Nissan’s new vice president of sales and marketing, Guillaume Cartier, has confirmed to AutoExpress that the company’s new C-segment rival, due in 2014, will target the complete current range of Volkswagen Golf models, from Bluemotion to GTI.
While the new hatch remains nameless for the time being, Cartier promises a diesel-engined model that will match, if not better, the recently launched (and coming to South Africa) Golf Bluemotion’s claimed 3,2 L/100 fuel consumption, as well as a Nismo-tuned performance version.
Earlier this year, at the reveal of the Invitation concept (pictured) product planning chief, Andy Palmer, told journalists that the forthcoming C-segment hatch would feature a few styling cues from that concept. “The face is a little bit left field, a little bit edgy,” said Palmer.
Regarding the name of the new Golf rival Palmer stated, “You will be familiar with it; it’ll evoke something from the past.”
