Nissan Evalia launch in August-September 2012- Scoop
The Nissan Evalia (earlier known as NV200) has been in the talks before the 2010 Auto Expo. The Evalia will be built as a JV between Nissan and Hinduja Group’s Ashok Leyland. As per the agreement, the chassis of the NV200 will be shared between the Nissan Evalia and the Ashok Leyland Stile. The Evalia will be powered by a 1.5-litre dCi engine that also powers the Sunny, producing either 105bhp or 85bhp.
On the other hand, the Stile could be powered by a 1.5-litre 130bhp oil burner. Our sources confirm that the Evalia’s pre-production models are now ready and the MPV will be available at the nearest Nissan showroom by August or September. Evalia will compete with the likes of Innova and also the Xylo from Mahindra’s spectrum.
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Being born and brought up in a family that has been a part of the Automotive industry for over seven decades, Rachit has cars in his blood. Four wheelers are his childhood love, and he has grown up playing with bolts and spanners. To add more value to this passion, he studied automobile engineering and even karted at National level competitions.
Soon after that, he got into motoring journalism- where began the process of testing and evaluating cars. He has driven a wide range of cars beginning from Tata Nano to the Aston Martins, most of the cars that are currently sold in the Indian car market. Apart from this, he has also done many long road trips, and shall continue to do so. Rachit was one of the first journalists to take a Nano across the Golden Quadrilateral.
