2025 Nissan Kicks Summary Points
- The 2025 Nissan Kicks marks the second-generation variant of the automaker’s popular compact SUV.
- Accompanying the Ariya-inspired sheet metal is a new 2.0-liter gasoline four-cylinder with 19 more horsepower than a 2024 Kicks with the 1.6-liter engine.
- The 2025 Nissan Kicks has an optional all-wheel drivetrain for the first time in its lineage.
What’s New?
The second-gen Nissan Kicks is all-new for the 2025 model year. It has grown slightly to offer more outside presence and interior room than before. The 2025 Nissan Kicks has retained some of the silhouette of the outgoing model, but the new front and rear fascias have given it a more robust and expressive attitude.
The design for the 2025 Kicks was inspired by “athletic sneaker soles,” particularly the three-dimensional rocker panels that the automaker said “add texture and visual interest” to an otherwise unnoticeable part of the vehicle.
2025 Nissan Kicks Powertrain
Nissan removed the previous 1.6-liter engine, making room for a more robust 2.0-liter four-cylinder gas engine with 141 horsepower and 140 lb-ft. of torque. With 19 more horses and 26 more lb-ft. of torque, the new 2.0-liter engine is a better match for the Xtronic CVT gearbox and standard front-wheel drivetrain.
For the first time, the Kicks has an optional all-wheel drivetrain (AWD), an excellent complement to the vehicle’s 8.4 inches of ground clearance. Adding flavor to the pot is a new Snow driving mode for variants with AWD.
The 2025 Nissan Kicks with front-wheel drive returns an EPA-estimated 28 in the city, 35 on the highway, and 31 combined. AWD models are one less mpg across the board.
Interior Space & Cargo Capacity
Nearly breaching the line between a small and midsize SUV, the 2025 Nissan Kicks has 1.7 inches more front shoulder room, 0.9 inches more rear knee room, and 1.5 inches more rear shoulder room than before, offering more wiggle room for five passengers in two rows of seats.
Meanwhile, it now has 30 cubic feet of cargo space behind the second row, which expands to 60 cubic feet when folded.
Fanciful Technology
Nissan said the cabin was designed to “counter the tough, robust exterior with a more cocoon-like sensation.” Nissan’s ultra-comfy Zero Gravity seats are standard, while all variants feature a flat-bottom steering wheel.
There’s a standard seven-inch digital instrument cluster and infotainment screen. The Kicks SR has a 12.3-inch driver’s display and infotainment cluster with touch-capacitive switches for the automatic climate control.
Nissan Safety Shield 360
Nissan’s Safety Shield 360 is standard for the 2025 Kicks. The package includes automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, blind-spot warning, rear automatic braking, rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning, and high-beam assist.
Meanwhile, the S and SV have intelligent cruise control, while the SR has a surround-view monitor and ProPilot Assist (hands-on driver assistance). Under the proper conditions, ProPilot Assist will provide steering assistance to help keep the Kicks centered in its lane.
Other features include an intelligent driver alertness system to detect fatigue and an easy-fill tire alert system.
Nissan Kicks Warranty
The 2025 Nissan Kicks leaves the Aguascalientes, Mexico, manufacturing facility with a three-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty and a five-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty. There are options to extend the factory warranty on any new Nissan vehicle, including the Kicks.
2025 Nissan Kicks Starting MSRP
The 2025 Kicks will be available at U.S. dealerships in S, SV, and SR grades.
Front-wheel drive models have a starting MSRP between $21,830 and $26,180. All-wheel drive models range between $23,330 and $27,680. On its U.S. retail website, Nissan notes that destination charges (not included in the aforementioned figures) could be up to $2,010.
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Alvin Reyes is an Automoblog feature columnist and a noted sports car expert. He studied civil aviation, aeronautics, and accountancy in his younger years and is still very much smitten with his former Lancer GSR and Galant SS. He also likes fried chicken, music, and herbal medicine.
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