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if you need a working pickup in the week, but want an SUV to play in at weekends, the all-new Nissan Navara should be right up your street...
and it's also right at home on the rough. Colin Barnett reports.
The battle for the European 'one-tonne' pickup market is intensifying. GM's latest contender, the Isuzu Rodeo, raised the stakes with a powerful 3.0-litre engine and an automatic transmission option, and all-new versions of the Toyota Hilux and Mitsubishi L200 are just around the corner. But for now it's Nissan's moment in the spotlight as the latest Navara hits the road.
While retaining the name of its predecessor. the new Navara pickup really is a new model, as we saw when it debuted at the NEC CV Show back in the spring. Now built in Barcelona, it shares a lot of parts with the Pathfinder sports utility vehicle, in line with Nissan's declared intention to blur the lines between SUVs and pickups.
This policy is fuelled by its extensive research into a European market that has more than doubled in volume in 12 years, standing at 165,000 units in 2004. it seems the market is polarising into three seetors.There's a clearly defined fleet market, especially within the public and municipal sectors. However, the other two markets— small businesses and leisure — show signs of merging. Small business users, who tend to be relatively young owner-drivers buying a pickup instead of a van, don't hesitate to use their weekday workhorses as leisure vehicles at the weekend. Although there are three power ratings for the full European line-up, the two examples from the Navara range destined for the UK are both powered by the highest rated 2.5-litre turbo-diesel producing 172hp at 4,000rpm and 403Nm at 2,000rpm.The selectable 4x4 dualrange transmission drives through either a sixspeed manual or a five-speed auto.
The main difference between the two models lies in the cab bodywork.The King Cab has two rear hinged doors behind the front doors giving access to two occasional seats in the rear; the Double Cab, which is 350mm longer, has four conventional doors and three full-sized seats in the back.