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    Review: 2015 Nissan Micra – Canada’s lowest priced car (Toronto Star / Wheels.ca)

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    Reviewer Jim Robinson admits he was skeptical when he first heard about the sub-$10k starting price for the new Micra. He figured the base car would be just a phantom meant to lure people to dealerships where they'd be up-sold to higher trims.

    So he was surprised to see Nissan actually showing off the base car at the Micra launch, and says that the company expects 10% of sales to be the S model.

    Brief impression...

    Likes...

    - surprisingly sporty, fun to drive (referring to the manual)
    - supportive seats
    - lots of headroom
    - road noise not bad
    - manual shift (calls it "spring-assisted" ... news to me)

    Dislikes...

    Again, another reviewer with little negative to say from first impressions:

    - hard plastic interior ("but hey – it’s not a Rolls-Royce.")


    Read the full review: http://www.wheels.ca/car-reviews/rev...d-car-at-9998/


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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Micra S manual: 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.5 mpg (Imp) ... 20.0 km/L ... 47.0 mpg (US) ...


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    I also found the manual shifter to be pleasant to use...

    But this is the first I've heard of it being "spring-assisted". (That's what the review says!) I've never heard of that before. Will have to ask Nissan about it....

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    I'd think every manual trans shifter springs back to neutral when not engaged in a gear... I've never ran into one that isn't.

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    Neither have I. So surely he doesn't mean that.


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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Micra S manual: 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.5 mpg (Imp) ... 20.0 km/L ... 47.0 mpg (US) ...


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