Is Micra suitable for high speed highway driving, long distance

[patty]

You can't compare a Micra to a Smart Car. I can carry 3 people in my car or a good quantity of boxes and other stuff.

Mine is a 2015 and I wouldn't hesitate to buy a new one were one available.

[MrMicra2015]

You can't compare a Micra to a Smart Car. I can carry 3 people in my car or a good quantity of boxes and other stuff.

Mine is a 2015 and I wouldn't hesitate to buy a new one were one available.

yea +1 on that..you could buy a used one for 30K!! lol

[MortimerSnerd]

I just drove my Mexican Nissan March (Micra) from Manzanillo to Comox.. got a few odd looks at the Jalisco license plate but the car was just fine... The Sense automatic with A/C (they don't sell cars without AC in Mexico) model cost me CA $15K brand new. No problems with customs and immigration. 18-20km/liter driving at 60mph.

[MortimerSnerd]

You can't compare a Micra to a Smart Car. I can carry 3 people in my car or a good quantity of boxes and other stuff.

Mine is a 2015 and I wouldn't hesitate to buy a new one were one available.

... for it's size a little 2 seater grocery getter, the smart car gets terrible fuel economy.. even the diesels got only 65mpg

[MortimerSnerd]

Yes, I've seen this in several different cars that have gone to 6 speeds.

These days, the automakers seem reluctant to require anybody to shift OUT of top gear once they've gotten there. The result is noise, worse fuel economy and arguably higher engine wear. Not worth it in my opinion.

I am perfectly capable of upshifting AND downshifting! Give me a tall cruising gear any day. I'll drop it down a cog when I want power.

... if you can buy some larger diameter tires... that's what I did. The stock tires on my new 2021 Nissan March (Micra) were garbage... I went and purchased some good quality and slightly larger diameter tires right off the bat.. made a huge difference... my car has 14" tires