Brendan McAleer is a freelance Canadian auto writer who recently spent time in Japan sampling Nissan's NISMO family, including the March (JDM Micra), which he described thusly:
The NISMO exposure prompted him to ask if Nissan had any plans to offer a similar model here. The reply...The Micra is already a fun little boogerball, so infusing in some of that race-day DNA is surely going to create a masterpiece. ... And it has! ... I chuck the car into the first slippery turn and it responds with puppy-dog enthusiasm. Whee! ... After one lap I’m already plotting a way to sneak this little tyke home in my carry-on luggage.
Source: http://driving.ca/nissan/370z/review...e-nismo-racersCOO Motohiro Matsumura responded in the affirmative, indicating that if the demand was there, Nissan would respond. However ... some of the Nismo aerodynamic trim wouldn’t be a direct swap. More likely, suspension and engine tuning accessories would be made available as dealer add-ons.
McAleer has driven the Canadian market Micra too, including a recent review of the base S (which he counts among his "top 10" rides of the year).
In that article he makes the NISMO/dealership connection:
Source: http://www.autos.ca/car-test-drives/...micra-s/?all=1[Nissan] execs indicated that while a standalone Nismo version wasn’t particularly likely for Canada, a full dealer-installed package (i.e. not just lowering springs) might well be on the way.
So in addition to lowering what might it include? A look at the JDM NISMO March and the Nissan Coupe Micra Cup race car is instructive. Probably...
- Lowering springs
- Wheels
- Exhaust
- Intake
- Seats