Nissan Magnite Non-Turbo Acceleration and Braking Test - Is It Good Enough? [VIDEO]

Nissan launched the all-new Nissan Magnite sub-4-metre compact SUV in the Indian market in December 2020 and it wowed everyone. The Nissan Magnite is an excellent product with a stupendous price tag. Also, it is one of the most affordable sub-compact SUVs currently on sale in India. And while most of you already know how good its turbo petrol motor is, you might be curious to know about the performance of its non-turbo petrol engine. So, in this article, we have shared with you the acceleration and braking test figures of the non-turbo petrol motor of the Nissan Magnite.

Nissan Magnite Non-Turbo Acceleration and Braking Test

In case you wanna watch the full acceleration run and braking test of the Magnite non-turbo petrol, you can click on the above-embedded video or else you can keep scrolling down to read about it. So, this video has been uploaded on the YouTube channel Real Auto Reviews and it shows how well the Magnite with the non-turbo petrol motor performs in real-world driving conditions. The car in the video is the non-turbo petrol variant of the Nissan Magnite mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. Please note that it was performed on an empty stretch of road, kindly do not imitate.

Now, in the first trial run of the acceleration test, the Magnite non-turbo sprinted from 0-100 kmph in 15.8 seconds and from 0-120 kmph in 24.9 seconds. In the second trial run, there was less wheelspin and as a result, the 0-100 kmph mark was achieved in just 15.2 seconds and 0-120 kmph in 24.2 seconds. The top speed achieved by the car in its fourth gear was 130 kmph and it managed to do that from nought in 30.6 seconds. If we talk about the braking test, so the Magnite non-turbo performed exceptionally well in this department too as it deaccelerated from 120-0 kmph in just 3.5 seconds and from 100-0 kmph in just 2.5 seconds.

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Nissan Magnite - Engine Specifications

The new Nissan Magnite gets two petrol engine options with two different transmission options in India. The first one is a BS6-compliant 1.0-litre non-turbo or say naturally-aspirated petrol engine. This motor churns out 72 PS of power at 6250 RPM and 96 Nm of peak torque at 3500 RPM. It also gets an all-new 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine. This turbo petrol motor churns out 100 PS of power at 5000 RPM and 160 Nm of peak torque at 2800 - 3600 RPM (152 Nm of torque at 2200 - 4400 RPM for CVT). Both the engines come mated to a five-speed manual gearbox and the turbo petrol also gets a CVT.

Nissan Magnite - Price and Rivals

The new Nissan Magnite is currently priced in India between Rs 5.59 lakhs - Rs 10.00 lakhs, Ex-showroom Delhi. The Magnite rivals the likes of the Kia Sonet, Tata Nexon, Renault Kiger, Mahindra XUV300, Hyundai Venue, Ford EcoSport, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, etc. What are your thoughts on these performance figures of the non-turbo version of the Nissan Magnite? Do feel free to share your thoughts and opinions with all of us in the comments section below. You can also join our 91Wheels Auto Enthusiast Telegram group (click via mobile to join) curated exclusively for the fans, enthusiasts and owners. Further, also subscribe to our YouTube channel for more such amazing motoring updates.