The facelifted Nissan Magnite has arrived in South Africa a little over a month after its global reveal in India. Here’s a closer look at the updated range’s pricing…
Revealed globally as recently as October 2024, the mildly facelifted Nissan Magnite has already touched down in South Africa.
Interestingly, the local range has been pared back slightly, from 13 to 9 derivatives. The outgoing line-up’s pair of Kuro variants fall away (though perhaps they’ll make a comeback at a later stage), as do the manual-equipped versions of the 1.0 Acenta Plus and the 1.0T Acenta Plus.
In early October 2024, the pre-facelift portfolio had pricing bookends of R240 000 to R377 800, though Nissan SA quietly hiked these figures to R244 800 and R385 400 towards the end of last month. The refreshed range, however, runs from R246 200 to R410 700. Scroll to the bottom of this page to check out pricing in detail.
Some derivatives are only slightly more expensive than before, while others have attracted a more significant premium. For instance, the Magnite 1.0 Visia 5AMT is now priced at R263 200, representing a hike of either R1 300 or R6 400, depending on which of October’s price lists you use as a base.
Meanwhile, the flagship Magnite 1.0T Acenta Plus CVT now costs R410 700, which makes it R25 300 or R32 900 pricier than before (again, hinging on which of the previous pricing structures you use as a comparison).
Still, while we’ve yet to lay our hands on a detailed specification sheet, it certainly appears the Japanese firm has added some extra standard kit to its Magnite. For example, all derivatives now boast 6 airbags as opposed to the dual front items used across the outgoing line-up, while some variants gain a remote engine-start feature, a “walkaway lock and approach unlock” function, a cooled glovebox and an on-board air ioniser.
The styling updates, however, are minor. The boomerang-shaped daytime running lights are untouched, for instance, while the headlight clusters appear largely unchanged, too (though perhaps benefit from an internal structure tweak).
Black trim now frames the grille (though the chrome-effect side caps remain), but the biggest change up front is the adoption of a new, more angular lower-bumper design. In addition, certain versions feature fresh dual-tone 16-inch alloy wheels.
Inside, Nissan claims to have “refined” the Magnite’s cabin and “improved seat comfort”, with the high-spec derivatives now featuring brown-and-orange leatherette trim for the dashboard, seats, interior door panels, parking brake lever, steering wheel and front armrest.
Mechanically, the facelifted Magnite is seemingly unchanged. As such, the Japanese automaker again offers a naturally aspirated 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine – which makes 53 kW and 96 Nm – as the entry-level motor, available with either a 5-speed manual gearbox or an automated manual transmission (AMT) with the same number of cogs.
There’s also a 74 kW turbocharged version of this 3-pot mill, which we believe again generates 160 Nm in the case of the 5-speed manual gearbox and 152 Nm for the continuously variable transmission (CVT).
As a reminder, South Africa is key market for the Magnite, since this baby crossover has taken over from the since-discontinued NP200 half-tonne bakkie as Nissan SA’s best-selling product. Year to date (at the end of October 2024), as many as 8 630 units have been registered in Mzansi, taking the nameplate’s overall tally since launch to around 26 000 units.
How much does the facelifted Nissan Magnite cost in SA?
Nissan Magnite 1.0 Visia 5MT – R246 200
Nissan Magnite 1.0 Visia 5AMT – R263 200
Nissan Magnite 1.0 Acenta 5MT – R277 300
Nissan Magnite 1.0 Acenta 5AMT – R294 400
Nissan Magnite 1.0T Visia 5MT – R309 700
Nissan Magnite 1.0 Acenta Plus 5AMT – R323 900
Nissan Magnite 1.0T Acenta 5MT – R340 100
Nissan Magnite 1.0T Acenta CVT – R370 500
Nissan Magnite 1.0T Acenta Plus CVT – R410 700
The prices above include a 6-year/150 000 km warranty and a 3-year/30 000 km service plan (with intervals of 10 000 km).
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