Nissan Navara pickup king, against very good!

Nissan Navara 4×4 drive pickup offers the most exquisite in its field, we’re talking. We put the claim to the test ..

A ton 4×4 pickup wars are hotting up, with new model launches from key players and everyone looking for a while, more showroom appeal from rust truck with custom touches and a lifestyle glamorous feel.

But a truck glamorous work will be laughing out of the construction site if it can not hack it when up to its axle in mud, and was built as Nissan pick-up truck for over 80 years it has undoubted expertise in this field. the recent success of it was in the passenger car with SUV crossover realm bias line as the X-Trail, Qashqai and Juke. New Nissan NP300 Navara pick-up is said to be a combination of two knowledge base: a tough, off-roading, truck working with a delicate line of a crossover. That is the plan.

The new Navara needs to be good. The likes of Mitsubishi’s L200, Ford’s Ranger and the Toyota HiLux offer stiff competition, and we’ll soon see the Fiat Fullback joining the fray, along with the Renault Alaskan, which is based on the same platform at the Navara. Even Mercedes-Benz is poised to sell a pick-up in the UK, and has done a deal to share Navara tech. Buyers are not short of choice and the options are growing.

The Navara is offered in King-Cab or Double-Cab form, although there’s also a chassis cab option to take specialist modifications. Both versions offer rear seats, but while the Double-Cab has a traditional bench in the back and four proper doors, the King-Cab has two cinema-style folding rear seats and small back doors hinged on the rearmost edge.

Nissan expects 95 per cent of UK buyers to choose the Double-Cab, and the reasons why they would extend beyond the added cabin space. The Double-Cab models get a completely different rear suspension set-up with a fully-independent multi-link design. It’s far more advanced than the leaf springs on the back of the King-Cab pick-ups.

While the Navara King-Cab is only offered in entry-level Visia and Acenta trims, the Double-Cab is also available in plusher Acenta+, N-Connecta and Tekna grades. The King-Cab can also be had as a front-wheel-drive-only model, whereas all the Double-Cabs are all-wheel drive.

In the engine bay, the Navara employs a 2.3-litre diesel engine that’s in widespread use across the Renault and Nissan van ranges. It comes in entry-level 158bhp guise or with twin-turbos boosting the output to 187bhp. A six-speed manual is the standard gearbox, but there’s a 7-speed auto that’s predicted to be popular in the higher-spec versions.

Specification levels vary widely depending on which of the trim levels you choose, but N-Connecta and Tekna versions get the NissanConnect 7” touchscreen sat-nav. All models also come with seven airbags and Nissan’s Forward Emergency Braking autonomous braking tech, which helps the Navara achieve low insurance groupings.

MPG and Running Costs

The best Navara for fuel economy is the 2WD King-Cab with a 44.9mpg combined cycle showing, but you could throw a blanket over the whole range as even the 4×4 Double-Cab with the dCi 190 (187bhp) engine manages 44.1mpg and 169g/km of CO2. The 7-speed auto does blunt economy, although 40.3mpg and 183g/km with this gearbox fitted is hardly a disaster for a two-tonne pick-up truck.

Elsewhere, Nissan has paid particular attention to keeping costs low. All Navara models get the excellent 5-year/100,000-mile warranty that applies right across the brand’s commercial vehicle range and is fully transferable to the next owner. There’s also an generous level of safety kit, including Nissan’s autonomous emergency braking technology that helps lower insurance premiums.

Load Space and Practicality

The choice between the Double-Cab and King-Cab models comes down to the kind of usage buyers have in store for their Navara. The King-Cab is purely a working vehicle with its less sophisticated suspension and lower specifications, but it’s £1,000 cheaper and making do with front-wheel drive knocks another £1,000 off the asking price.

By choosing the King-Cab you gain a little bit of load length with 1,750mm on offer compared to 1,537mm in the Double-Cab, but you lose the ability to take adult-sized rear-seat passengers in anything approaching comfort. The neat half-size rear suicide doors on the King-Cab open to reveal two cinema-style folding seats that you can just about squeeze an adult into. It’s more likely that the space will be used as a secure area to carry tools or other items, with the seats kept for emergencies.

That brings us to the Double-Cab that 95 per cent of UK buyers choose. Rear seat accommodation is surprisingly good for a pick-up with enough space for a six-foot adult to sit behind a six-foot driver in some comfort. The rear bench could take a third passenger in the middle, but space will be tight and there is a transmission tunnel that gets in the way of your feet

Source: motocar-news.com