Nissan wants to make the safest vehicles you can buy

Updated Oct 20, 2020 | Same topic: Leading-Edge Tech Trends

But one can dream that these safety toys make their way to the Philippines.

To make driving safer for everyone, Nissan is planning to add the Nissan Safety Shield 360 as standard equipment on ten models starting in 2021. These include the 2021 versions of the Sentra, Maxima, Kicks, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Titan, LEAF, and three more models when those are released.

A picture of the Nissan Sentra.

The current US-spec Sentra is already among the best in its class in terms of safety

The catch? Nissan will add the high-tech safety feature on its U.S. lineup first.

The Nissan Safety Shield 360 is a collection of six active safety systems, plus standard safety equipment. These include automatic headlight beams along with a rear-cross traffic alert that detects approaching cars and then warns a driver when backing out of a parking spot.

There’s also rear automatic braking which prevents collisions when reversing. Also included is blind spot detection to help spot cars within a driver’s blind spot, lane departure warning, and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection.

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With these features, the Nissan’s Safety Shield 360 can help reduce crashes that can be attributed to driver inexperience. That said, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that cars with automatic emergency braking and forward-collision warning have 56 percent more chances to avoid injury-causing crashes.

With Rear Automatic Braking, chances of crashing when backing out of a parking spot or making a turn are reduced down to 78 percent.

A picture of a Nissan Sentra backing out of a parking spot.

The rear automatic braking and detection is particularly useful for backing out of your driveway

As we’ve said though, making the Nissan Safety Shield 360 standard on these models is a Nissan USA initiative for models intended for the American market. Here in the Philippines, we currently have the Nissan Intelligent safety suite but these are available on select, top-of-the-line variants only.

As such, we’re hoping for Nissan Philippines to one day provide something that’s as extensive as Nissan USA’s Safety Shield 360 – hopefully across the entire Nissan lineup.

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Know more about Nissan

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Nissan Philippines has a total of eight models in the market, excluding one upcoming vehicle which is the Nissan Magnite. The price list of Nissan vehicles in 2023 ranges from Php 779,000 to Php 4,698,000 for the cheapest Nissan Almera and most expensive Nissan Patrol, respectively. Meanwhile, the Nissan GT-R's price in the Philippines is available upon request so visit Nissan dealerships for inquiries. Nissan's best-selling models in the Philippine market are as follows: Nissan Navara, Nissan Urvan, and Nissan Terra.

At Philkotse.com, we provide you with the most up-to-date Nissan Philippines price list, along with promotions from all dealers, the best monthly installment programs, prepaid, and cash discounts in the Philippines market.

Cesar G.B. Miguel

Cesar G.B. Miguel

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Cesar Guiderone B. Miguel was born and raised in Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in English degree from Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology. He previously worked as a freelance writer for various websites, as a member of the Iligan City Disaster Risk Reduction Management's training staff, and as a medical sales representative.

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