India, Jan. 11 -- Nissan India has announced that deliveries of the new Kicks SUV will begin from January 2019.

Nissan has commenced dispatching the '2019 model year' Kicks SUVs to dealerships across India from their plant in Chennai. The Kicks is scheduled to be launched on January 22. Nissan dealers have been accepting bookings for the Kicks from December 2018 for an amount of Rs 25,000.

The Kicks is designed on the same underpinnings as the Renault Captur and will compete in the same segment against the Hyundai Creta. The Kicks features a 1.5-litre petrol engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and a 1.5-litre diesel engine with a 6-speed manual gearbox.

Additionally, the Kicks will come equipped with LED DRLs, front fog lamps a...