NISSAN'S Micra hatchback and coupe convertible have undergone a revamp for the 2008 model year with changes to the styling, additions to the equipment list and a new grade structure.

Among the styling changes is the front grille, which moves away from the chrome centre line over to a chrome surround, providing a cleaner and fresher look.

Things continue with the front headlamps, which now have a less profound profile to the parking aid, making it smoother and incorporating a light blue tint.

The sporty front bumper, as first seen on the 160SR, has now been installed from the Acenta upwards and is standard on the C+C.

Additional changes have been made to the B Pillar trim (hatchback only), which is no longer colour coded giving an improved side profile.

The wheel cover designs on the Visia and Acenta have also been restyled.

A new colour known as faded denim has now been included as an option, replacing Thunder Quartz.

The interior trim receives a more conservative colour treatment with black now available on all grades except the Active Luxury.

There is a choice of beige trim on the Acenta and Tekna incorporating a coloured chocolate flash across the dash panel and door trims.

The seats are now sports sculptured for all C+Cs and from Acenta upwards for the hatchback.

A new feature to Micra, standard on the C+C and from Acenta on the hatchback, is an audible speed limit warning.

Bluetooth hands-free telephone system will now be standard on all C+Cs and from Acenta for the hatchback, also accessed via the steering wheel control button while an MP3 jack socket is included on all Micras.

The engine line-up remains unchanged with 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 (160SR and C+C only) petrol and a 1.5dCi diesel being available.

However, the 1.2 Visia now has a power output of 65bhp returning 47.9mpg on the combined cycle and a CO2 output of 139g/km.

From Acenta upwards the 1.2 engine remains with the current 80bhp version.

The revised specification line-up sees the Initia (Urbis on the C+C) change to Visia, while the Spirita (Sport on the C+C) moves to Acenta, the Sport (Essenza on the C+C) becomes the Tekna, the Sport SR (hatchback only) returns to the previous name of 160SR and the Active Luxury continues on both the hatchback and C+C.

Prices for the hatchback remain largely unchanged, with the range starting from £7,495.

The only increase is to the Tekna of £150 - now £10,045. The C+C starts at £13,550 for the Visia, which is an increase of £50.

The rest of the C+C range increases by £150, but these do have rear parking sensors as standard.

To celebrate this new line-up, Nissan is also offering a special version for a limited time called Acenta+ on the hatchback version - based on the Acenta but offering 15in Tekna-styled alloy wheels, in-place of the steels, for an additional £200 on top of the standard Acenta price.