Topic: Preview: 2015 Nissan Micra

[mixmanmash]

LOL, that engine hasn't been used in 12+ years.

Doesnt mean it wasnt a great engine. Happily lives on in many track day, drift and time attack cars.

Damn straight.  Also a fairly common swap for the Datsun 510 and Datsun Fairlady Roadster (1600 & 2000) crowd.

BTW, I like your idea of the modern day Sunny GTi-R.

[Fobroader]

LOL, that engine hasn't been used in 12+ years.

Doesnt mean it wasnt a great engine. Happily lives on in many track day, drift and time attack cars.

Damn straight.  Also a fairly common swap for the Datsun 510 and Datsun Fairlady Roadster (1600 & 2000) crowd.

BTW, I like your idea of the modern day Sunny GTi-R.

Theres a guy in town with a SR20 swap in a 510 I see at car shows all the time 

[mixmanmash]

LOL, that engine hasn't been used in 12+ years.

Doesnt mean it wasnt a great engine. Happily lives on in many track day, drift and time attack cars.

Damn straight.  Also a fairly common swap for the Datsun 510 and Datsun Fairlady Roadster (1600 & 2000) crowd.

BTW, I like your idea of the modern day Sunny GTi-R.

Theres a guy in town with a SR20 swap in a 510 I see at car shows all the time 

Yup.  Seen that guy around. 

[OliverD]

LOL, that engine hasn't been used in 12+ years.

Doesnt mean it wasnt a great engine. Happily lives on in many track day, drift and time attack cars.

Of course, but it's hardly realistic to use it these days in terms of power, efficiency, and emissions.

[johngenx]

"Some things get meaner with age."

(bonus points for naming the movie)

While engine technology has come a long ways, there are some old mills that are pretty fun.  Think inline six from a Supra, some sweet old V-8s made both by GM and Ford, and others.

[Fobroader]

LOL, that engine hasn't been used in 12+ years.

Doesnt mean it wasnt a great engine. Happily lives on in many track day, drift and time attack cars.

Of course, but it's hardly realistic to use it these days in terms of power, efficiency, and emissions.

Its a 2L turbo with 250 horses....Im sure with a little fine tuning 300 factory horses are doable. Its still a modern, Japanese turbo 4 banger, this isnt a iron duke 4 cylinder.

[Lesley]

"Some things get meaner with age."

(bonus points for naming the movie)

While engine technology has come a long ways, there are some old mills that are pretty fun.  Think inline six from a Supra, some sweet old V-8s made both by GM and Ford, and others.

Yep. I have a monster push-rod V8 with nasty cam, one-piece aluminum intake, roller rockers and headers, sounds pretty darned bad-ass.

And the KLZE I plopped into my MX-3 is a really sweet little thing.

[mixmanmash]

"Some things get meaner with age."

(bonus points for naming the movie)

While engine technology has come a long ways, there are some old mills that are pretty fun.  Think inline six from a Supra, some sweet old V-8s made both by GM and Ford, and others.

Yep. I have a monster push-rod V8 with nasty cam, one-piece aluminum intake, roller rockers and headers, sounds pretty darned bad-ass.

And the KLZE I plopped into my MX-3 is a really sweet little thing.

KLZE in a MX-3!!!  Awesome.  I know a guy in Calgary that did a KLDE swap in a MX-3 and then turbocharged it.  Pretty quick little car!

[Lesley]

"Some things get meaner with age."

(bonus points for naming the movie)

Yep. (chuckles diabolically) 

[Lesley]

"Some things get meaner with age."

(bonus points for naming the movie)

While engine technology has come a long ways, there are some old mills that are pretty fun.  Think inline six from a Supra, some sweet old V-8s made both by GM and Ford, and others.

Yep. I have a monster push-rod V8 with nasty cam, one-piece aluminum intake, roller rockers and headers, sounds pretty darned bad-ass.

And the KLZE I plopped into my MX-3 is a really sweet little thing.

KLZE in a MX-3!!!  Awesome.  I know a guy in Calgary that did a KLDE swap in a MX-3 and then turbocharged it.  Pretty quick little car!

I thought about doing that - but 200hp in a 1,171 kg feels just right. It's a great little car to drive, had it out on the big track at Mosport, and it handles really well.

[Lesley]

Guess who just booked the Micra for a road test. 

[Bubba]

Guess who just booked the Micra for a road test. 

I want to see burnout pictures. 

[Lesley]

Probably look like a smoking cigarette butt....

[Solstice2006]

Guess who just booked the Micra for a road test. 

Did you pay them to test it out first?  Or did they pay you?   

[conwelpic]

if not seen, full details are now on the Nissan website

http://www.nissan.ca/en/cars/micra

[Lesley]

I'm first in line to pick up the press car next month. Manny-tranny, too. 

[Solstice2006]

I'm first in line to pick up the press car next month. Manny-tranny, too. 

Cool!

Where is the test drive with the FIT?  Manny-Tranny?

[Fobroader]

C'mon Nissan...do it...do it...do a new age Sunny!!

[conwelpic]

certainly no plans to take it to the US

http://www.leftlanenews.com/nissan-dismisses-micra-launch-in-us.html