The new Nissan Pulsar hatchback has officially been provided the Nismo treatment, with a sizzling hatch idea exposed at the Paris motor show today.
Spied at the Nurburgring earlier this week during an official Nissan photoshoot, the VW Golf GTI-rivalling Pulsar Nismo has lastly been revealed up close for the very first time. Nissan declares it’s just a style research study for now, however we expect a production design in the near future.
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These pictures show that the rather bland-looking Pulsar has been injected with some severe sporting character. A a lot more aggressive bodykit features, comprising the trademark Nismo layered double wing at the front, with red details, bigger air intakes as well as brake cooling vents.
Butcher red side skirts, flared wheelarches as well as a lower trip height feature, as do 19-inch five-spoke alloys clad in 235/35 rubber. At the rear there is a carbon-fibre spoiler, a diffuser-style bumper as well as twin central exhaust pipes. Darkened chrome trim as well as the slate grey colour assist it look notably a lot more menacing.
The interior continues the stylish style with deep sculpted sports seats trimmed in Alcantra, a new three-spoke steering wheel as well as alloy pedals.
Under the skin, Nismo has been hectic extracting around 247bhp from the 1.6 litre four-cylinder turbo engine. sources verify an even a lot more potent 275bhp Nismo RS will function later.
Chassis tuning will include revised spring as well as damper settings for a lot more agility, as well as a limited-slip differential to tame the power. Nissan has added that it’s heavily customized the steering to provide the Pulsar Nismo a lot more direct as well as including response.