Nissan Aura Nismo RS concept at Tokyo Auto Salon – hot hatch with e-Power system from X-Trail Nismo

Nissan has taken the wraps off the Aura Nismo RS concept at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon – garang, right? That Dark Matte Nismo Stealth Gray finish certainly helps. It’s basically a Note Aura Nismo with more aggressive styling and more grunt, thanks to the X-Trail Nismo‘s e-Power series-hybrid system.

Here, a 144 PS/250 Nm KR15DDT 1.5 litre VC Turbo three-cylinder engine charges a battery which feeds a 204 PS/330 Nm front electric motor and a 136 PS/195 Nm rear electric motor. Comparatively, the standard Aura has an 82 PS/103 Nm 1.2 litre non-turbo three-cylinder engine (recognise this?), a 136 PS/300 Nm front electric motor (regular Aura FWD and Aura Nismo) and a 68 PS/100 Nm rear electric motor (regular Aura AWD).

Length, width, height and wheelbase are respectively 4,262, 1,880, 1,485 and 2,580 mm, making it 142 mm longer, 145 mm wider and 20 mm lower than the Aura Nismo. You can see where it all went – wider fenders, more jutty-outty splitters and a dropped ride height. At 1,490 kg, the RS concept is, however, 100 kg heavier than the Aura Nismo.

Red, red, red – all around the bodykit (and look at that rear diffuser!) and even the brake callipers, which are opposed-piston units – four-pot front and two-pot rear. The “airflow-optimised” fenders house 18-inch five-spoke alloys wrapped in 245/45 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rubber. What do you think – is the GR Yaris going to get a Nissan rival soon?

Nissan Aura Nismo RS concept at 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon

Nissan Aura Nismo RS concept official photos

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