Nissan Almera 1.5 Premium Review: Sunny side up
The new Nissan Almera has quite big shoes to fill as it replaces two of Nissan’s most popular models – the Sunny and the Latio sedan. But far from being a staid and conventional family car, the Almera, like the crossover Juke and with a little technical help from the March, sets be a family sedan with a difference.
What we like:
Eye-catching and unorthodox styling- spacious cabin
- large boot
- well-equipped
What we dislike:
Eye-catching and unorthodox styling- links to March a little too obvious
The most obvious giveaway is the March’s eye-catching and unique doughnut shaped climate-control interface. Once again, it works really well, and since it’s a sophisticated digital unit, there’s nothing wrong with carrying it over from the March.
In addition to the digital climate control, other luxury car features found in the Almera include key-less entry, push-button ignition, and steering-wheel mounted controls for the locally installed 2-DIN in-car entertainment system. The execution of the steering switches are particularly large and easy-to-use. So this means the Almera is actually quite well-equipped, even though the fascia has too many similarities with the March.
The person that judges the Almera by its look, does so at his/her own peril – behind those unusual and unique proportions, the car is probably the most spacious cabin amongst its rival 1.5-litre sedans, and even rivaling much larger cars. The Almera’s straight-forward mechanical set-up, while seemingly unimpressive, is probably very economical and efficient. And if you’re turned off by the outwardly simple dashboard, a close inspection will reveal the fact that the Almera is really well-equipped and luxurious.
Credits: Stiry by Justin Lee Photos by Raymond Lai
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