Nissan Almera 1.0 Turbo Genting Test Drive - Can It Go Up in Under 5 minutes?

Nissan Almera 1.0 Turbo Genting Test Drive - Can It Go Up in Under 5 minutes? | YS Khong Driving

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3 жыл бұрын

Here you go, folks - our first drive up the mountain in the Nissan Almera 1.0 Turbo.
Bear in mind the engine has been downsized to a 1.0 litre from the previous 1.5 litre, and the tall gearing is maintained for fuel efficiency. However, the CVT has a new feature, i.e. simulated ratios that give it a semblance of a conventional automatic, so the rubber band effect is reduced.
Notwithstanding that the car is actually a family sedan made for day to day motoring with excellent fuel efficiency, we, being typical Malaysian, naturally want to know if it can still climb the mountain.
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Пікірлер: 492

@alfredng4149 3 жыл бұрын

The uniqueness of YS Khong is cheap cars or expensive cars, local or imported, he respects all of them. There is a soul within each car that he is trying to bring out to us.

@tiamofj842 3 жыл бұрын

Yup..Real Car Guys, which YS is; can and will find the positives in any car.

@babisotonggg 3 жыл бұрын

yup, that's true

@jijisuka2708 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle Ys is a person who can drive well and still own an avanza. Truely practical guy, not just buy any sports car just to look you are car guy

@dragger666 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@DannyChewww 3 жыл бұрын

@@jijisuka2708 why buy sports cars when people sponsor you sports cars xD uncle YS is living the life

@TheTjpereira 3 жыл бұрын

Test drove this car in Sitiawan. My son drove while I sat at the back. From the passenger's point of view. 1. Very quiet 2. Plenty of head and leg room, I am 6ft. 3. Comfortable, not bumpy even on uneven road. 4. No feel of vibration from the 3cyl engine. 5. Very quiet cvt even upon hard accleration. On the whole a 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍car.

@kennethleelathom739 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Venice, near you...I am 200 cm tall, Mat Salleh...considering this Almera now, or Ativa, City hatchback, Vios...can not stay in my Subaru XV because they abondoned us here in Seri Mangung!

@soonkityaw5409 Жыл бұрын

@@kennethleelathom739 interested to know which car did you went for?

@jays4742 3 жыл бұрын

when uncle was silent, then you know that he is serious about it. big respect for you

@kamsainikamaludin7181 Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too.

@jj4770 3 жыл бұрын

This 3 cylinder Almera is even quieter than my City 2017..impressive!!

@ckleow1989 3 жыл бұрын

Have to agree with you. I thought sound prob so i turn on the highest volume then wow.... So quiet

@charles2431 3 жыл бұрын

@@ckleow1989 Same

@charles2431 3 жыл бұрын

Yea quieter than my Jazz too

@JafrinJChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u Fr the sharing sir.. Am looking Fr this kind of car upon reaching my retirement..

@boyosxe2934 3 жыл бұрын

turbo engin is quite than normal NA engine.

@rameshram-rp5nr 3 жыл бұрын

I bought Passat 2.0HL after your review and now booked this car for my sister. Very genuine review...thank you Boss

@ae171092 3 жыл бұрын

You can see he's enjoying the car's dynamics. The smile, silent moments, body shift when cornering, and finished it off with rally pace notes. More videos like this please, sir.

@mr.uzumaki5626 3 жыл бұрын

Already tested, sport mode turbo really kick in. Wise choice than other competitors.

@jessccy 3 жыл бұрын

Yes finally the Almera! Can't wait!

@muzillmazelan4747 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle nie kaki kanjo genting. Semua coner dia tibai dgn tenang..

@nazrulal-kuantany4815 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle ni 5 times malaysian rally champion. 30 years experience in automotive industry..

@KJC1010009 3 жыл бұрын

Finally the genting hill climbing video for the new Nissan Almera 😍

@pauljaa4719 3 жыл бұрын

So, the conclusion is balanced. The engine is well balanced with its chassis, making for a smooth fast driving & cornering.

@EpicunboxTV 3 жыл бұрын

Finally after the long wait since the first impression video of nissan almera from uncle❤️

@babisotonggg 3 жыл бұрын

wow, it take corner like a champ.. soo stable

@dashong8912 2 жыл бұрын

Great! Learnt something new. The way Mr Khong handles the car you know he's a bona fide race car driver. Looks like he was having fun. :)

@harvard_lee 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, YS! The engine rocks....

@zhen19922 3 жыл бұрын

the suspension and handling looks good

@DrivenDailyTrips 3 жыл бұрын

Love the pace notes!

@SamJprime-iz7pp 3 жыл бұрын

I bought one this turbo Nissan almera for my wife bcoz his sporty design but his engine more impressive. God job Nissan.

@waikenchooi6694 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the pace notes, uncle!

@aqilariff1100 3 жыл бұрын

Really love the rally pace note at the end. Always enjoy watching your video uncle, keep it up!

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, it was just for fun, sharing what little experiences. Thanks!

@FREEWHEEZE 2 ай бұрын

Your video never gets old for me. I am from the philippines and this review is the reason why i chose the almera. Owned it now for 8 months now. Enjoying evey minute of it. Keep driving like a champ uncle❤

@YSKhongDriving 2 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@westbest9765 3 жыл бұрын

Wow what a hill. This car looks like so much fun to drive

@alexungku 3 жыл бұрын

Got my VLT last month after heavily considering the City. No regrets whatsoever. The car is a breeze to drive with great features whereas the new City looked quite dated. On an aesthetic note, the Almera looks gorgeous. Now with this video, Im more aware what its capable off, thanks uncle!

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome.

@kamsainikamaludin7181 Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

@kai.H Жыл бұрын

After 2 years, how the car’s performance now? Any major/minor problem?

@FREEWHEEZE 2 ай бұрын

I owned this for 8mos now. Hows urs holding up for 3 yrs now

@dicksonloh4359 3 жыл бұрын

Got an adrenaline rush from watching this 👍

@hafizizham1189 3 жыл бұрын

dia relik2 jaa...kita fuhhh hahahaha

@izanesmael8656 3 жыл бұрын

love it when you say THANK YOU😍 very polite Champion..Happy Chinese New Year,Uncle and family ❤️

@afizi1213 2 жыл бұрын

This is my fav car and i wish i can buy it because i like they design and power delivery is so nice

@JayKaySinger.- 3 жыл бұрын

Im planing to buy Nissan Almera Great review sir and a big Respect to you sir Thank you sir for the Review 💐👍🏼🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

@yiisengchuo4665 3 жыл бұрын

So nice to see a rally driver running uphill. Left 3 right 5.... Smooth

@masazizul1210 3 жыл бұрын

Dpt ride dgn uncle mmg jd moment a. Enjoy tgk die tapau corner.

@nunihkentodiasuke9967 3 жыл бұрын

bold driving skills.. i love it.

@vegawinnfield7002 2 жыл бұрын

Regardless of what people say..i love my almera..in fact i like it even more than the new vios my family own

@FockYen 2 жыл бұрын

It will be much much more fun if it had a 6 speed manual. I had fun watching this guy drive. He genuinely loves cars and driving. Huge respect

@ItachiUchiha-xc5vs Жыл бұрын

I have it in 5 speed manual. I’m in the Philippines tho. MT Torque is also slightly higher (160NM vs 152NM)

@FREEWHEEZE 6 ай бұрын

a subcompact with A 6speed. that does not exist

@MrKenken2346 3 жыл бұрын

Am in sg. can't go to genting malaysia any time soon. Will experience driving to genting vicariously through Khong's video.

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, thanks for supporting our channel.

@xtrjackson624 3 жыл бұрын

15:40 Certainly entertained me with those pace notes out of nowhere!

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Great, maybe we can pacenote all.

@Ash-io2wr 3 жыл бұрын

I love this dude !

@geriro6852 3 жыл бұрын

Nissan 1.0 turbo is a good car better than city . Its a fact

@thaneshwar9536 3 жыл бұрын

Man..i really wanna go for a ride with this guy...

@azharmohd7849 2 жыл бұрын

I know rite

@zhen19922 3 жыл бұрын

love these videos

@Nemi9 2 жыл бұрын

Closing to the roundabout at the top, 10:20 onwards it's 150+km/h similar to the impressive ativa drive up. It's a delight to watch the drive uncle YS, already watched this 7 times already (ads included).

@browneye1968 3 жыл бұрын

This is like way more quiet than I expected

@jureynagayo3031 3 жыл бұрын

Is not about the brand of the car, it is about the legends drive and review of how the car perform. If you're looking for a new car consider his advice and review for the car. Just my opinion. #LEGENDS KNOWS BEST...

@meiyercool588 3 жыл бұрын

Saw james may said the same thing as said "left2 right4 open" in old top gear episode where he act as copilot for rally drive with a Bentley 😎.

@talibansatrocities1137 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle the best🔥👍 waiting for Xpander genting test drive

@porkychop7522 3 жыл бұрын

Why only now youtube shows me this channel?? Clearly your channel deserve more subscriber.

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, please subscribe and share with your friends.

@saktishmuniandy4487 3 жыл бұрын

Dear uncle YS. I have been watching your videos during pandemic and I’m a huge fan of you know. Hope you can review the Toyota 86. One of my favourite cars and not much review with information like how you do in KZfaq. Thank you and keep doing this fantabulous review as you always do. ❤️

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Saktish, we already have 2 videos on the Toyota 86, manual and auto. We don't have the AE86 though, cos the car is so old.

@browneye1968 2 жыл бұрын

RM20 Roadtax for one year, that's a freaking steal 👍👍👍

@raymond2704 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I see you're driving fast although the road is winding. Real skillful

@jeanloo1979 3 жыл бұрын

Ex rally champion leh

@raymondteo2611 2 жыл бұрын

Why yes kong I really enjoy your fantastic trip up to getting I was thinking about the good all days I did it when did 40 years ago that I have to consider buying one of these

@zaim4269 3 жыл бұрын

the engine/gearbox is surprisingly quiet even when it revs up to 5k :o

@gnoek 3 жыл бұрын

Dear YS Khong, Keep up the good work showing us different car doing genting runs. You have very good adaptability on different cars. Not everyone can do this genting hill climb the way u do. May I request during your free time. Can help to do a tutorial about torque VS BHP explaining the basic and which is more important.

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will look into it.

@andersoncmw1004 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, Mr Khong, wishing you and family have a wonderful year ahead. Take care and Happy 2021

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and happy new year, Anderson

@nickloong 3 жыл бұрын

This Almera looked so relaxed and smooth. The NVH is pretty good too. An ideal city car from Nissan this time round, and AEB as standard equipment is a bonus. Nice relaxing drive this time round sir!

@awigta4 3 жыл бұрын

Much quieter than the overhyped vios.

@jasminechin8656 3 жыл бұрын

@@awigta4 you sure? Did you test drive Vios or just talking stories?

@acle9395 3 жыл бұрын

@Awie shuki test drove Vios grs, but the cabin is still quiet which NVH is pretty good too. Both Vios and Almera are quite good. But there is lack of spec that Almera don’t get. Almera doesn’t get AndroidAuto, Emergency Stop Signal and Lane Departure Warning. Besides, Almera gets LED Headlamps, 360 degree camera, Blind Spot Monitor and Rear Cross Traffic Alert came only for full spec while the rest of the variants lacks. Also, Almera cvt is also could be question on quality. While Vios does gets BSM, RCTA, 360 degree camera, AEB, Lane Departure Warning for three variants like Grs, G and E except for J variant. Even all variants for Vios does gets Emergency Stop Signal and LED Headlamps. Vios also quite smooth in the long run that uses their own cvt.

@awigta4 3 жыл бұрын

@@jasminechin8656 I'm compare it based on Ys khong's vios genting run. Check that video and compare the loudness of the engine with this video. But normal people don't drive fast like ys khong so vios is a quiet car of course.

@awigta4 3 жыл бұрын

I'm talking about hard driving. Pedal all the way to the floor.

@muthuganison2157 3 жыл бұрын

This car so great and nice cool

@muzzy1013 3 жыл бұрын

so far all your videos Uncle i must say, the last video on satria neo you rest towards the steering to go fast. but this almera makes you smile more, so i guess it is true that slower car it is a fun car to drive. haha keep up uncle!

@izzatfauzimustafa6535 3 жыл бұрын

If the current CVT-equipped Almera is really "drive-a-slow-car-fast" fun, I could imagine how further exciting the car would be with a manual transmission. Too bad, the current consumer demands don't favour the row-your-own gearbox in sedans.

@jacobletsclick2909 3 жыл бұрын

As usual good YS style driving. Thanks for the to the point explanations. Be safe and happy blessed new year.

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year

@vinceforlan 2 жыл бұрын

uncle handling the car CENGGINI 💪

@obsun001 Жыл бұрын

So smooth, the car not even dragged itself going uphill! The 1.0L Turbo engine is the best buy for those can't afford the expensive hybrid or EV!

@SRbricksandgames 3 жыл бұрын

hello uncle, glad to see you I wish you years of health, happiness and peace

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@freshlubejc152 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sir for this tremendous feedback. I will head out to Nissan tomorrow for a test drive before deciding to buy.

@esn6297 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle Khong...I was anxious when you plough through the mist...so much respect for you. Your internal pace notes must have been very very useful in those situations...Happy New Year!

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year. Knowing the road helps, and so does a little bit of awareness.

@MrChunJian 2 жыл бұрын

wow 。。the engine sibeh quiet oh！！！compare to uncle khong while driving all new city ..amazing tuning of this engine

@Smy65 2 жыл бұрын

Wow..fantastic

@jianhua8 Жыл бұрын

Exciting to drive in the mist and fortunately lesser traffic that day ❤

@nordinpatrick9304 2 жыл бұрын

alamak...uncle sudah bagi power punya racun. ;-)

@jrusop1098 3 жыл бұрын

Steady uncle...💪

@chilskater 3 жыл бұрын

car review done right!

@jeffrey2271 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see drag race or any competition between Vios, City and Almera soon...and Mazda 2 also

@mikolee6921 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Please do a drag race of vios city and almera

@cekapwei6156 2 жыл бұрын

1.5 struggling go up. This 1.0 looks so easy

@ridvirgo1994 3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year uncle!

@jerexvlogs1595 3 жыл бұрын

Nice review my dream car😍😊👌

@mohdamri5330 3 жыл бұрын

Wish could be at the passanger seat when hes driving,enjoy it, steady uncle👍

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Next time

@jesseparohinog597 3 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year uncle God bless

@drhafizah 3 жыл бұрын

Hi tq Sir for your video.... I'm very happy with the car... I'm lucky, my SA has booking it for me since April 2021... And keep following me until I get the loan...he does not giving up until I get the car.. Very nice SA.. I'll use it on daily basis and I think this is the good car for me.... Thank you sir really enjoy your video.. My husband also like it. ❤️❤️

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. Glad you enjoy the car.

@flyinghedgehog3833 3 жыл бұрын

You can take a rally driver out of the car but can't take the rally car out of the driver ...reminds me of a mini Nurburgring...cheers YS !

@elmikhafe 3 жыл бұрын

seronok tengok uncle bawa. saya tak berani drive mcm ni

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. Thank you. Beribu ribu terima kasih tentang support channel kita.

@aronaziz72 3 жыл бұрын

Wow wow nice information Sir tq tqvm

@laogui100 3 жыл бұрын

Very quite cabin when below 2K rpm

@yasuologitech1084 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like this is a car that you can floor the pedal all day long and without any worries :D

@wkuntjoro6130 3 жыл бұрын

Great driving (scary though) and nice comments.

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

With practice comes confidence.

@fucktheidcollectors 3 жыл бұрын

Love the rally commentary

@iknowlaa Жыл бұрын

liked and subbed. Great content. Very informative. Greeting from Brunei

@YSKhongDriving Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@justforyou6047 3 жыл бұрын

When u don't have bucket seat, slick your body to reduce roll =D learned new stuff

@afifdanish8653 3 жыл бұрын

Skill full driver uncle👍🏻

@CP-qz2nb 3 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year, Uncle Kong 🥳🥳

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Happy New year.

@__Awaken__ 2 жыл бұрын

Cool POVs

@aayzee9929 3 жыл бұрын

For those who are not familiar, need to be careful when using lower gear for an extended period of time. The car can get overheated if using lower gear excessively

@Peatex 8 ай бұрын

it's just heats up more, the ecu will adjust its cooling system accordingly this is better than overheating your brakes, if it does, you're fucked up

@gjoelzul6979 2 жыл бұрын

Hopping for the next test drive, there is not only you,but also you bring the passenger... To see how good,power the car with full passengers...

@YSKhongDriving 2 жыл бұрын

Cannot get volunteers. Anyway, everybody knows a fully loaded car is not as good as an empty one in every aspect of performance, so it is pointless. We will not be doing it, so please don't hold your breath.

@jamsbong 3 жыл бұрын

Love the way he drove that economic car so fast! I'm surprised to see how quiet it is at 5K RPM. Plus, the car has very good power going up those hills.

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Turbo! Thanks for being with us.

@izzatfauzimustafa6535 3 жыл бұрын

Nissan Versa in the U.S. & Canada = Nissan Almera in Malaysia. If i'm not mistaken, the all-new Versa uses a naturally-aspirated 1.6L engine with 122hp. Our all-new Almera only has 100 horses, but it has a low-pressure turbo to increase its torque.

@jamsbong 3 жыл бұрын

@@izzatfauzimustafa6535 you’re right. Seems like USA market has got the old engine. I am actually surprised that Nissan still sell this small car in USA. Nobody buys small cars here, only giant sized pickups and SUVs sells well here

@izzatfauzimustafa6535 3 жыл бұрын

@@jamsbong There's still market for entry-level sedans in North America, even though crossovers + pickup + SUVs are dominating. Some might want to buy one as a second car for the household. Some are doing ridesharing jobs using economy cars since SUVs can be a bit expensive for first timers. Or maybe a small number of college kids are still interested to buy such cars as better alternatives to used cars.

@jamsbong 3 жыл бұрын

@@izzatfauzimustafa6535 honestly. I think college kids would rather spend the money to buy a second hand mustang or M3. They cost almost the same. Maintenance cost of course is a whole other matter.

@aidelahmad1842 3 жыл бұрын

15:40 looks like he is enjoying driving by reading the pace notes =)

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, just having fun, reminiscing....

@anophelessundaicus7627 3 жыл бұрын

I feel thrill whenever I watch this video 😍, pls come to Sabah and do some test drive on mountainous Ranau & Kimanis road 💪💪

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

I would if somebody will sponsor me.

@JimJohn Жыл бұрын

@@YSKhongDriving 😂😂🤣🤣

@obsun001 Жыл бұрын

Surprisingly not many Almera in Sabah whereby Vios is still the norm...

@kelvinyong7761 3 жыл бұрын

Oh its MISTY! But uncle still speed on. Haha. Happy New Year Uncle YS.

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Happy new year Kelvin.

@lorenzoo213 3 жыл бұрын

The vios from previous episode seems a lot sharper at corner.. car very quiet ， yes

@azharmohd7849 2 жыл бұрын

Auto subscribe. Looking forward to ur next video :)

@YSKhongDriving 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@loongz6415 3 жыл бұрын

We need some GTR to the mount for real😂

@888trees 3 жыл бұрын

should make car leaderboard like top gear. results would not be accurate in any way with all the traffic and wet/dry conditions but it would be just for fun.

@chiefpetty3060 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed..its more fun to find out which car dominate the leaderboard chart..👍🏽

@dintel9449 3 жыл бұрын

Tired of those complained about Uncle 'makan jalan'. He does it when there are no cars, so it is fine. Also, it is safer to drive because the car travels on a straight line.

@YSKhongDriving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I also tired of explaining. I think those are P drivers who have no clue, but trying to be hero. Thank you for your comment. Made my day!