Nissan Micra tries to join the Mile High Club

[Daox]

This should be interesting to follow.

Happy Canada Day, everyone! By the time you read this, I’ll probably be past Hope and well into my third extra-large Tim Horton’s double-double. The quest: to drive Canada’s lowest-priced new car from sea-level all the way up to Canada’s highest paved road.

Nissan Micra tries to join the Mile High Club

[MetroMPG]

Non-news!!

It's silly to try to set this up as some kind of "challenge" ... OH! WE'RE EVER SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE LITTLE MICRA! WILL IT MAKE IT? Come on. Has the weak, manufactured suspense from "reality TV" migrated to auto reviewing?

I'd rather read stories about how in the olden days people had to drive old cars uphill backward because reverse gear had the only ratio that could get them up the steepest parts.

[caspiansea]

Now that would make it real interesting do it in reverse with the back up mirror. lmao

[Antruby]

Probably a Tim Horton's at the end of that road to .

[MetroMPG]

FYI, the NAIL BITING CONCLUSION (yes, sarcasm) of this oh! so! difficult! challenge has been posted in review format:

http://driving.ca/nissan/micra/auto-...ssic-road-trip

And I'd like to add, "The quest: to drive Canada’s lowest-priced new car..." isn't even accurate. They went in an SR automatic, "Canada's highest priced Micra!"

(With apologies... all the hyperbole makes me grumpy.)

[Howie]

I knew it would make it, but I side with you Metro.. "Oh yeah.. lowest price car(butwegotEVERYTHINGinit)..."

I know having the armrest would have been kinda nice! I dont have one.

[AlphaMicra]

I agree; the new Micra is a very capable machine that should handle anything that any well engineered car should be expected to take from nature and planet earth. I would've been more impressed if this trip was completed in an original 1.2L 1990 Micra today.

[MetroMPG]

^ Yes! That would have been an outing better matched to the manufactured suspense.