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Nissan's new Micra is all grown up for our Canadian friends

Boasting much more aggressive styling and up-to-date tech, the new Micra will be available again in Canada, but not in the US.

Chris Paukert
Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert succeeded Davis as editor-in-chief of Winding Road, a pioneering e-mag, before serving as Autoblog's executive editor from 2008 to 2015. Chris is a Webby and Telly award-winning video producer and has served on the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. He joined the CNET team in 2015, bringing a small cache of odd, underappreciated cars with him.
Chris Paukert
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A swooping beltline and prominent fenders lend big-car gravitas to the subcompact Micra.

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The V-Motion grille has translated well to the Micra's small footprint.

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The Micra will launch in Europe, the world's largest hatchback market, before it reaches Canada.

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Nissan has reprised its now-signature V-Motion grille on the Micra's nose.

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A seven-inch touchscreen is at the center of the Micra's "gliding-wing shaped" dashboard.

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Sharply creased rear surfaces and a subtle rear window spoiler help the Micra achieve a slippery 0.29 coefficient of drag.

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This particularly radiant shade of paint is known as Energy Orange.

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