2015 Nissan Micra review: Small Car for a Small Price? (The Car Guide)

[Evilbred]

Nope. No 1.6 in Europe now. Choice of 3-cylinders: 1.2L naturally aspirated or 1.2L supercharged.

And despite that, I bet their transmissions are geared taller than ours anyway.



Funny.

Come think of it, the manual is probably pulled directly from the Euro Micra, which will explain the low gearing, which was probably optimized for the less powerful 1.2L engine.

The 1.6L we get definitely doesn't need it.

[MetroMPG]

the manual is probably pulled directly from the Euro Micra

Good theory! I did a bit of digging... and... that's not the case.

Even the lowest powered 1.2L UK Micra has taller gearing (lower RPM) than ours. The good news is if you really wanted to lower your RPM for better economy, you could do it with parts from a UK gearbox.

We have a Micra gearing thread already, so I updated it with a chart comparing transmissions: Gear ratios: 2015 Nissan Micra transmission, 5-speed & automatic (speed vs RPM)