Nissan Sunny: Best Value For Money Sedan?

Last week, Nissan slashed the Sunny’s price by a huge margin. Starting at a price tag of Rs 6.99 lakh for the base XE petrol variant, the Sunny now becomes the ideal sedan for chauffeur-driven individuals, large families and fleet owners alike. Post this price revision, the Sunny now looks like a value-for-money proposition.

With the new positioning, the Sunny now competes with Toyota Etios, another favourite with fleet owners, and also lower-spec variants of the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and the Honda City. To round off this competition, let’s also include other popular sedans like the Hyundai Verna, Skoda Rapid and the Volkswagen Vento.

To start off, let’s compare the dimensions of the above mentioned competitors with the Nissan Sunny.

With the backseat experience taking focus here, the Sunny gets the second-best wheelbase at 2,600mm, second only to the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz. There is ample amount of legroom at the rear and the bench is wide enough to seat three in comfort. All this makes the Sunny ideal for the fleet market or chauffeur-driven owners looking for a car within a budget. The Ciaz comes a close second in terms of rear knee room followed by the Honda City.

In terms of powertrain options, the Sunny comes with a 1.5-litre petrol engine that produces 99PS of power and 134Nm of peak torque and a 1.5-litre diesel engine that churns out 68PS and 170Nm of peak torque. Although not the most powerful, these engines are known to be quite reliable. If you are looking for a powerful motor, the Hyundai Verna would fit the bill perfectly with its 1.6-litre diesel engine that puts out 128PS of power and 260Nm of peak torque.

If you are a fleet owner, then fuel efficiency would be of utmost priority to you. The full-sized Sunny returns a commendable 16.95kmpl in the petrol manual guise while the diesel-powered version returns 21.73kmpl.

Safety and features are other important aspects in this segment and the Sunny doesn’t disappoint. Nissan has equipped the sedan with dual airbags, ABS, automatic-climate control, a touchscreen infotainment system, a multi-functional steering wheel, intelligent key with start-stop function and rear parking sensors which make it good value. The Honda City comes across as the most feature-loaded car in this segment with the addition of a sun-roof and six airbags.

After going through a price revision, the Nissan Sunny is now priced at Rs 6.99 lakh for the base petrol variant and Rs 7.49 lakh for the diesel variant, ex-showroom Delhi. The Sunny undercuts all of its rivals, apart from the Toyota Etios. The Maruti Ciaz, its closest rival, costs Rs 72,000 more for its base-petrol variant. We believe the Nissan Sunny is an underrated car that deserves one’s attention as a budget-friendly, full-sized sedan.

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