gets a 6-speed manual gearbox. The Nissan kicks also gets 210 mm of ground clearance.