King of the bakkies in South Africa right now is arguably the Nissan Navara — there’s an imminent launch of something from Ford any day soon — which might even surpass ‘the boss’ — so we’ll just have to wait and see!
I managed to spend a few days with the 2,5 dCi LE 4 x 2 auto version last week, a vehicle that left me mightily impressed. The 4x2 D/C Navara is a bold and aggressive looking vehicle, thanks to its big and imposing grille and lofty stance. From the rear, a traditionally squarish look adds to the overall impression of strength and toughness.
What’s more, despite it bold and rugged appearance the Navara boasts interior comfort and finish quality levels that could rival many upmarket SUV’s. In town or on the open road it boasts huge ability to conquer all before it … is it just a coincidence that there seems to be so many of them around!
This particular Navara has a six-speed manual transmission, and is powered by a 2 488 cc second-generation high output, four-cylinder, common-rail, turbodiesel engine, which churns out an impressive 106 kW of power at 4 000 rpm, and a monstrous 356 Nm of torque from just 2 000 rpm.
The vehicle is equipped with driver- and front passenger air bags, and impact protection bars to guard against a side collision. The cabin has a zone body construction, which ensures a strong and protective safety cell, and height adjustable seat belts with pre-tensioners to provide additional safety.
As with the 4x2 versions, anti-lock brakes (ABS) and Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) are standard features, while the bigger-engined 4x4 is equipped with a brake bssist function, which senses when the driver is making an emergency stop and automatically increases braking effort, reducing the stopping distance.
• The entire Navara range is backed up by a 3-year/100,000 km warranty and a three-year/100 000 km service plan, and all prices include Nissan’s new Microdot security technology.
Prices start at R316 000 to join the Navara family — and there’s a range of 12 vehicles in the rather exclusive line-up.
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