Nissan unveils fifth generation Micra

Europe has the world’s largest hatchback market and the new Nissan Micra Gen5 is styled to turn heads, with a dramatic body length-defining character line. It is lower, wider and longer than its predecessors and has more interior space.

What beats a running flush?

Hi Doc, I have had a subscription for Diesel Car for about 20 years and over these years your advice has influenced my choice of vehicle. In the days when DIY maintenance was possible, you also saved me fair bit of cash, and I always find your section in the magazine interesting and informative. So […]

Diesel, or what?

Following on from the letter by Sam Connell a couple of issues ago about engine capacity and reliability, I am thinking of replacing my wife’s Renault Clio with a new one, and I’m concerned about the reliability of these new small capacity engines. I worry that the extra complexity of the turbocharger and ancillaries is […]

X-Trail fan reports

Hi Doc. We have not corresponded for a month or two, and I am sure you would be wondering if I did the right thing going from my automatic Outlander with that big 2.2-litre engine to the Nissan X-Trail with the small 1.6-litre diesel one. What prompted me to write was your Used Car Buyer’s […]

UK Nissan Leaf production hits 50,000

Three years after Nissan introduced electric vehicle and battery manufacturing to Europe, the 50,000th European-built Leaf EV (electric vehicle) has rolled off the production line at the company’s plant in Sunderland.