April Introduced a new SUV. It’s about Katewhich is the model that will be positioned below the new Kicks game, which will be presented next week in Argentina, and which will replace the current Kicks Play.
Specifically, the new model is built on the same compact SUV platform that the Japanese brand has offered so far in the local market.
Although many details have not been revealed yet, it is known The mechanical base will also be involvedSo, it will definitely come with a 1.6-litre petrol engine and a CVT automatic transmission.
Kait will be manufactured at the Japanese brand’s factory in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, where it also manufactures the new generation of Kicks, after an investment of $540 million.
This SUV will be sold in more than 20 countries in Latin America and is expected to debut in Argentina Starting in the second quarter of 2026.
The new compact SUV can be considered a profound revamp of the Kicks Play, as it remains structurally unchanged. In fact, you can see part of the silhouette of the model it replaces in its shapes.
However, this must be acknowledged The work done on the style has been profoundWith a complete renewal of the vehicle’s expression.
In the trunk you can see an idea widely used today, with a fairly high trunk that suggests solidity in the upper sector, while the air inlets in the lower sector were of the same. A black stripe runs across the entire front to give the impression of greater width.
Posterior sector It also conveys a message of toughness It repeats the formula of the dark strip connecting the headlights to visually expand the rear.
At the moment only some details are known, such as some of its measurements: 4.30 meters long, 1.76 meters wide, 2.62 meters wheelbase, and 432 liters luggage compartment capacity.
The car’s mechanics have not yet been revealed, but it is unlikely that it will continue to offer the 1.6-liter naturally aspirated gasoline engine, which in the Kicks Play delivers 120 horsepower. The box will be automatic with a continuous variable (CVT type) and front-wheel drive.
No details were provided about its equipment, although it was confirmed that the kite would have a greater amount of security elements. One weakness that the Kicks Play has today is precisely that many competitors have evolved with the addition of driving assistance systems. At the present time, the interior of this new car has not been revealed.
The Kait goes on sale this month in Brazil and arrives 10 years after the launch of the original Kicks, a model that became a hit in the neighboring country, where More than 350 thousand units sold.
This launch comes within the framework of the strong restructuring process that Nissan is implementing globally, which included the closure of many factories around the world, which includes stopping production in October of this year for the Frontier pickup in Cordoba.
“The Nissan Kite project builds on Nissan’s global experience in developing SUVs that integrate solutions to meet the needs of consumers in Latin America, strengthening our participation in this growing and highly competitive sector,” said Guy Rodriguez, the Argentinian who heads Nissan Latin America.
According to Rodriguez himself, this model will be key to achieving the goal More than 500 thousand units sold annually in the region Starting in 2027. “I am sure that it will attract customers in our region by inheriting the core elements of strength, reliability and quality of our best-selling platform,” he concluded.