The Pulse was discontinued in 2017 due to poor sales. Engines Transmission The K13 Micra has a 5-speed manual transmission. The manual transmission uses up to 15% less fuel than Xtronic CVT depending on driving conditions and style of driving. It also has better durability and can support more horsepower and torque. The manual transmission ratio and the maximum speed in each manual transmission gear (in Thailand spec). Safety EuroNCAP tested this model of the Nissan Micra as a standard equipment LHD, 5-door hatchback, registered in 2010. They scored it accordingly: Overall Adult Occupant , 30 points Child Occupant , 39 points Pedestrian , 21 points Safety Assist , 4 points The Micra scored well in the test and received 4 stars from a possible 5, although the car was penalised for "loading the dummy in an unrealistic way" and increasing chest damage to the driver and passenger. Despite this, the results were decent for a hatchback and the car offers good protection for side and front end impacts. Fifth generation (K14; 2016) The fifth-generation Micra, the K14, was unveiled at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. It has all-new exterior and interior design and shares the same platform from its predecessor. The fifth-generation Micra is only available in Europe and selected markets such as South Africa, Israel, Turkey and Morocco. Sales in Europe began in March 2017. In South Africa, the fifth-generation Micra is sold alongside the fourth-generation Micra Active and sales began in June 2018. By 2022, the Micra Active was no longer sold in South Africa and only the fifth generation "New" Micra was still available. Plans to sell the Micra in Latin America were scrapped since the model will be too expensive. Similar plans to bring the new fifth-generation Micra into Canada were also scrapped since its main selling point was over $10,000, and selling the more recent model would come at a costly price. Its range of engines is shared the Renault Clio IV. An entry level, 1.0-litre petrol engine that produces is the base engine, while it was also offered with a 1.5-litre diesel engine that produces and a 0.9 petrol engine that produces ( with its overboost function). The K14 Micra comes with a system called trace control, which prevents understeer by softly pinching the brakes. Marketing by country Australia The UK-built Micra K11 was briefly exported to the Australian market beginning in 1995