Nissan has made its compact city car, the Pixo, more London-friendly as it cuts emissions to sub-100g/km making it congestion-charge exempt. The car, priced from £7250, has dropped its emissions by 5g to 99g/km CO2 through changes to the engine tune and aerodynamic improvements, and there’s also new paint colours and a revised interior.
The carmaker says the vehicle combines an efficient three-cylinder engine and compact dimensions to create a small car that’s perfect for driving in the city.
We think that Nissan and Vauxhall should be worried, as the new B-MAX, which was previewed at Ford’s headquarters in Essex yesterday, is designed to revolutionise the B-segment and sure to steal sales from the Note and Meriva. The new compact mini MPV, which is based on a stretched Fiesta chassis, will be on sale in September with prices starting at £12,995.
Key selling features of the B-MAX include the most obvious – the lack of a central B post. Instead, the B-post is built into the B-MAX’s doors and stiff steel structure.
Hot on the heels of the announcement that the Nissan Note replacement would be made in Sunderland comes the news that another new model will be added in 2014. The second new model is coyly referred to as a “midsized hatchback”. In fact, it will be a Nissan competitor to the Focus and Golf.
