This is one of the most radical redesigns from Nissan. It’s cool looking and very premium inside for sub Toyota prices. Couldn’t ask for more.

They really thought headrest speakers are more important than rear AC vent?

Great first look. Seems like a great option, especially for first time buyers, the style and price conscious buyer and first time buyers.

I think price will really make or break the new Kicks. I’m not a fan of the weak powertrain for this but a lot can be forgiven for an affordable car. I would be concerned though if true that there is new Android auto or Applecarplay on the lower trims. That seems almost impossible nowadays.

Great review Alex. Hopefully there's an option for rear a/c vents, preferably in the roof or door columns and amber led turn signals in the rear.

What a fun, funky design, I love it. Thank you Alex for covering the auto show.

Its the only real competition to the Chevy Trax. Great looking car!

Not a bad car. But that color scheme reminds me of a 1970s vintage bowling shoe.

Nice fresh look, but with the added weight and only a 2.0L this is going to perform like a sleepy turtle. The new Honda HR-V has the same problem. Powertrains are too small.

That's a hell of a header on that thumbnail.

Love the multicolor exterior. And that trunk liner carpet has got to be easier to clean, no??

We may be looking at the replacement for the Qashqai/Rogue Sport model sold out side North America.

base model between 22500 to 23000. They could do a nismo version and put the turbo 3 cylinder in.

Alex I wish at some point in the Nissan conversation you would address what, if anything Nissan has done over the past decade to improve the reliability of their CVT line. Jatco CVT Anxiety is a real thing for anyone considering the purchase of a new Nissan.

That CVT makes it a no go.

Looking good

is it still using a jatco. Also the NY autoshow looks immensely higher scale and nicer than the Houston one was. The Houston autoshow is tiny in scale, and had to share floorspace with a bunch of boats....... Its barely an autoshow.

The larger engine and AWD are nice improvement, but at the cost of mechanical temperature controls and a worse driver cluster display. I actually like how our cluster looks in our 2021 Kicks.

Needs a rear center armrest, a/c vents, and a fold flat passenger front seat, especially in the SR trim

Tucson vibes going on up front

Should have went with a regular automatic like the Trax.

Ok, maybe cooled seats are too much for this segment, but no power seats, or at least driver one ???

This is kinda bold design change for this price range.

I feel like the front and the rear were designed by completely different teams. I really wish the rear end wasn’t so pseudo-car-like. The result is so goofy, which I know is a hallmark of the Kicks and its Juke precursor, but still. Just simplify the styling, and if you’re going to square-up the front end, do the same to the rest of the car’s shape language.

Every model of every car should have CarPlay and AA in 2024. That’s unacceptable. But overall nice for money.

I wish they would just start making cars with fully rubber floor liners. Carpet is just nasty and a pain to clean

Imagine if Nissan just stayed this track and nails affordable and AWD ala Subaru instead of eternally eyeing wallflower status against the Toyota and Honda giants. They could really easily fill the Ford and GM passenger vehicle void.

Yay, the V Motion grille lives no more!

Really like the design. Less sure about the long term durability of the CVT ... wish auto makers would move away from them. I think it will start at 28k Canadian.

Alex- is this a CVT or an eCVT?

Nissan's CVT? No, thanks.

The new Kicks features attractive styling and an impressive optional equipment list, but the Kicks also seems to have an identity crisis. The outgoing model is good because it’s wieldy, fuel efficient and low-cost with the added bonus of spacious interior layout. The 2025 Kicks is gaining inches everywhere and adding a substantial amount of complexity and weight, which requires the 2.0L engine. Nissan is eliminating a vehicle that delivered value and economic surplus to consumers, and they are replacing it with a vehicle that will likely do the opposite. It will likely cost more in real terms to buy and operate, and the outstanding option list will be used to alter perceived value and make price comparisons more opaque. The car itself looks impressive. The business model is much less impressive, in my view.

It looks like a modernized first gen Jeep Compass

If only it had fog lights, even if it was only available as an option.

All the other kids with the pumped-up Kicks Better run, better run, outrun my Hyundai

Where was this video filmed?

Give me this refresh with a PHEV on the Pathfinder and I'll regret my CX-90 lease.

This or CX-30?🤔

Take it for ride on basic off road.

Potential buys don't care how the top trim looks like

Nissan: because people with no credit sometimes need to drive, too.

Wow. So another underpowered Nissan. Such rubbish.

Good looking car at a cheap price.

Did the designers who did the goofy nissan cars quit? I think they loved bug or frog looking ugly cars. Fix the Z next. And bring in more hybrids to the USA market. And introduce a maverick competitor. Nissan knows how to build small affordable trucks. Give the staff the opportunity to make it happen.

Nissan doesn't deserve to be called a "Japanese brand." Their sports cars are true Japanese quality. But it's been a junk throwaway brand like the American brands for a long time.

I'll take a red one with the black roof the SR FWD with the new 10 speaker Bose Stereo System

Looking good