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Nissan has unveiled the facelifted Kicks in the United States. Looking far more attractive than its predecessor, the 2021 Kicks has a new front fascia with a “double V-motion” grille that is flanked by new LED headlights. The entry-level crossover also gains sportier air intakes and new LED fog lights. Additional changes are limited, but there’s a new rear bumper and updated LED taillights. The model also has restyled wheels and a revised color palette that includes three new colors as well as three new two-tone paint schemes. Moving into the cabin, there’s updated upholstery and revised trim. The model also gains a 7.0-inch driver information display, an additional USB Type-C port and a new 8-inch infotainment system in SV and SR trims. Other highlights include newly standard Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility as well as an optional Bose audio system and an Intelligent Around View Monitor.  The SV and SR trims also boast a new center console with an armrest. While intern...

Retaining the basic design cues of the  study  wearing the same moniker, the  Nissan Kicks  is described as "a stylish crossover built for busy city-dwellers".  While its exterior is dominated by the  brand's V-motion grille , boomerang lighting units on both ends, prominent wheel arches and floating-style roof, inside, things are all about "quality and futuristic design", as Nissan writes, promising "best in class passenger space in the rear". Some of the features found on the  Kicks  include a flat-bottom steering wheel, 7-inch full color display for the infotainment system, which benefits from smartphone connectivity, Around View Monitor and Moving Object Detection, a segment-first in the region.  Nissan will manufacture the  Kicks  at its Aguascalientes plant, in Mexico, but the subcompact crossover will also hit the assembly line at the Resende facility,in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, following a $192 million investment.  Sa...

Launched as a concept at the 2014 Sao Paulo Auto Show, Nissan’s  new small SUV  has just been revealed in production form. The Kicks, which is the work of a collaboration between the company’s US and Brazilian studios under the supervision of global design boss Shiro Nakamura, closely mirrors the styling of the study, with its highlights being the large V-shaped grille, horizontal LED headlights, prominent wheel arches and blacked-out A- and C-pillars that create its "floating" roof.  Despite that, it's not as bold as the Juke – and that, Nakamura explained, was deliberate, describing it as a “fun to drive, but at the same time, serious vehicle”.  Nissan hasn’t yet revealed any info whatsoever. Nonetheless, we presume that it won’t be that different from the concept, which measured 4,300mm (169.3in) long, 1,800mm (70.8in) wide and 1,600mm (63in) tall and had a wheelbase of 2,620mm (103.1in). That made it 175mm (6.9in) longer than the Juke and with a 90mm (3.5in) i...