ETCM previews Nissan e-Power hybrid at Malaysia Autoshow 2024 – sixth generation MPV Serena coming soon?
At Malaysia Autoshow 2024, Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) is exhibiting Nissan’s e-Power hybrid system in a Nissan Kicks. Both have never been offered in Malaysia, having been previously introduced in ETCM Chinese New Year greeting video more than two years ago.
In the time since then, Kicks stepped in the second generation in March this year. However, the car on display at the event is not the latest model but an upgraded first generation model first launched last year. May 2020.
It’s yet to be seen whether the Kicks will be launched here or not, and we honestly don’t expect it to happen given the model’s age. So the real highlight of ETCM’s show is the e-Power hybrid system.
In the Kicks, the setup includes a 1.2-liter HR12DE three-cylinder gasoline engine with 79 horsepower and 103 Nm of torque, which only acts as a generator for the 1.57 kWh battery located under the seats. before.
Said battery powers a front-mounted EM57 electric motor rated at 129 PS (95 kW) and 260 Nm. Unlike other hybrid systems, the engine does not drive the wheels, but the electric motor is the main means of moving the crossover.
The e-Power system is also used on other Nissan models such as the Serena, which is expected to be updated here. The MPV enters its sixth generation in November 2022 and already was discovered to be under testing in Malaysia last March.
Perhaps ETCM’s e-Power showcase at the Malaysian Motor Show is a sign that we’ll finally get Nissan’s unorthodox hybrid system on the Serena in the (hopefully) near future? We proposed this in one post from earlier this yearso we’ll have to wait and see.
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