Japanese Car manufacturer Nissan is making its position in India with new model coming up, there is another addition coming in 2010. The company will launch its premium sports utility vehicle (SUV) Murano by the first half of next year, here.

The Murano was first manufactured by Nissan in December 2002 and sold as a 2003 model and was launched in the United States as a crossover vehicle to complement the Pathfinder.

The name ‘Murano’ originates from the region of Venice, Italy which is known for hand blown glass production. The Murano was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award for 2003 and even named the best premium mid-size SUV by AutoPacific.

The car will first be displayed at Delhi Auto show in January. It will be imported as a Completely Built Unit (CBU) from Japan. So, it will have 110% import taxing duty. 

The SUV may come in three variants — the base S, the mid-grade SL and the top of the line LE. The all-wheel drive vehicle is expected to be strapped with a 3.5-litre petrol V6 engine.  

The Murano is likely to be priced between Rs 35 Lakh and Rs 40 Lakh. The car is a front wheel drive (FWD) vehicle and is available with all wheel drive as an option. The Murano is the largest vehicle to have a CVT (Continuously variable transmission).

The car is expected to be fitted with the aluminium interior accents, leather seats, rain sensing wipers, memory seats and mood lighting. It will be also added with an 11-speaker Bose unit along with a 9.3GB hard disk storage device.

The Murano will compete with the Toyota Prado, BMW X3, Mitsubishi Montero and Mercedes Benz M-Class.

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Posted by Naresh Koshti on 4 November, 2009 11:07:42 AM IST #