New Nissan Navara almost here

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The Nissan Navara has long been a mainstay of the ute segment. And now a new model is about to go on sale in New Zealand to take the fight right back up to the likes of the Ford Ranger, the recently released Mitsubishi Triton, and the soon-to-be-released all-new Toyota Hilux.

The new Navara will be offered in New Zealand across four grades – DX, RX, ST and ST-X – with a total of 14 different models available. The model range comes from a combination of drivetrains (4WD or RWD), tray options (wellside or cab/chassis), cab options (single cab, king cab and double cab), transmissions (six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic) and engines (two diesel options and one petrol).

Under its newly-sculpted bonnet, the Navara packs an all-new Renault-developed 2.3-litre in-line four-cylinder diesel engine that produces 140kW of power and 450Nm of torque in top-spec twin-turbo guise.

Underneath the Navara’s sleek new body sits a heavily revised version of the previous Ute’s chassis complete with all-new five-link coil-spring rear suspension.

Inside, new Navara boasts a new interior, with far higher quality materials than previous models.

Double cab wellside models of the new Navara go on sale this month, while the king and single cab models go will be available in the third quarter of this year.
 
To read the full story in the July 2015 issue of NZ4WD go to Zinio.com (on sale June 15) or purchase your own hard copy at the Adrenalin store.

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