Nissan Kicks Concept
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Looks like a facelifted Renault Captur, I suppose if the internals are Renault then it might as well look like one on the outside too
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Somebody a Captur at work has one and I can't stop thinking, its a baby QQ! To be honest, I kinda like it. Its a cross between a Juke and a QQ.... removing those (sorry!!) fugly head lights up front!
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When I saw the above pic I thought what an interesting car and as mentioned it does look similiar to the Renault Captur. But after reading the attached it does appear to have been designed in the US & Brazil. Please find attached - Davehttp://www.netcarshow.com/nissan/2014-kicks_concept/
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So it looks like at long last the Nissan Kicks is no longer a Concept it is going into production in Brazil - Dave
This new model was inspired by the Kicks Concept car presented at the 2014 Sao Paulo Motor Show and will retain the Kicks name for the production version. Nissan has now confirmed it is to build a new car the Nissan Kicks at its factory in Resende, West of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It will invest $200 million to produce a new model of urban 4WD car and will export worldwide. The investment would create 600 jobs at the Resende factory, which opened in 2014.
Nissan invented the first crossover in 2003 with the Murano and is now established globally with it’s crossover leadership with vehicles like JUKE, Qashqai and X-Trail. The Kicks will now bring Nissan´s unique Crossover expertise to more regions.
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/09/niss ... de-3058036
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bhCFMBBFxE
This new model was inspired by the Kicks Concept car presented at the 2014 Sao Paulo Motor Show and will retain the Kicks name for the production version. Nissan has now confirmed it is to build a new car the Nissan Kicks at its factory in Resende, West of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It will invest $200 million to produce a new model of urban 4WD car and will export worldwide. The investment would create 600 jobs at the Resende factory, which opened in 2014.
Nissan invented the first crossover in 2003 with the Murano and is now established globally with it’s crossover leadership with vehicles like JUKE, Qashqai and X-Trail. The Kicks will now bring Nissan´s unique Crossover expertise to more regions.
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/09/niss ... de-3058036
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bhCFMBBFxE
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I always liked the look of the Captur. This Nissan looks good too - a bit less radical than the Juke, which I think has its attractions but doesn't have the QQ's refinement. I especially like the Murano-esque rear windows on this concept.
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Here is an update on the Kicks which looks likely to be launched in Aug 16 and later into 80 global markets - Dave
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Just another update on the Kicks which is going to be launched in Brazil on Aug 4th. Attached is a new Nissan writeup with a couple of videos for your interest - Dave
http://newsroom.nissan-global.com/relea ... lang=en-US
http://newsroom.nissan-global.com/relea ... lang=en-US
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