What's up folks it's time to get another Nissan kicks and we really pressed some
time which is why we're doing things a little well let's just say Digital right
so we on the go right now cause being short and the kicks is hoping to do what
its platform cousin could not and that's the Renault Captur I'm talking about and
what it could not is to give the Hyundai Creta run for its money
nice catch there right well anyways what is the kicks about and what's it like
we're gonna give you a quick look in the short time that we've got with the kicks
the pun is because we were at the white run outside of bhuj it is mesmerising
and the kicks felt a bit like that too
would you call this an SUV face probably not right but it is more SUV like than
its sibling Renault Captur right and that's all thanks to the face which is
more flat you can see that the grille is more vertical it's got more rectangular
elements about it like the fog mam the and I'm housing the headlamp
all of which just make it feel more like an SUV the discreet chrome bands add to
the premiumness of the design then the headlamp acts in LED projectors for the
low beam which for the record work very well what also works very well are the
intricate lines that run along the waist but what gets you attention at first are
the proportions this is a great angle to talk about the Nissan and the way it
looks in terms of its stance because you see is really tight SUV look you
look at the windscreen it's quite raked you look at it it overall feels quite
long and low and the truth is it is long it's the longest car in the segment is
longer than the capture it's longer than the duster tirado's that before so
it is quite a long car the wheelbase is of course still the same in terms of
height is lower than the Creta and it's actually quite low in terms of profile
but it's those roof rails that make it look taller than it really is and the
roof is also functional can take about 100 kilograms of weight so say
Nissan and Wheelz nice dual tone machine finish
alloy wheels which give it that some or more premium look yeah mobian ever seen
speaks there so yeah so that's somewhere what's giving the kicks
it's more crossover rish look right the chunky rubber and 210 millimetres of
ground clearance means that the kicks is no softy where is it where is it it's not lost that's the tail
section off the kicks and you can see how those tail lamps the boomerang tail
lamps are just so jagged and sharp and you think there's a little bit over
there that extends onto the tailgate is actually a cutout but it's not it's just
stuck onto the tailgate no LED elements over there it's a distinctive tail and
you can see from the way the rear windscreen is rate that it is quite
sloppy it's not upright like you know SUV is about being square so this is in
terms of design feels more like a cross over the rugged bits of course is that
little band running across the bottom across the car a little force silver
plate over there and a little bit of a plate rear here at the boot lip which is
basically the white scuffing when you're loading luggage that's where the rugged
element here for the kicks comes in but where the capture felt like a little bit
of a letdown the kicks rocks it
right the Karen the Nissan has managed to do what they really needed to and
that is to do better than the capture on this front this feels more premium it
feels premium full stop and it's some of the obvious things like this leather wrap -
here with the stitching the leather wrap steering wheel the green for the
plastics the way it all comes together that makes it feel premium and then of
course there's the design you look at center console which has it's standing
eighth inch display which has a android auto apple carplay connectivity which it's
good to have you need to have it nowadays right and it works well the
sound system is not both but it's a fairly good sounding sound system I
spoke about those with all the international versions that is what on
off on the kicks when we are talking about the seats you are leather wrapped
seats well in terms of features this is certainly well equipped but what makes
this cabin feel special and all the more premium are some of the things that you
won't see but you will feel the impact on for instance and horn it sounds like
a proper Euro spec cars horn and that's one part of it the other is the sound
insulation cabin is really well insulated and on the go this just feels
quieter than any of the other renault nissan that i've used this 1.5 liter
diesel engine which is a big thumbs up and when it comes to features this car
is solely well equipped you've got auto headlamps or rain sensing wipers and the
headlamps use LED headlamps for the low beam and you're gonna vehicle stability
control you've got ABS you've got four airbags are standard and you also get
Hill Start Assist so it's covering a lot of what you want to have in a premium
SUV but there are some things that are missing for instance no aura dimming
irbm no sunroof and well the seat for the driver is set quite high we would
actually want this to be set a little bit lower and that points out also the
fact that the steering is only tilt adjustable it's not reach adjustable
the driver seat is not electrically adjustable and the instrument cluster
for the driver although sparkly is a bit awkward as the
right-hand side dial only houses a fuel gauge so yeah it has a few misses but
on the whole this cabin ends up feeling quite premium now when you look at the
seats the way the design leather of this of course fits right in with the kicks
experience has been offered to the front you get adjustable headrests a nicely
integrated headdresses went over here but there are some areas where it could
have done better like for instance the cushioning for the seat back really
quite firm and the plastic used for the air conveyance which is your mounted
centrally it's just something that would have looked alright in a Duster or Terrano
but not quite here but what really eats into the occasion of being in the kicks
is the lack of space it could well the knee room is fine but it needed to be a
wider cabin this sitting three abreast would be just borrowed but you are
unlikely to complain about the boot space which at 400 litres is plenty for
weekend trips now let's really kick things off
okay what did I miss I missed the fact that the steering wheel has a slightly flat
bottom design which makes it look and feel a little bit sporty and of course
in terms of cleanliness this isn't cluttered with buttons
because it's got that stock at the back
now talking about engines the kicks comes with two that's the 1.5 litre
petrol and the 1.5 litre diesel both of these are only available with manual
transmissions five-speed for the petrol and six for the diesel as you would know
this diesel engine is great for covering long distances because it cruises
beautifully and it is very fuel efficient it's just that if you're
planning to use it in the city a lot you wish that it had more torque lower down
in the rpm to just keep pace with city traffic without having to use the
gearbox too much automatic transmissions well those are being worked on the
petrol will be getting an automatic and to be clear it doesn't have all
wheel drive just like the capture and again even though the suspension
hardware is shared the setup isn't full marks on the NIssan for going the extra
mile like with the sound deadening for the engine even with the suspension
they've gone for a tune which is a bit different and very likeable in the city
you get that extra bit of applies whether it's over potholes of bumps and
you don't get that heavy thunk you feel of an SUV and yes it does feel a bit
soft and pet floaty arise speed on the highway but never does it feel like it's
not composed or out of control this is something you can enjoy on long stints
to now the kicks it looks funky and youthful on the outside so you'd think
it's sporty well I like this it's stylely it steers well it's got plenty of grip
so it feels confident but there really isn't too much of a connection between
this and the wheels out front and the brakes definitely could be less wouldn't
so the kicks will go on sale in January which is when will come to know the
final prices and the variants on offer but now we known when Nissan new Kicks will slotted
yeah it's quite bright
on Nissan Kicks has made an impression of premium and is to do of course the materials offers
the way drives the session of comfort offers the feature it has an of course all the thinks you can't see but you
can feel right so it is an SUV that make a strong case of self as a SUV but of course
it could do little bit better it in term of features be it in term of low speed of driveability but i think the really
big one is the center space it needed to be little bit better in terms of cabin wide so that it could have a
much wider appeal but weather it can take on the Hyundai creta and frighted to do door
remains to be seen answers that we need one missing peace of puzzle and that's that's price tag of the kicks
which will only known when it is launch in January 2019 but it is price 9 to 13 lakh
rupee range i think nissan kicks is here to make marks than