All-new Nissan Kait in LatAm could fit well in PH market

MANILA: Nissan Motor Corporation Limited has expanded its lineup of offerings in Latin America with the introduction of the all-new Kait. 

The said model is a compact five-seater crossover, and it would very well become a good fit for the local market together with the current Nissan Kicks e-POWER and the upcoming Magnite. 

Currently, Nissan Philippines’ offering of crossovers is quite slim, with the Kicks practically carrying the brand in the local scene all by its lonesome. Sure, Land Transportation Office homologation papers have already indicated that the Magnite is coming soon, but the Kait is a slightly larger model with an attractive set of amenities that may also be appealing to Filipinos.

Then again, it seems that the Japanese brand shared that the Kait was directly developed for the needs of Latin American consumers. Granted, it will be exported to 20 markets, but the model will be manufactured in South American territories, which is quite a stretch when thinking about the possibility of shipping to ASEAN countries like the Philippines. 

“The Nissan Kait project stems from Nissan’s global experience in developing SUVs that integrate solutions to meet the needs of Latin American consumers, strengthening our participation in this growing and highly competitive segment,” President of Nissan Latin America Guy Rodríguez said. 

“We are proud to manufacture and commercialize this vehicle first in Brazil and Latin America, and I am confident it will be embraced by our customers in our region by inheriting key elements of robustness, reliability, and quality from our best-selling platform,” Rodríguez added. 

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Nissan Kait: specifications

As of this writing, Nissan’s arm in Brazil is already offering the Kait with a starting price of R$117,990. At current exchange rates, that’s approximately P1.285 million. 

Per Nissan Brazil’s website, the Nissan Kait is powered by a flex-fuel 1.6-liter inline-four engine that is able to produce up to 111 horsepower and 149 Newton-meters of torque when using ethanol fuel. Power is sent to its front wheels via the car brand’s Xtronic continuously variable transmission (CVT). 

Inside the Nissan Kait is a five-seater layout equipped with leather seats, automatic air-conditioning, 60:40 split-folding rear seats, and a trunk that can fit up to 432 liters with the rear seats up. 

Other notable interior features of the Brazil-spec Nissan Kait include, but are not limited to: 

• Nine-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Four-piece speaker set
• Wireless smartphone charging pad
• Zero Gravity front seats
• Electrochromic rearview mirror
• Seven-inch digital gauge cluster
• Hand-operated manual parking brake
• Push-to-start button
• Drive mode selector
• Leather steering wheel
• 12-volt accessory outlet
• USB ports

For its exterior, the model has LED headlamps, LED taillights, power-folding side mirrors, a shark fin antenna, and a set of 17-inch wheels. 

Here are the size measurements for the Brazilian-spec Nissan Kait: 

Length (in millimeters)	4,304
Width (in mm)	1,760
Height (in mm)	1,611
Wheelbase length (in mm)	2,620

Safety-wise, the vehicle has a comprehensive basic safety kit paired with a suite of advanced driver assist systems comprised of front collision alert with intelligent brake assist, blind-spot warning, rear-cross traffic alert, Intelligent Driver Alertness, Intelligent lane departure warning and prevention, and adaptive cruise control - among others. 

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