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| Finally a good looking Nissan family sedan since way back when |
Nissan Sylphy was a crappy looking car. It had a good engine, smooth transmission and a comfortable drive but the Sylphy was bought by people whose work involved numbers and whose name is Bill. Fact. The new Sylphy though isn't that. Like the Almera, this machine is worth a second glance.
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| Rear lights looking close to the Focus Sedan's? |
Taking cues from the Altima (not sold in Asia) , it gets the new trapezoidal family grille with LED infused lights though LED can be seen almost everywhere and eschews its quirky, ugly look from its predecessor. It is a tiny bit shorter now at 4,615 mm but wider at 1,760 mm. The wheelbase remains unchanged at 2,700 mm with a class leading 510 liters of boot space.
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| LED lights |
The previous Sylphy had soft materials placed in loads of places, soft leather seats and ample space at the back. It is pretty much a comfortable car but ergonomically, it looks dated. The new one has a much better interior with everything more sorted out with a touch of luxury without compromising the comfort level of the previous car. It gets keyless entry now and has a push start button. Also in the interior specs list, the new Sylphy sports faux Maple wood trim, USB supported audio system and a touch sensitive screen.
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| Interior with loads of soft touch materials and leather. The interior seems right. Weird. |
Unlike the older generation, the new Sylphy now gets two engine choices. First being a 1.6l four-cylinder with Twin C-VTC that pushes 114 hp and 154 Nm of torque and a 1.8l four that produces 129 hp and 174 Nm of torque. The 1.6l engine gets a manual and X-Tronic's new CVT option whilst the 1.8l one gets the CVT. I dislike CVTs but you have to give Nissan credit for their CVTs being silky smooth. For those of you who want further info, the suspension is made up of MacPherson struts up front and gets a torsion beam at the rear.
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| Mini Altima - a good thing |
Like what you see here? The Sylphy will be brought in to Malaysia soon enough as sales of the Sylphy is pretty much stale but ETCM hasn't opened their mouths just yet. For those of you wanting a new C-segment car, wait. This new contender seems a good buy. Will definitely update about the price and drive as soon as it arrives in Malaysia.
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