Check Out The 2025 Nissan Kicks Crossover's Coolest Design Details

Fancy multibeam LED headlights are standard, and the three-bar light signature on the top SR trim is meant to look like the face paint worn by football players. Lower trims have chrome accents in place of the running lights.

The slatted grille catches the light nicely and is much more interesting than a traditional mesh pattern would be.

Nissan says the sculpted hood evokes football shoulder pads with prominent, strong bulges rising up to the fenders.

The underside of the front bumper has this 3D textured pattern that’s like the foam soles on a sneaker.

The side skirts get the same effect. It’s much more interesting than if these pieces were just plain and smooth, and it shows Nissan really put thought into the design.

I mean, who doesn’t look a good three-spoke wheel?

The side-view mirror arms have the Kicks script stamped into the plastic.

I know I know, it’s another crossover with a floating roof design, but I think the Kicks pulls it off really well. And that’s an actual third-quarter window, not just a glossy black panel.

The Kicks script here isn’t etched into the glass, that’s actually the bare sheet metal exposed by a cutout in the glass itself. I’ve never seen something like this done before.

(Also, those striped lines are just artifacts from the LED wall that was surrounding the Kicks in the studio.)

I just like the shape of the fuel filler door.

The rear haunch is meaty and well sculpted, and it gives the Kicks a nice stance.

The design of the taillights echo the fronts, with three separate LED bars that are three-dimensional within the light housing.

This isn’t necessarily a detail, but man the new Kicks’ interior looks so much better.

While I’d rather there be no fake carbon-fiber trim at all, this is actually a woven fabric-like material that feels nice and adds some depth to the interior.

In addition to a lot more of that carbon fabric, the door panels have bronze brushed aluminum trim and more padded surfaces. While certainly not luxurious, everything feels nice considering the Kicks’ low price point.

On the top SR model, the seats have these fantastic fabric center sections with a red and grey gradient pattern. Both rows use Nissan’s Zero-Gravity seats, which are nice and comfy.

Contrasting red and grey stitching throughout the cabin is a nice touch, and I love how it wraps around on the armrest.

The wireless charging pad’s lined design, ahem, lines up nicely with other line motifs on the car, like on the headlights and wheels.