Nissan Tiida 15M
Nissan aimed above the usual small-car recipe: the Tiida 15M paired a new aluminium 1.5-litre engine and smooth CVT with a rear seat that could slide 240 mm to trade boot room for legroom.
Nissan Tiida C11 003.JPG · Tennen-Gas · CC BY-SA 3.0 (also GFDL 1.2+)
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More than a set of wheels.
Launched nationwide in Japan on 30 September 2004, the C11 Tiida made cabin quality and flexible space its headline ideas. Its tall five-door body hid a notably long 2,600 mm wheelbase, while the 15M added Xtronic CVT and the long-sliding rear bench that the base 15S did not receive.
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Slide the rear bench forward and Nissan's quoted VDA luggage volume rises from 289 to 463 litres.
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A small car designed around adult rear-seat space
Nissan did not simply quote a generous wheelbase. It gave 15M buyers a 240 mm sliding rear bench, letting the same shell switch between unusually large knee room and a much longer luggage floor. The base 15S omitted that mechanism, so the feature belongs to the chosen grade rather than every Tiida.
Source: Nissan — New Tiida launch release ↗Why the CVT mattered
The new all-aluminium HR15DE was tuned for useful low- and mid-speed torque and lower friction. In 15M trim Nissan paired it with Xtronic CVT, making quiet, uninterrupted acceleration part of the car's quality pitch rather than treating the transmission as a fuel-saving footnote.
Source: Nissan — New Tiida launch release ↗Keep Japanese test labels attached
The 18.2 km/L figure is a 10/15-mode laboratory value from the period. It should stay in km/L with its test-cycle label; converting it into an unlabeled modern economy claim would imply a comparability the source does not provide.
Source: Toyota GAZOO catalogue — September 2004 Nissan Tiida 15M ↗Where these facts come from
- Nissan — New Tiida launch release
- Toyota GAZOO catalogue — September 2004 Nissan Tiida 15M
- Nissan Heritage Collection — Tiida 15S
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed October 2, 2026.