The K13 March/Micra broke a decades-long streak for Nissan's city car: it was the first generation to come standard with a three-cylinder engine instead of a four.
Lead trim: D4D 1.0 L four-cylinder (74 hp) · up to 106 hp
Nissan March (Micra)K13 · 2010–present
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FactThe K13 March/Micra broke a decades-long streak for Nissan's city car: it was the first generation to come standard with a three-cylinder engine instead of a four.
The fourth-generation March/Micra on the Nissan V platform (first sketches shown 1 October 2009, displayed at the 80th Geneva Motor Show), sold in more than 160 countries and built in Thailand (from 12 March 2010, the first vehicle to qualify for Thailand's Eco Car incentives), India, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, China and Taiwan, but never sold in the US (Canada from 2015); the Thai March went on sale in Japan in July 2010. The first March/Micra with a three-cylinder engine, the 1.2 L HR12DE, and from late 2011 the supercharged 1.2 L HR12DDR (Micra DIG-S). Its drag coefficient is 0.32 and it weighs from 915 kg. A 2013 facelift and a January 2021 Mexican restyle followed; India ended in April 2020, Thailand in July 2022 and, as of 2024, Mexico kept building it. The March Nismo (December 2013) kept the 1.2 L, while the Nismo S tuned the 1.5 L HR15DE to 116 PS; Autech built 30 Bolero A30s with a hand-built 150 PS 1.6 L HR16DE, sold by lottery for ¥3,564,000. The Renault Pulse was the Indian-market version.
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5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D4D 1.0 L four-cylinder (74 hp) | 2010–present | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 72 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| HR12DDR 1.2 L supercharged three-cylinder DIG-S (97 hp) | 2011–present | 1.2 L Inline-3 | 97 hp | 105 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| HR12DE 1.2 L three-cylinder (78 hp) | 2010–present | 1.2 L Inline-3 | 78 hp | 78 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| HR15DE 1.5 L (98 hp) | 2011–present | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 98 hp | 101 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| HR16DE 1.6 L (106 hp) | 2011–present | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 106 hp | 105 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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