Toyota Noah & Voxy, Honda Step Wagon and Nissan Serena, which show fierce sales competition, have had a full model change. It has evolved further, including introducing the latest advanced driver assistance technology for the first time in a minivan.
Evolution of the precursor components
Basically, it’s a normal evolution version of the predecessor, and while there are solid improvements and changes, the platform and powertrain are based on the past.
Innovative three-stage headlights
The triangular windows and the low belt on the sides of the body, which jumps up at the rear end, are similar to the previous model. Tasashi, the front area finished with horizontal bars and LED headlights arranged vertically in three stages gives a sense of innovation and smartness with a new design. The tailgate inherits the same independent opening and closing mechanism of the glass opening as on previous models. There are 10 single body colors and 4 two-tone black roofs.
The body size of the standard model is 4690mm long x 1695mm wide x 1870mm high, which is 5mm longer than the previous model. The high-end specification “Highway Seren” and the new top grade “Luxion” have a large overall length and width of 4765 mm and 1715 mm. This is 5mm shorter and 25mm narrower than the conventional Highway Star. The wheelbase is 2870mm, which is 10mm higher than the conventional model, which is common to all grades.
Uses a trendy design similar to a large display
The interior adopts a fashionable design where the instruments and the center display for infotainment are arranged as one large screen on the instrument panel. The digital gauge is 7 inches or 12.3 inches, and front visibility is improved by removing the gauge hood. The switch-type shift selector, a first for Nissan, makes it easier to walk through left and right.
The internal length and internal width are maintained at the top of the class. In addition, the hybrid e-POWER vehicle, which was previously only 7 seats with a 2-2-3 row seat arrangement, has been set to seat 2-3-3-8. In addition, Serena’s unique long-travel third-row slide mechanism continues to be used, and a large-capacity sub-luggage box has been newly installed to improve the usability of the luggage compartment.
The driver assistance system (ADAS) is standard equipment from Nissan’s specialty “ProPILOT” which assists throttle, brake and steering operations on expressways. In addition, the Luxion ProPILOT 2.0, which enables practical driving away, has a parking location memory function, and an automatic parking function that enables remote control of the vehicle in and out.
e-POWER expands displacement to 1.4 liters
There are two types of power trains. The e-Power hybrid series has expanded the displacement of the engine dedicated to power generation from 1.2 liters to 1.4 liters. In addition, power performance has been improved by installing a 163ps / 315Nm motor, which has 20% more output than before. The gasoline-spec 150ps/200Nm 2.0-liter inline-4 has been stripped of the mild hybrid mechanism, but has been enhanced by the addition of shift paddles to the CVT and dual-wire. Additionally, the top grade Luxion is fitted for e-power only.
The gasoline model will be released this winter, and the e-power model will be released next spring. Initially, the lineup will be front-wheel drive only, but 4WD will be added to gasoline vehicles.
Prices range from 2,768,700 to 3,269,200 yen for gasoline vehicles and from 3,198,800 to 4,798,200 yen for e-power vehicles.
Text by Koichiro Seki
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