This company in India has recently introduced the facelift version of its premium sedan, Nissan Sunny in the country's automobile market. This latest version is launched in order to spur its sales. The automaker has rolled out this latest trim in five diesel and three petrol variants for the buyers to choose from. Among five diesel trims, two variants are bestowed with premium packages. One of the package is related to the safety featuring side airbags, while the other version gets leather seats. However, there are no changes made to the technical specifications of the engines, as they are entirely intended for its cosmetics and features. Now, this latest version is available with aspects like driver airbag, ABS with EBD, and brake assist function as standard across all the variants. On the other hand, its diesel variants are powered by a slightly refined 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder engine, which is now capable of giving away a peak mileage of 19 to 22.71 Kmpl. The manufacturer is offering all the diesel versions with an advanced five speed manual transmission gearbox, whereas its petrol trims are blessed with both manual and CVT automatic transmission options. The petrol trims are powered by a 1.5-litre engine that can develop 97.7bhp of peak power. It is also capable of delivering a decent mileage of about 16.95 Kmpl. This vehicle has undergone major cosmetic overhaul in terms of both exteriors and interiors, which renders it an astounding appeal. In terms of exteriors, this luxury sedan gets a stylish new radiator grille along with a newly designed headlight cluster and a revised bumper. While its top end trims are also blessed with a set sturdy Y-shaped, 12-spoke alloy design wheels along with restructured ORVMs featuring integrated turn blinkers. Its rear profile remains same as its predecessor, but the bumper is now fitted with a black colored protective cladding. Coming to the interiors, its cockpit has a redesigned dashboard that is decorated with a lot of brushed metallic inserts along with glossy black accents on its center fascia. At the same time, the manufacturer has improved the quality of its interior plastic, which certainly gives it an up-market appeal. In terms of comfort aspects, this sedan is blessed with several advanced features like a rear parking camera with display on infotainment screen, Bluetooth connectivity for audio streaming including hands-free operation and multi-functional steering wheel. On the other hand, its braking mechanism along with the suspension system have been retained from its predecessor. Now, this vehicle is placed against the likes of Hyundai Verna, Ford Fiesta, Honda City, and Tata Manza in the sedan segment. At present, it is available with a standard warranty of 24-month or 50,000 kilometers along with free roadside assistance for 2 years.

The external appearance of this latest series looks quite stylish, as it has received a few cosmetic updates. The automaker has done a few modifications to both the front and side facets, while giving minor tweaks to its rear profile. To begin with the front facade, it has a restructured swept-back style headlight cluster that is equipped with halogen lamps along with turn indicators. The radiator grille size has been pronounced and its entire design has been modified. At the same time, its surround is garnished with chrome strip (not available base XE trim), which enhances its dynamic appeal. Additionally, it is engraved with the chrome plated company's logo, which enhances its dynamic appeal. Its front bumper too has been revised with an elegant design and it is embodied with a large air dam. It is further fitted with a pair of reshaped fog lamps and are decorated with expressive chrome plated strips. There are minor changes made to the side facet wherein, its wheel arches are now fitted with newly designed 12-spoke, Y-shaped lightweight alloy wheels. However, its base and mid range variants are blessed with sturdy set of steel rims. The top end trims are blessed with majestic aspects including chrome plated door handles along with body colored wing mirrors. The rear facet too gets a minor update in the form of a refined bumper, which is now fitted with a black colored protective cladding.

Exterior Measurements:

This latest version has not received any changes to its exterior dimensions. It has the same length of about 4425mm and a decent height of 1505mm. The height of this sedan stands at 1695mm, whereas the wheelbase at 2600mm, which is very long in its class. However, its minimum ground clearance is just about 165mm. This latest version has not received any changes to its exterior dimensions. It has the same length of about 4425mm and a decent height of 1505mm. The height of this sedan stands at 1695mm, whereas the wheelbase at 2600mm, which is very long in its class. However, its minimum ground clearance is just about 165mm.

This current generation sedan has an up-market interior design that is now done up with a premium greige color color scheme. However, its base trims have its interiors in an eye-soothing. The manufacturer has made use of good quality fabric upholstery along with scratch resistant plastic inside the cabin that adds to the regal stance of its cabin. The cockpit section section gets a slightly modified dashboard that houses a reshaped instrument cluster along with AC vents. It central console is now done up with a premium glossy black scheme and it is surrounded by brushed metallic strip. Furthermore, the steering wheel gets a minor tweak with new three-spoke design and is mounted with a few multi-function switches. The manufacturer has retained the design of its seats, but are now covered with premium quality fabric upholstery. However, the XL CVT and XV Premium (Leather) trims received leather seating upholstery as a standard feature. These seats are highly comfortable wherein, the front seats have height adjustment feature and the rear bench seat has split folding facility. On the other hand, this current generation version gets a few utility aspects like accessory power sockets, rear center armrest with cup holders, rear AC vents, dual front sun visors and a few other such aspects.

Interior Comfort:

The manufacturer has retained most of the comfort features from its earlier version. At the same time, its XL and XL CVT trims are now bestowed with rear parking sensors as standard feature. While the XV and XV premium trims also have rear camera that offers visual parking aid on the central infotainment screen. The company is also offering its top end variants with a proficient automatic air conditioning system along with rear AC vents, which helps to keep the entire ambiance pleasant irrespective of temperature outside. Its base trim has features like front power window, manual air conditioning system, follow-me home headlamps and 12V accessory power sockets. While the other trims in this series have standard features like power assisted steering with tilt adjustment, electrically controlled windows with one touch operation, front sun visors with passengers side vanity mirror, day/night inside rear view mirrors, cup holders, glove box compartment, electrically adjustable wing mirrors, bottle holders, and magazine pockets. It also gets an advanced instrument cluster featuring a multi-information screen that displays speedometer, distance to empty, instantaneous fuel consumption, rpm meter, odometer, fuel gauge and several other notification lights.

Interior Measurements:

Like mentioned above, this sedan has the best rear cabin leg space unlike any other vehicle, owing to the long wheelbase of 2600mm. Another important aspect is its impressive 490-litre luggage capacity, which can be extended further by folding the rear bench seat in the desired split ratio.

Coming to the safety aspects, all the variants in this model series are now blessed with a driver airbag along with ABS, EBD and brake assist as standard feature. On the other hand, passenger airbag is available in the top end variants only. The list of features in XE trim includes an engine immobilization device, central locking system, low fuel warning light, 3-point ELR seat belts, door ajar warning, front and rear head restraints, side impact protection, key remove warning lamp, speed sensing auto-door lock, headlight-on notification, and child safety locks. Apart from these, its XL and XL CVT trims have features including anti-theft device with alarm along with seatbelt warning light and front fog lamps. On the other hand, its XV Premium (Safety) trim is blessed with side airbags that maximizes the protection to the occupants inside.