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Nissan Micra Active Luxury

If it’s luxury you’re after, but your budget doesn’t quite stretch to a Volvo S80, how about this Nissan Micra?

Text: Sam Hardy / Photos: Matt Vosper

October 2006

If it’s luxury you’re after, but your budget doesn’t quite stretch to a Volvo S80, how about this Nissan Micra? Called the Active Luxury, it’s a special trim that brings bespoke upholstery to the supermini.

Covered in a mixture of light grey Alcantara suede and leather, the Micra’s seats are classy, and each chair features a neat terracotta-coloured stripe, also fashioned from leather, down the centre. Look inside the glovebox, and you’ll find it’s trimmed in the same colour, too.

The seats certainly serve to enhance the upmarket ambience of the Micra’s interior, but they are still mounted too high and don’t provide much support, especially for taller drivers.

Still, the upgrades don’t end on the inside. Chrome surrounds adorn the headlamps, there are neat foglights and a boot spoiler at the rear. Smart 16-inch alloys are standard, as is new light grey ‘Porcelain’ metallic paint.

Nissan has left the driving experience alone, though, and it’s clear the Micra is starting to feel its age, with an unsettled ride, vague steering and loose gearchange. Our test car’s 82bhp 1.5-litre diesel engine was noisy, too, but it did provide punchy performance.

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FIRST OPINION

    We’re all for a few more frills on superminis, but nice though the Micra’s seats and wheels are, it’s difficult to justify their extra cost. With a price tag of £12,470, this car is £1,000 more than a Spirita model – the next trim down in the range – which is a lot to pay for some subtle updates.
 

AT A GLANCE

    Active Luxury trim is available on the Micra hatch and C+C cabrio model. Nissan says the new additions are designed to appeal to ‘stylish, urban small car buyers’.
    Engine: 1.5-litre 4cyl, 82bhp
    Price: £12,470
     
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