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Nissan Micra (02-) 1.2 SX 3dr Hatchback

Test date 01 January 2003  Price as tested £10,295

Improving on the former Micra was the easy part; if only the task facing Nissan’s engineers had been so simple.

But to stand out from a crowd as talented as the current crop calls for far more than modest evolutionary changes. In short, nothing less than brilliance will do.

Each rival has its own particular strength: Honda’s Jazz has the space, Citroën’s C3 the character, Volkswagen’s Polo the desirability and Ford’s Fiesta the dynamism; but no manufacturer has yet managed successfully to combine all four to create the perfect supermini. Nissan hopes the Micra will be that car.

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