There are fewer places to hide the fact the Micra is a 5 underneath in the interior in its layout points. Trim aside, they are effectively one of the same. Yet Nissan has used this trim well to create a different feel and aesthetic to the Micra’s interior over the 5. 

To be clear, this close relationship is no bad thing – quite the opposite. There’s a real vibrancy and richness to the Micra’s interior, and you know where your money has been spent. Superminis of only a generation ago feel old-hat and austere when compared with the likes of the 5 and Micra inside. 

Nissan offers three different interior themes buyers can choose. The base Comfort grade has a different and smaller screen arrangement when compared to the higher trims of Audacious and Chill, which get a pair of 10.3in screens and run the integrated (and very good) Google infotainment software.

Renault offers a similar basic 5, and the recommendation there is to skip it and go higher up the range, as you get so many more features on top; we would say the same for the Micra.

The Chill interior in the Micra has light trim and an airy feel, while the Audacious one doesn’t really feel as it sounds but is still a nice place to be, with a real Japanese look and feel to it. The lines on the dashboard trim are said to mimic those of a raked zen garden, so says Nissan.

Our drive and time with the Micra has so far been short and on closed roads, so more extensive usability analysis will have to wait. Yet the overall look and feel is a good one on first impressions, while if the 5 is anything to go on (which, in this case it really is) then the tech will be fast and initiative to use.

Roominess wise, for Micra read 5: cramped in the back, but offset by a bigger boot (366 litres). That boot has a high load lip, however, which limits usability. There’s storage for the charging cable under the boot floor.