The new, electric Nissan Pixo has been revealed! And I had a very cheeky, last minute trip to go and see the car out in Paris for a full walkaround vid, which you can watch below. And yes, you guessed it - the Nissan Pixo is a re-styled, re-badged version of the Renault Twingo and Dacia Spring. 

The Japanese carmaker has been here before, facing criticism over its cursory changes to the Renault 5 when it was creating its Micra electric supermini, but it insists that it’s put in the work to make the Pixo more of a Nissan this time round. And I think it's worked. I actually really like the Pixo's 80s computer-game inspired details, and I do think it feels fairly different to the Twingo and Spring. 

There are some striking lines up front, and a headlight graphic that nods to the ‘robot face’ that Nissan has emblazoned all over the car, but looks to my eyes like the semicolon smiley faces we used to type in online chats? Maybe I'm imagining that. 

And anyway - is the smiley face the latest car industry design craze? We’ve already seen the cheery graphic on the back of the recently launched Leapmotor B03X. 

It’s harder to hide the Twingo origins when it comes to the car’s specs though. The boot size is nearly the same (356 litres with the sliding seats pushed all the way forward), and the 27.5kWh battery gives a 161-mile (259km) range that sits between the Twingo and the Spring. Performance is also much the same as the Twingo, meaning you get front-wheel drive with 82hp, for an estimated 0-62mph time of 12.0 seconds. 

Nissan Pixo Preview

I suppose the interior also looks familiar in the Pixo, although I'd say it's a bigger departure from the Twingo than the Micra is from the 5? You can read a full preview on the car, and see loads more photos by going to our full preview.

The tech offering in the electric Nissan Pixo is going to be one way that Nissan distinguishes itself from the Dacia and Renault. It's available with hands-free parking, has heated seats on all but entry-level models, and comes with 11kW AC and 50kW DC charging as standard (which is a cost option on the Twingo in some European markets, but will be standard in the UK). You also get Gemini AI-powered voice control in the Pixo, which has also just been announced on the updated MY27 Renault 5.

Final UK specs and trims are yet to be confirmed, but I'd be very surprised if Nissan doesn't match the prices of the Twingo, which is expected to cost around £19,000 - £24,000 when it eventually goes on sale in the UK later this year. On sale date of the Nissan Pixo hasn't been confirmed, yet, but expect it to arrive in the first half of 2027. 

The Nissan Pixo goes on sale in 2027 with a WLTP range of 161 miles