Datsun has revealed that they have sold 2,072 units of the GO hatchback since the car was launched on March 19. The car had created quite a buzz when Nissan, the parent company, had revealed last year that the car will be launched with a sub-four Lakh price tag. Datsun managed to stay true to its promise and the car was launched with a price tag of Rs 3.12 Lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) for the base variant.
Despite being an entrylevel hatchback, the Datsun GO is a spacious car, based on the old Nissan Micra, making it rank high on the value for money scale. The car is only available with a detuned version of Nissan’s three-cylinder 1.2-litre petrol unit, producing 67bhp and 107Nm of torque. Power is sent to the front wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox and it is available in four variants, with Nissan managing to keep even the top-end T variant under four Lakh.
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