Datsun India has launched Go and Go Plus CVT variants today. Both cars are offered in T and T (O) trims. Below are the ex-sh prices of both cars and their respective variants.
Datsun Go Prices
Go CVT T – Rs 5.94 lakhs
Go CVT T(O) – Rs 6.18 lakhs
Datsun Go Plus Prices
Go Plus T – Rs 6.58 lakhs
Go Plus T(O) – Rs 6.8 lakhs
All prices are ex-sh.
Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd, said, “In line with our mission of – Progressive mobility, we are introducing Nissan’s proven CVT technology in Datsun GO and GO+ to cater to the demand of the customers looking for stress free drive experience. With host of first-in-class and best-in-class features, Datsun GO & GO+ offer the best value proposition in its segment.”
Comfort & convenience: Both cars offer superior comfort & convenience with electrically operated power steering, front & rear air conditioning, power windows, electrically adjustable outside mirrors, and Follow Me Home headlamps.
Suspension: Both cars have McPherson Strut with Lower Transverse link at the front and Twist beam suspension with coil spring at the rear. Both front and rear have twin tube telescopic shock absorbers.
Brakes and wheels: Both cars have disc brakes at the front and drum brakes at the rear. Both cars have 14X5.5J alloy wheels, shod with 165/70 R14 tyres.
Colour Options: Datsun GO and GO+ are available in Ruby Red, Bronze Grey, Crystal Silver and Opal White colour options. Additionally, GO and GO+ offer Amber Orange and Sunstone Brown colour option, respectively.
Engine and Warranty: Both cars are powered by a 1.2 liter petrol engine which delivers 76 hp and 104 Nm. Mileage claimed by CVT variants is 20.07 kmpl. It comes with a standard warranty of 2 years / unlimited kms. You can also extend warranty to 5 years.
Competitors: Upgraded Datsun GO will compete with the likes of Renault Kwid, Tata Tiago, Maruti Alto, and Maruti WagonR. In case of upgraded Datsun GO+, it does not seem to have any competitors in terms of size and dimensions. However, if we consider the price, it will rival the likes of Swift, Grand i10, Tiago and other cars in the price bracket of 4 to 7 lakh.
Recently Datsun India has announced a 5 percent increase in prices of the Go and GO+ which should equate to Rs.16,000 to Rs.30,000 price increase on both the models. These increased prices are with effect from 1st October 2019. Prior to this price hike, the Datsun GO was priced from Rs. 3.35-5.2 lakhs while the GO+ ranged between Rs.3.86-5.94 lakhs.
This price hike comes at a time when sales are down and in the last month the company had even introduced exchange bonus of Rs.15,000 and free insurance for the first year on both these models so as to increase sales. This price hike also comes in at a time when that has been a significant cut in corporate tax from 30 to 25 per cent, which most auto makers are passing on to the buyers. However, the company has cited increased input costs as reason for introducing this price hike while the company also plans up-gradation of these two models to meet upcoming safety regulations.
