The prices of the refreshed compacts presented on the domestic market are already known. The starting compact here costs no less than 1,500,400 yen.
The Nissan Dayz and its twin, the Mitsubishi eK, have been produced since 2001, with manufacturing set up at the facilities of the joint venture NMKV (Nissan Mitsubishi Kei Vehicle). As a reminder, this duo was at the center of the fuel scandal that occurred in 2016: its outcome was that Mitsubishi joined the Renault-Nissan alliance. The current generation of compacts appeared in 2019, and they underwent an update in the fall of 2023.
Now, the Japanese brand has announced some additional updates that the current kei car Nissan Dayz has received. It is reported that the car's safety has been enhanced through the modernization of the intelligent emergency braking function: it uses a wider horizontal field of view for the front camera. The compact has also received a rear seat reminder function.
Additionally, the refreshed model has gained a USB Type-C port in the front, as well as a couple of new two-tone body color options – white with a light brown top and pearl with light green. At the same time, all two-tone variants now have door handles finished in the same color as the car's roof.
The hatchback is still available in two versions – the standard one and the so-called "youth" version with the addition of Highway Star to the name. The Nissan Dayz features the same 660cc naturally aspirated engine producing 52 hp, plus a turbo version with 64 hp. In addition, a starter-generator is provided, which delivers 2.7 hp and assists during the first seconds of acceleration. It is paired with an Xtronic CVT, with front or all-wheel drive.
The prices of the refreshed compacts are already known: on the domestic market, the starting version costs no less than 1,500,400 yen (equivalent to approximately 716,000 rubles at the current exchange rate). The top-tier front-wheel drive variant costs 1,964,600 yen (about 938 million rubles). Purchasing an all-wheel drive version will cost between 1,677,500 and 2,140,600 yen, i.e., about 0.8 – 1.02 million rubles.
Also today, July 27, 2026, the company announced the start of sales for the returning special versions prepared by Nissan Motorsports & Customize. These are the Nissan Dayz Highway Star Urban Chrome and the Dayz Bolero. In the first case, the model features a different front-end design, a number of chrome decorative inserts, including on the side panels, silver exterior mirror housings, original 15-inch aluminum alloy wheels, and the seats in the cabin are upholstered in waterproof materials. A titanium gray body with a black roof option has been added to the palette.
In turn, the Nissan Dayz Bolero has various body color options, for example, a pink lower half, black roof pillars, a white top, door handles and exterior mirror housings in the same color. Meanwhile, for variants with a solid body color (now including black), the door handles and mirror housings are painted in the same white color as the exclusive 14-inch alloy wheels. The interior is finished in beige and pink shades.
The Nissan Dayz Highway Star Urban Chrome currently starts at 1,811,700 to 2,217,600 yen in Japan (about 0.87 – 1.06 million rubles), while the variant with the Bolero addition costs from 1,653,300 to 1,830,400 yen (about 789 – 874 thousand rubles).
As a reminder, last spring Nissan unveiled the updated kei car Sakura, which is a fully electric version of the Dayz.
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