
The new Pulsar, a monotonous hatchback which had been quite popular during its era, is making its comeback after six years. Nissan will re-launch the new Pulsar in February 2013. The automaker officially revealed the new Pulsar ahead of the 2012 Sydney Motor Show. The return of Pulsar gives a new beginning for the company’s Australian renaissance in its streamline products.
Glimpse of Its First Era
In 2006, Pulsar was introduced to replace the oddly-named and awkward-looking Tiida. The company had cast Kim Cattrall in Television ads for publicity, and to take away attention from the hatchback’s drab styling.
But, people were not that interested in buying the boring hatchback and the sales of the car in the popular vehicle segment in Australia dropped suddenly.
New 2013 Pulsar
Pulsar will be out for sale from the beginning of 2013. The price will be around $19,990 with additional on-road costs.
William Peffer, Boss of Nissan Australia said at a preview of new Pulsar that “At this price, the only inflation is in the tyres.”
The dealers of Nissan objected when the global Tiida logo was replaced by the Pulsar name, and they definitely justified it.
The company says that still 7 out of 10 car agents identify the Pulsar name although it has not been sold for about six years.
Peffer says that “Pulsar means a lot to this country,” and the company had made the right choice by bringing back the new Pulsar to Australia’s small car segment.
The new Nissan Pulsar sedan will be available in showrooms from next February. Three months later, the new Pulsar hatchback model will be available for sale. Nissan is competing with the new Toyota Corolla and the top-selling model Mazda 3.
Peffer hopes that the company will outsell the new Toyota Corolla. Nissan recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of Nissan Patrol 4WD and is refreshing the Pulsar SSS nameplate for the hatchback. The 1.6-litre turbocharged model with maximum power of 140kW and 240Nm torque will be available in middle of 2013 and the price is expected to be around $35,000.
On the other hand, the Patrol diesel version car continues to disappoint the customers.
The new Patrol, powered by 5.4 litre V8 petrol engine will go on sale from February 2013. The price of this vehicle will be between $82,000 and $114,000. The 5.4 litre V8 engine will also be used in Nissan’s V8 Supercar.
The Japanese automaker is selling the old petrol cars since 15 years, and it will be sold along with the new model, while the older model will be sold only in diesel versions.