NISSAN NOTE AURA E-POWER

Nissan's compact self-charging hybrid is a different take on hatchbacks!

- ABHAY VERMA

Afavourite with first-time car buyers for the longest time, hatchbacks have been losing ground in India to compact SUVs. I'd also attribute this to lack of innovation—hatchbacks haven't evolved in a long time. That said, driving Nissan's Note Aura in Japan turned out to be an interesting experience, especially courtesy its strong hybrid powertrain. Nissan has its own self-charging hybrid powertrain dubbed e-POWER, seen in several Nissan offerings internationally, including the Note Aura here.