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The Tiida's interior length, measured from the accelerator to the rear-seat hip point, is as long as that in the Infiniti Q45 sedan.
But some at Nissan worry about whether the Tiida would sell well in the United States, where hatchbacks often have foundered. They favor the more conservatively styled Tiida Latio (pronounced TEE-dah LAH-chee-oh).
The Tiida Latio will offer the same spacious interior and engine choices as its hatchback sibling. It goes on sale in Japan in late October.
Its detractors compare the car's bland styling to the weak-selling Toyota Echo. They argue that a good-looking hatchback such as the Tiida is a safer bet.
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from:
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=100761Tiida Latio is probably called Sunny locally, and Tiida may be called Pulsar.
Sadly, Tiida Latio joins the fleet of other ill-proportioned cars, like the Honda City, Suzuki Liana Sedan, Toyota Echo Sedan.
Without doubt, the hatch version is the one to go for, although in the end you will still see more sedans here.