The Nissan Kicks arrived in the Middle East at the end of 2017 and quickly became sought after by crossover SUV buyers.The Kicks is a subcompact crossover based on the Nissan V platform.The Nissan Kicks competes against the Hyundai Creta, the Honda HR-V, the Toyota Urban Cruiser, the Geely Coolray and theHaval Jolion.This article will compare the Kicks with its rivals from China.
Recently learned that the attention of Nissan Kicks is quite good, a total of 3 models launched in Saudi Arabia, the price range of SAR 72,500 - 99,000, let's take a look at the 2025 Nissan Kicks how this car performance, is it worth getting?
Exterior: Two looks
As the most compact SUV in the family, the Nissan Kicks has a strong familial look, but is different from its siblings in terms of detailing, with an inverted trapezoidal grille and a wide black center mesh with short bursts of black accents.The Kicks has an inverted trapezoidal grille with a wide black center mesh and a short array of black trim.The silver chrome trim around the edge of the grille is slimmer and less impactful than the wider silver chrome trim.The eye-opening light clusters combine with the grille to stretch the visual width of the front face.
The side air intakes are laid out with fog lights inside, and the horizontal grain brings them closer to the shape of the center grille.Bright silver chrome accents have been added to the front bumper, raising the visual height of the front face and making its ground clearance look much higher.
The body lines are powerful, and the upper and lower beltlines are of a swooping design, creating a strong sporty effect.From the A-pillar all the way to the D-pillar are blacked out, shaping the floating roof.The shark fin antenna on the roof, silver chrome trim at the side skirts and new style multi-spoke wheels deepen the vehicle's sporty look, and the new Kicks gets 17-inch tires.
The rear of the car adopts the most popular through design, with the main lights on both sides protruding outward, widening the width of the body and shaping the visual effect of a wide-body SUV.The rear bumper is the same color as the body, but with an upturned treatment, the whole rear end looks sexy.The tailpipe has a hidden design, but standing a little farther away, you can still see the thick exhaust pipe.
Interior: 7-inch LCD screen + traditional pointer gauges
Entering the car, the center console gives a very minimalist feel and the asymmetrical layout looks chic.
The interior materials used a combination of hard plastic and leather, the top of the center console is made of hard plastic with a hard feel, and the bottom is wrapped in soft leather material and embellished with stitching, which gives the interior a sense of texture without a too-cheap feeling.
The instrument cluster is a combination of traditional mechanical gauge pointers + a 7-inch LCD display that shows information such as the car's average fuel consumption as well as total mileage.The T-shaped area of the center console has an 8-inch LCD display that shows information such as navigation and supports Carplay and Android Auto.
Space performance
The overall dimensions of the car length, width and height were: 4312mm, 1760mm, 1613mm, wheelbase of 2620mm, is located in a small SUV, the seats are made of imitation leather, the main driver's seat supports the fore and aft movement, high and low adjustments and backrest angle adjustment function, the passenger seat as a whole supports the fore and aft movement and backrest angle adjustment function, the rear seats also support the 40:60 ratio of the downward movement of the colleague'sThe height of 1 meter 74 but weight fat, sitting in the back row leg space and a fist four and a half fingers or so, head space is still close to a fist, as a family car, the performance is still good.
Engine
In terms of power, it is equipped with a 1.6L naturally aspirated 4-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 122 hp and a peak torque of 154 Nm, the fuel supply method is multi-point EFI, the driving method is front front drive, the transmission is matched with a CVT, and the chassis is paired with a front MacPherson-type independent suspension and a rear longitudinal arm torsion beam-type non-independent suspension, which achieves a balance of comfort and maneuverability.
As a small SUV, agility is good, in the middle of the acceleration power output is smooth, although not as explosive as the turbocharged engine, but it can improve the fuel economy of the whole car (17.6 km/liter), the steering radius is relatively small, the passability is outstanding, and the chassis suspension tuning is inclined to the comfortable type, which can filter out most of the vibration feeling.
Configuration
Safety is a top priority at Nissan, and the Kicks 2025 is no exception. It includes:
As a new car in the configuration above and before the revision of the model, in addition to the regular configuration, increased, new intelligent key function, leaving the car automatically lock, close to the automatic unlocking, in addition, some models have increased 360 panoramic and active safety configurations, configuration above, and compared with the same level of models, there are not too many features and highlights for the configuration of the people who care about, you can look at other models.
Prices
The 2025 Nissan Kicks is available in three configurations, each offering unique features to suit different preferences and budgets:
S：SAR 72,500
SV：SAR 83,500
SL+： SAR 99,000
Summary
As a family car, the overall performance is good, the appearance of the design is small and exquisite, in line with the public aesthetic, the interior added a soft material for wrapping, the texture is quite delicate, and equipped with a 1.6L naturally aspirated engine, which can improve the fuel economy of the whole car, but then again, as a consumer to choose to suit their own is the best, what do you think?
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Adrian is an Editor. Psychology graduate with over 4 years in the automotive industry, 3 in front of the camera. Occasionally seen at his family owned tyre shop. He will only buy cars that pass the big bottle test.
