Datsun today honored medalist P.V. Sindhu for her achievement at the summer games recently held in Rio de Janeiro by presenting her with a Datsun redi-GO SPORT.

Representing Datsun at the event to hand over the car keys to P.V. Sindhu, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Vice-President, After Sales, Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd., said, “Datsun has been encouraging the young achievers in India to work toward realising their dreams. With Datsun redi-GO SPORT we are committed to providing mobility to Young India, the go-getters of the country, with an outstanding product that has attractive features and dazzling style. And we are proud to give one to P.V. Sindhu who has brought laurels to this country for her sporting excellence.”

On receiving the redi-GO SPORT, PV Sindhu said, “I am excited to get the peppy-looking Datsun redi-GO SPORT. The design evokes a bold, can-do attitude and I am looking forward to driving the car. It will also enable me to move around for training and help me strive for further success in my sport.”

Datsun recently introduced redi-GO SPORT to celebrate the festive season in India. The Datsun redi-GO SPORT is a limited edition dressed with bold stripes and accents on the exterior together with a host of new features for customers seeking an active lifestyle.

The new limited edition Datsun redi-GO SPORT comes with several attractive features:

Sporty and Dynamic Exteriors

• Theme Grille-Red Accents
• Theme Wheel Cover
• Sporty Graphics
• Sporty Roof Spoiler
• Sporty Rear Spoiler
• Chrome Exhaust Finisher

Sporty and Convenient Interiors

• Sporty Dashboard
• Bluetooth Audio System
• Black Interiors
• Remote Key-less entry
• Rear Parking Sensor

The redi-GO SPORT variant is available as the top grade and comes in three stylish body colours: Ruby, White and Grey. It will be available at all 227 Datsun dealerships across India.

The sporty-themed redi-GO is priced at INR 3,49,479 (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced the return of the Datsun brand, Nissan's third global brand alongside Nissan and Infiniti, in March 2012. Datsun provides a sustainable motoring experience to optimistic up-and-coming customers in high-growth markets. Datsun represents 80 years of accumulated Japanese car-making expertise and is an important part of Nissan's DNA. The new Datsun brand stands for Dream, Access and Trust. The overall Datsun customer offer includes a worry-free ownership experience at competitive cost, accessible services, with transparent pricing and dealership proximity. Datsun cars are on sale now in India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa.

Datsun originated in Japan as DAT-GO (the DAT-car) almost a century ago in 1914. The word DAT means ‘lightning-fast’ in Japanese but is also a reference to the first letters of family names of the three financiers who supported the business at the time: Den, Aoyama and Takeuchi. Using the same logic, it was promoted as Durable, Attractive and Trustworthy, or DAT for short.

In 1933, Nissan’s founding father Yoshisuke Aikawa took over the business with a vision of “mobility for all”. The introduction of a light-weight, economical yet resilient car to meet the aspirations of young Japanese people in the early 1930s was named the ‘son of DAT’ – Datson - which later changed to Datsun. Local engineering and mass-production made the founder’s dream a reality.