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Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) officially launched the Nissan Serena S-Hybrid this morning in Setia Alam. It doesn’t come as a surprise – the hybrid Serena C26 was open for booking earlier this month, but we’ve seen it in Malaysia as early as January, before the MPV appeared on the oto.my car classifieds in June.
ETCM bills the Nissan Serena S-Hybrid as first hybrid MPV to be sold in Malaysia. Imported as a CBU from Japan, where the Serena is the best selling mid-size MPV ahead of the Toyota Noah, Voxy and Honda Stepwgn, this model takes advantage of duty exemptions on hybrid vehicles below 2,000 cc that at the moment is due to end on December 31, 2013. No extension to that date has been announced by the government so far, but we understand that ETCM is ready for local assembly if CBU benefits end along with the year 2013.
The Serena S-Hybrid is powered by a MR20DD 2.0 litre engine with 147 PS and 210 Nm (figures are from engine alone, excluding 54 Nm from electric motor). This direct injection twin-CVTC unit is paired to Nissan’s latest Xtronic CVT gearbox with Adaptive Shift Control. An Idling Stop System shuts down the engine when idle, and restarts in just 0.3 seconds after the brake is released. There’s a timer that shows the driver how long idle stop is in use. The car’s ECO-Motor assists acceleration when moving off. Sounds like the hybrid norm, but the Serena is actually a different kind of hybrid than the ones from Toyota and Honda. The S in S-Hybrid stands for “smart” and this Serena is actually a “micro-hybrid” of sorts. What Nissan did was beef up the ECO Motor, the Serena’s starter motor that controls Idling Stop and functions as an alternator during deceleration.
The starter motor uses a belt pulley type cranking system instead of a normal gear type unit. Even the regular Serena has this, but in the Serena S-Hybrid, the capacity of this motor is increased from 1.0kW/150A to 1.8kW/200A, and the engine bay has an extra 12V-27V-Ah battery. The main 12V-64V-Ah battery drives the motor, while the sub battery powers electrical components like the radio, wipers, etc. Think of the extra bits as a simple F1-style KERS system. With it, the engine also does not need to move the car AND power the car’s electrical needs at the same time, resulting in fuel savings. Fuel economy is listed as best in class – 15.2 km/l in Japan’s JC08 test cycle. On to the MPV part of the equation. The Serena is advertised as an eight-seater (eight seat belts), with a 2-3-3 formation. A variety of 14 seat configurations are available to the user, and there’s a Smart Multi Centre Seat that slides along the car’s centre aisle. It can function as additional storage for the front row, as an extra seat in the middle row, or as a tray table to be shared with third row passengers.
Getting in and out is easy with powered one-touch sliding doors on both sides of the MPV, which reveal the largest opening in its class. Getting into the third row is done by pushing the left second row captain’s chair against the one on the right, creating a walkway. Both middle row seats slide fore and aft. The rearmost seats can be folded and flipped up to the sides for max cargo mode. In this case, four mountain bikes can fit in. With all seats in place, additional cargo room comes in the form of an under floor compartment that can swallow a golf bag or a baby stroller. There are plenty of storage spaces, including under seat boxes. Second row occupants get flip up trays with cup holders, too. Standard equipment includes i-Key (keyless entry) with push start, auto climate control, overhead air con vents for the second and third row (temp/fan/mode control for second row), dual airbags, Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC), ABS, EBD, Brake Assist, auto headlamps and cruise control. |
al-asil posted on 25-7-2013 04:39 PM
sebelum puasa haritu memang dilema nak ambik serena hybrid ni atau toyota isis wald sekenhen, lepas ...
assaffah posted on 25-7-2013 04:48 PM
Aku perlukan mpv. Insyaallah cadang nak beli satu mpv. Tapi harga ni agak tinggi walaupun dapat pe ...
al-asil posted on 25-7-2013 04:57 PM
betul, antara faktor lain tak jadi beli serena hybrid ni sebab harga dia la. bajet ko bulan2 bape ...
al-asil posted on 25-7-2013 04:57 PM
betul, antara faktor lain tak jadi beli serena hybrid ni sebab harga dia la. bajet ko bulan2 bape ...
setia00 posted on 26-7-2013 12:06 PM
cantik jugak toyota isis
joeyss posted on 2-8-2013 03:14 PM
toyota isis aku tengok macam grand livina.. tak la berapa beso sangat
setia00 posted on 3-8-2013 09:46 PM
Setia pun suka grand livina.tp encik somi ckp kcik Tp enjin OK.
joeyss posted on 3-8-2013 10:07 PM
ooo... macam tu..
saya suka mpv beso, selesa sikit
tapi buat masa ni masih sayang kereta lama.. ...
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