The Pulsar, Nissan's new C-segment car, is to be priced from £15,995 when it goes on sale in autumn.

The Golf and Focus rival sits just below the Qashqai in Nissan's range, and is to be built in Spain. The model will be available in four trim levels -  Visia, Acenta, n-tec and Tekna.

Two engines will be available at launch, a 1.2-litre DIG-T petrol unit and a 1.5-litre dCi – with either manual or Xtronic automatic transmissions.

Visia specification, priced from £15,995, includes a 5” colour screen, steering wheel mounted controls, Bluetooth and air conditioning.

Acenta models from £17,645 include Forward Emergency Braking, automatic lights and wipers and Nissan’s i-Key system.

The n-tec starts at £18,995, adds 17” alloys, privacy glass and LED lights. A colour reversing camera and infotainment system offering full smartphone integration, Google Send-to-Car and access to a wide variety of useful and informative apps is also included.

The top of the range Tekna, from £20,345, adds further Nissan Safety Shield Technologies including Forward Emergency Braking, Moving Object Detection, Lane Departure Warning and Blind Spot Warning.