Nissan Almera - [MERGED]

[jut703]

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Get ready to go into high gear because Nissan Motor Philippines, Inc. (NMPI) is putting the FUN in this year's 4th Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS). Slated on August 16 to 19 at the World Trade Center (WTC) in Pasay City, NMPI's booth will be pure bliss as they bring in exciting new cars, with an appearance of a special guest that's close to home.

This is your chance to get up close and personal with Nissan's newest celebrities. Launched back in June, the dressed-up Grand Livina Highway Star will be shining on the show's floor, fitted with stylish upgrades from Autech Japan. Sharing the limelight is the new X-TRAIL Highway Star that's sure to dazzle.

The 4th PIMS also marks Nissan's entry into the subcompact car market when they debut the all-new Almera. Known as the Sunny in other countries, the Almera might just be as big as a Honda City, but its wheelbase comes up at a class-leading 2.60 meters that gives it extra rear leg room. Engine options could either be a three-cylinder 1.2L or a more conventional four-cylinder 1.5L, matched with Nissan's proven Xtronic CVT. And because it's currently being produced in Dongfeng Nissan's Huadu Plant in Guangzhou, China, prices should be low if it should ever be sold locally.

[NisToy]

sir, kung nissan "sunny" ito, lumalabas ito kapalit ng sentra. nung araw, di ba yung tinatawag na sentra dito sa pinas ay "sunny" sa japan ? kung ito nga lalabas ang bagong sentra, kawawa naman ng husto ang sentra, ang ka level nya ngayon, honda city at toyota vios na lang ?

[ax30g]

Correct me if I'm wrong but Sylphy (which will be available soon daw sa Pinas) is the new Sentra not Almera.

[sachiel]

The Almera is the Versa in the US so it's not the Sunny nor the Sentra.

[jut703]

Comparing dimensions and drivetrain options, this Almera is competing in the subcompact market.

Don't mind the name. Nissan uses a hodgepodge of names depending on the country where they're selling.

[basti08]

Even the Sylphy's complete name is Bluebird Sylphy but it's not related to 90s midsize sedan Bluebird Altima. Don't mind the names.

[NisToy]

ok sir, sabagay nung araw nga, yung maxima dito, stanza lang pala yun sa us. ty sa correction

[mda_]

could this mean the end of the N16????? after 12 years, di na rin siya current model.

[basti08]

could this mean the end of the N16????? after 12 years, di na rin siya current model.

Hopefully, keeping an old model certainly didn't work to their advantage. Even at fire sale discounts, NMPI just can't move the N16 Sentras. Urvan Escapade is the only dinosaur they should keep.

[ghosthunter]

Nissan banners the all-new Almera at the 4th PIMS
Words by Jose Carlo R. Sapera | Photos by Christopher Kho



Does name “Almera” ring a bell? Well, it’s a label that most of us in the Philippines haven't heard of, but it's about time that we get to know Nissan's latest sub-compact because Nissan Motor Philippines Inc. (NMPI) has plans of manufacturing and selling it here locally.

The Almera nameplate was first used back in 1995 and was sold as the European version of the Sentra. It was marketed alongside the Nissan Tiida and Versa in other parts of the world, both of which were considered to be replacements for the Nissan Sunny. Now here's the confusing part. Sunny was used as the export name of the Nissan Sentra, which means that the Almera, Tiida, Versa, Sentra, and Sunny shared platforms with each other at least once in their lifetime in different continents. Adding to the mix are the names Sylphy and Pulsar that were also used for variations of the Sentra in the past.

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SOURCE: Kotse.com