Nissan Sunny refreshed

Ever since its Middle East debut in the late Sixties, the Nissan Sunny has been one of the most popular cars in the B-segment.

However, with the surge of pretty-looking and competitively priced Korean rivals, Nissan’s workhorse was beginning to lose ground steadily over the last few years.

This slip in fortunes is what the Japanese carmaker seeks to arrest with the launch of the 2015 version of its saloon.

Unlike Toyota’s Yaris saloon launched last year, the 2015 Sunny is not an all-new model.

It’s a facelift of the current model, with a revised grille and bumper, a set of new headlights, a tweaked rear design and some extra chrome all over.

These do help refresh the looks, but have done nothing much to improve the car’s peculiar appearance.

What’s improved over the previous model though is the interior, which now features a redesigned centre console and a steering wheel similar to that in the Sentra.

Power still comes from a 99bhp 1.5-litre engine, mated to a four-speed automatic transmission.