Nissan Evalia pre-launch drive

Wheels Unplugged – Fri 10 Aug, 2012
Nissan EvaliaInnova, Xylo et al, watch your back!

Anamit Sen was invited to Bangalore for a pre-launch drive of Nissan's forthcoming MPV, the Evalia

WU Likes: Handling belies its size and looks, high speed stability, easy to drive, good visibility, ABS brakes on all variants, ease of ingress and egress, comfortable row three seats, turning radius.

WU Dislikes: Overall looks of the vehicle, position of the gear lever, barely a multi-function steering wheel, very sluggish at low revs, no split tailgate, sliding door window is fixed giving second seat passengers no scope of opening the window for fresh air.

Some of the comparisons:

Evalia LxWxH and wheelbase (in mm): 4400x1695x1880 and 2860

Innova LxWxH and wheelbase (in mm): 4580x1770x1755 and 2750

Xylo LxWxH and wheelbase (in mm): 4520x1850x1905 and 2760

Aria LxWxH & wheelbase (in mm): 4780x1895x1780 and 2850

Ertiga LxWxH & wheelbase (in mm): 4265x1695x1685 and 2740

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