I took a test drive today. This guy has gone bonkers spewing all negatives. The test drive was indeed smooth. Features are good. It’s spacious . Some plastic parts are not premium but at this price point it’s expected. Overall, a nice car.

Personal I feel its a value engineered car definately not a low cost option. Worth your money

For it's segment and price .... it's a super and sweet SUV.....lovely features and looks....low cost engineering is not something to keep reminding viewers about. Those who want high cost engineering can go in for 20 lakh cars....everyone knows what tin can and highly unsafe models maruti has been churning out for 30 years and dumping on ignorant customers in India...they have ruined the mentality of buyers and made most of them into kitna deti hai and cheap stuff addicts. If Nissan has to break into such an immature market it has to cut costs and give the car good features at low cost. Good car. All the best Nissan👍

A very negative biased review which was very disappointing! The review isn't consistent with the reviews by other auto portals reviewing the same product!

U are too harsh on nissan..

Ac vents looking like Lamborghini design 😍🥰😍

Prelude was a bit pessimistic for a new car... It was a bit undeserving going by journal standards.."make or break for nissan" "grill looks like Datsun with nissan badge" are all uncalled for and will dissuade most viewers from further viewing...

Hatchback customers will go for this.. and max no. Of customer in india look for affordable car... 5.5 lakhs on road 6.3 lakhs makes more sense than any hatchback..

Hope they would have reviewed Hyundai and Kia this much critically.

Brutal review, this sounded more like an employee of the Korean siblings bashing the Nissan for trying to sell a vfm product and not ripping customers for features they’d probably never use. I have a Micra for over a decade now and boy it has aged way better than the i20 atleast. Biased review and not expected from Overdrive. Highly disappointed.

Upgrading from RediGo to Magnite !

Wish you had something more to say than... Low Cost Engineering!

Test drove it, doesn’t feel cheap at all, engine is really really good. Even better than nexon brezza and wrv petrol engine. Yes touchscreen was not quick, but defined its not a “low cost engineered” car

we should give nissan a chance to survive and bounce back in indian market i wish this car sells well

Why are you even taking S-presso's name in this review? There is absolutely not an iota of similarity/linkage between these two cars.

Can’t believe that Nissan’s engineering will be less than Kia ... Kia sells on features and not its car engineering,, their service support is worst at the moment.. I have got to know ppl sell their cars sitting at service garage more than a month... but overall I think Nissan is surely in comparison to a sonnet or venue and breeza.. poor review by overdrive..

@Overdrive - You need to hire more competent people to do this act . For 8 lakhs you cannot get a BMW dude! Please understand the cost, value proposition and accordingly do a review ! After all I think your chanel is not a bollywood gossiping kind of one !

This is not a review at all , completely biased and the reviewer taking sides is clearly visible . He is not honest and lots and lots of complains and only complaints. Comparison also seems to be totally wrong. he started saying he is gonu Knit pick and he did only that ....Overdrive is doing somthing over to satisfy Koreans?????

@overdrive Is it necessary to highlight “Low cost Engineering” often? I think you just stepped out of the professionalism. Highly Disappointed on this video review.

The only thing I'm seeing nowadays is that, all the renowned car journals are deliberately trying to spoil Magnite's image and try to comapre it with the Korean companies. For me it is a pretty good looking car even better than the Korean and also had decent features, the only concern would safety ratings..if those ratings will be good then it will be the best selling product in Indian market as far as VFM is concerned..!!!

Wow!!! Looks like this review was paid for by competition or probably didn't receive the cheque from Nissan. Well done Overdrive. It's the only CUV with rear wiper/washer and defogger, tilt steering, adjustable rear headrest as standard from base variant, only CUV with top spec AT less than 10 lax ex showroom price, only CUV with wireless Apple carplay & Android Auto, only CUV with 360° camera and yet you only utter low cost engineering umpteen times 🥱🥱🥱🥱

I Also own a magnite turbo, i didn't feel any issue with its driving dynamics that much, its fine than many other cars i driven before. And you are underrating the car as much as possible. 😏😏😏

Targeted words like Low cost engineering or Datsun or Nano. Indian market is all abt these kind of influencers. I own Nissan Micra for 5 years now and I dono about other cars or hw the driving dynamics are . My car is rock solid at even 140 and I don't feel fatigue after driving. This is my honest review with a car wch costed under 6L. There are somethings wch can be felt only when driven and i am sure Nissan might have put great effort on their turbo engine here. I hav seen many Kicks owners happy about their cars. Don blindly believe the ads and not so genuine reviews like these. Just go on test drive if u really want to know abt Nissan Driving dynamics

I decided to buy this car

Is Overdrive this negative with their other reviews? Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t see that. It appears they made this video just to note the negatives. Unfortunately they don’t do the same for all other make and models. Not at all consistent.

Super review. With thanks, from South Africa.

Felt like lot of nitpicking rather than a honest review. A lowcost engineered product of course in this price range but this is going to win the hearts of thousands!!

Wtf are u using spresso and low cost engineering words. If maruti or Hyundai had made a car at this price u would have gone mad

Expecting something new from Nissan..and wishing all success for this small SUV...

This guy used the words "Datsun" thrice and Espresso "twice" 😂😂 Nissan are you listening to this? Design apart, this car isn't a representation of the brand. Cars are a part of the culture and the era people live in. They are so many cars these days which are essentially goats in a tiger's skin. All this is because humility has vanished. People don't appreciate simple & beautiful cars & subtle designs. They don't care about the attributes that actually matter. Cars should go screaming for attention.

So thoughtful review ! Genuine guide👍👍👍👍

Looks like his points are correct and accurate. Yes as he said we can see low cost engineering in most places like panel gaps,fit and finish, no so great engines etc. To keep cost in check they may be cut costs. If it's undercut rivals by big margin even it's not an well round package it will shake the segment little bit.

Good and vivid genuine review...kudos yar...

Very nice review..liked it..!!

Asome 📷 shots tnxs 2 video man

A very well packaged car from Nissan. Seems the Japanese and Europeans have learnt what’s required in India and how to achieve it in right cost.

The smaller thing noticed technically and non technically are very good and well done by reviewer. Hats off!

Buy Nissan because this biased reviewers don't want you to.

Nice review

Good review, unlike some reviewers who review cars from the lens of a luxury vehicle.

Looks better and more SUVish than Venue and Sonet.!!/-

Noticed a certain degree of Asperity from OD towards Nissan however I wish the Brand Good Luck hope they survive the onslaught of other brands and put their Best Foot forward in the Indian market space

Having not known the price, felt the interiors were very plasticy, inferior n seemed cheap with monotonous grey making it worse. But for that price, this loads features and is quite commendable. Magnite looks good on the outside, with its minimal chrome detailing, a good grill n excellent paint quality. Certainty, a vehicle for first time buyers or for upgrades from a very basic hatchback.

Rohit, you are the best auto journalist as on today, as you bring the actual nitpicking things unbiased, keep up the good work

Everyone else is saying the rubber band effect is very negligible in magnite CVT reviews except this man. Wonder why 🤔🤔

Alright, so the sun visor is well engineered.

Low budget Sanjay Manjrekar 🤨

I am planning to take a new car, which will you recommend, either Toyota Glanza or Nissan Magnite, my final choice is these two, pls suggest from ur end

MAGNITE IS SO FRESH CAR WITH COOL ELEMENTS!

For all the running down of the Nissans that you auto hacks do, while sucking upto the likes of the Brezzas and Venues as better cars/products, I think if Nissan comes in and sticks with that sort of disruptive pricing, this crossover is going to be a great bang for buck, and is going to literally cross over/straddle the segments of the sub-compact SUVs as well as the so-called premium hatchbacks. Here's to Nissan for daring to go the extra mile, and offer a product under ₹ 10 lakhs, whereas the equivalent variant likes of your much-praised to the skies Venues and Sonets literally rip customers off a good 3 lakhs or more! All that fancy electronics - is it really required? Takes all the fun out of driving a car (or riding a motorcycle), and produces multitudes of unskilled nincompoop drivers! The connectivity, should be between the car and driver, and the driver and his surroundings.

Professor - What is low cost engineering? Me 😭

If this was Maruti car Low cost engineering would have been adored as Marvel's and innovative features.... Compare this car with any premium hatchback or middle models of this so called compact SUVs and u will get the results loud and and clear...

Sir Please intirer kaisa feel hota h, Ertiga k intirer se achha feel hota h ya nahi, please reply

Does sonnet have a global NCAP RATING? If not isn’t the magnate a better choice?

The negatives were well highlighted, however since I am looking to buy my 1st car, this does look like a practical choice, I think nissan's target audience is someone like me who would consider a swift or i10 . The viewers of this channel are more educated in these matters, so kindly feel free to share you views on this comment.

I think Nissan has very smartly bridged the gap between pr. hatchbacks and sub 4m suvs. I feel that the review was pretty biased and kept testing the quality and drivability against prior experience of a premium suv or sedans. This car shouldn't be tested and reviewed against any segment except the premium hatchbacks. I believe it is a very good upgrade option for hatchback owners. @OVERDRIVE - If i may request, kindly keep your reviews informative for the targeted customer segment and provide right comparison with the available choices to this target segment. Currently, as pointed by others as well, your reviews make the car look bad even to every potential car owner.

Good and comprehensive review Rohit. My sincere request: be more straight with names rather than just referring as ‘competition’.

Yes, they have to talk about safety in terms of crash test, build quality.... etc as well. Now a days people also look for this.

The best looking compact SUV

Any idea how much the on road prices will be..?

What colour is the exterior - sandstone brown (mono-tone) or tourmaline brown (dual-tone) pls ?

Is This better then Venue, Sonet and i20 1.2L Kappa engine? Because their power and torque figures are lower then Magnite but you never said lower ness of power in Hyndai vehicles reviews, Why? As you said running on hills with full house frequent gear shifting with Magnite, why and how?? And why not with your favourite Kia, Hyundai cars???

Is Nissan magnite turbo xl is better over ford freestyle titanium petrol?

I feel for Nissan , they have done a lot right, and it looks great, thought the from does remind me of a Datsun, and rear a little of the Triber, the interiors though mordern are men (except the ac vents and knobs), it feels like acres of plastic , the head unit looks like something from a segment lower . And because of the Indian consumer mindset this wil hurt them. I hope it’s priced right

Superb

Does MID dispalys turn by turn navigation

So Venue/Sonet are sharp handling cars huh?😂🤣..A very good 'paid' review with proper justifications for overpriced Korean tin cans😂(Didnt Compare it with segment's best handler ES). Talking tins can,Even though magnite too is a one compared to some others(read desis),it will definitely score better than Seltos,even Dastun scored better😂.And talking about how well Nissan ages,my 6.5 year old CVT micra has zero rattling even today.And serves the purpose of 'No nonsense City car' damn well.And one thing everyone planning on magnite should consider is how good the nearby service centre is , provided there is one.Some Nissan dealerships have very bad reputation and I have been a victim few times.Aside from that,what an awesome car!..Standard features such as rear wiper actually shooked me!!..overall a VFM product enters our market which has recently crowded with overpriced Korean shitboxes.

Pliz do a drive review for the 1.0L naturally aspirated xe variant

One of the worst review I’ve came across in the entire youtube channel for magnite.🤦🏻‍♂️

Which varient and it's top model has 6 airbags or not

How well will it survive a crash ?

Xl turbo main touch screen miltah hn kya?

I think the reviewer is bit confused and biased. Firstly I like the looks of the car far better than Ignis,new i20 whatever it's competition. The biggest thing is the price.(if it's good as speculated) I think it's good bang for the buck

Yhe styling is quite good. Definitely looks better than the venue.

S presso ??? Do you have any sense what r you saying.. 🙄 do some homework

Should I go for Magnite CVT or Triber AMT or Urban cruiser AMT?

It is best in price of baleno or i20

The way any and every car company has started launching these compact SUV's, it makes us ponder over that how some the of these car manufacturers are bravely venturing out in the premium hatchback segment which might see a downfall very soon seeing the kind of prices on offer for these compact SUV's. Also, it creates a doubt in the mind of a buyer that whether he should go in for a premium hatchback or a compact SUV. The tilt right now is in favour of these mini sub four meter SUV's and as we know the competition is going to be intense.

Biggest issue is engine lacks power. But for VFM cars most people don't need/expect a lot of power. Even so it could be an issue for highway driving esp. with 4 or more occupants.Apart from that the plastic used inside gives a LQ feel...it appears to be cheaper than that in BRV and Kiger.

I honestly think the review was correct. I visited the showroom and felt the same of the 'cheap interiors'. And that the build seems more of a Datsun than a Nissan. I have a Sunny and I felt that even though the plastics are hard, its way better built (ran 70k and no rattles). Here in Magnite I can hold the edge of the window trim from inside with 2 fingers and flex it like anything. So I went to the showroom expecting my Sunny like build and nothing more as I was keen on buying this for my wife when I read about this few months back but after feeling the flimsy build, I had my doubts. Yes for the price the features are amazing but the build is very questionable. And this is the same tone of review with every other reviewer be it a magazine firm like Autocar or even individuals. Just my personal thought.

I don't think this car is meant for competing directly with compact SUVs even though the dimensions are similar. This car is mainly for people looking to upgrade from a hatchback like a WagonR and if reviewed from that standpoint, it will certainly feel a better product. Of course they did cost cutting wherever possible but it still scored 4 stars in safety ratings.

Looks very mature and attractive...

💥💥💥Best nissan car i see in Kerala💥💥💥💥💯💯

Which one is better I20 DCT asta o or magnite CVT top version ? Drive smoothness and suspension vise

Fragile ??? ASEAN NCAP 4 star rating, do some more homework 😀

Driving with your hand on the nanual shifter is a bad practice that causes excessive wear in some transmission parts. Pls verify from Google if needed. Otherwise, an excellent presentation .

2 minutes silence who buyed kia sonet

1.0 TUBRO IN THE TITLE?? 😂 ITS TURBO 🔥🔥

Well I felt zigwheel review was more practical than this..

Every thing is alright but please change the front grill. It reminds the Datsun redi go unfortunately is not a big hit in the Indian market

Rohit sir 🙏 main 8 Sal se Duster 110 PS chala raha hoon main gadi badalna chahta hun please suggest any SUV budget 12 to 18 lakh driving comfort best in handling suspension setup overall main aapse yah puchna chahta hun Ki. DUSTER = ? Please short out my confusion

This car will be a super hit in indian market if they launch it at 5.5 lacs ex showroom for manual and full loaded CVT for 6.2 lacs. I will book it for sure let’s see the pricing If they price it higher then due to maruti Suzuki and other competition in the market it might not do well. Price it lower pleaseee

I like how he nitpicks.. that just shows how thorough he is with the review.. great job..👍

Why can't you say they offer Electronic Stability Program, Hill Assist, Traction Control, Brake Assist even for mid range models. These features are available only in the top models of Venue , Sonet .. Is this guy paid from Korean siblings?

Looks osum..no doubt.. Steering needs some more work to meet enthusiastic driver's expectation

After all the researches, I've booked Nissan Magnite considering the price segment over other cars. In your terms, as u mentioned 'Low cost engineering' by wonderful "Nissan", i would like to say that i know I'm not buying an Air Craft for this price!!

To all those here, just my perspective..I think Nissan targets the concept of 1) Big, Proportionate looks, well laid out head, leg & shoulder Room for avg Indian size. 2) A powertrain that's a balance between Performance & mileage with turbo aiding the midranges for ease of overtakes. 3) Giving Gimmicks - current trend among segment but thoughtful (360° camera + TPMS+ Rear AC) . 4) The DNA of an SUV with high seating position, wheel arc claddings, functional roof rails, cruise control. .. Targets the customers who seeks the alternative for a so called premium hatches, Compact sedans, who avoids the base/mid variants of Compact SUVs.. I think Nissan positions it as competitor for KUV100, Ignis, freestyle, the upcoming Tata Hornbill and Renult Kiger. I think Nissan targets Practicality, thoughtful & economical rather than on papers of Compact SUVs(no offense)

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I think these guy never complained on space on premium cars . Even build quality is low on some of high end cars.