Start with what the Datsun mi-DO is: a 5-door hatchback with 1.6 L VAZ-11186 I4, built from 2015 to 2020, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. What it meant takes a little longer.
Where it came from
The Datsun mi-Do is a subcompact car manufactured specifically for the Russian market under the Datsun brand of Nissan Motor Company. It is a rebadged and restyled version of the AutoVAZ developed Lada Kalina. The mi-Do was presented in August 2014.
Under the skin
The engine is 1.6 L VAZ-11186 I4. On the scales it comes to 1160 kg. Drive goes through a 5-speed manual / 4-speed automatic. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2476 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
In the Datsun line-up the Datsun mi-DO has a clear place: the factory was Tolyatti (AvtoVAZ), Russia. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Ferrari 488, the Ford Escort, the Chevrolet Camaro. Nearby in the Datsun catalogue sit the 280Zx and the 310.