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New Nissan Dualis To Debut On New Modular Platform Next Year: Report

A replacement for the current Dualis compact SUV will reportedly appear in November, debuting a new modular platform it will share with Nissan and Renault models. According to the UK's Autoexpress, Nissan global product boss Andy Palmer confirm


A replacement for the current Dualis compact SUV will reportedly appear in November, debuting a new modular platform it will share with Nissan and Renault models.

According to the UK's Autoexpress, Nissan global product boss Andy Palmer confirmed the platform will also underpin the next Megane and the X-Trail SUV

Both the Dualis and the X-Trail are expected to draw styling cues from last year's Hi-Cross concept, although it is unclear if the show car represents a direct preview of either model.

The new platform is also understood to have been developed to accommodate a plug-in hybrid system, with the new Dualis set to offer such an option in 2015. 

International engine options for the new Dualis will reportedly include a supercharged  85kW 1.2 litre petrol engine to replace the naturally-aspirated 1.6 engine. A 1.6 diesel is also expected. 

Production of the Dualis will remain in the UK, and reports suggest the new model will hit the assembly line in December. 

The Dualis remains a strong seller in Australia, totalling 1319 sales in March - up from 854 for the same period in 2012.

In the small SUV segment, it was bested only by the Subaru XV (1567) and the Hyundai ix35 (1529) in March. 

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