Review: Nissan N15.I Pulsar (1995-98) Overview Released in October 1995, the Nissan N15 Series I (N15.I) Pulsar was available as a five-door hatchback or sedan. Manufactured in Japan, the front-wheel drive Pulsar had a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine (Nissan’s GA16DE engine) for the LX, SLX, Q and limited-run Plus variants. The sports-oriented SSS variants, however, […]
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Review: Nissan Y62 Patrol (2013-on)
Review: Nissan Y62.I Patrol (2013-15) Overview Released in February 2013, the Nissan Y62 Patrol was a large, four-wheel drive wagon. Manufactured at Nissan’s Shatai Kyushu plant in Japan, the Y62 Patrol was powered by a 5.6-litre V8 petrol engine which was mated to a seven-speed automatic transmission. While the Y62 Patrol ST-L and Ti had […]
Review: Nissan B17 Pulsar sedan (2013-17)
Review: Nissan B17.I Pulsar sedan (2013-15) Overview Released in February 2013, the Nissan B17 Series I (B17.I) Pulsar was a small, front-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Thailand, the B17 Pulsar was powered by 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engines that were mated to either six-speed manual or continuously variable transmissions (CVTs), the latter featuring a subplanetary gear […]
Review: Nissan GU Patrol cab chassis (1999-16)
Review: Nissan GU.I Patrol cab chassis (1999-02) Overview Released in 1999, the Nissan GU Series I (GU.I) Patrol cab chassis was available with either 4.2-litre diesel or 4.2-litre turbo-diesel engines that were mated to five-speed manual transmissions. All models were equipped with a four-wheel drive system (including a limited slip differential), though buyers had a […]
Review: Nissan GU/Y61 Patrol wagon (1997-04)
Review: Nissan GU.I Patrol wagon (1997-00) Overview Released in December 1997, the Nissan GU Series I (GU.I) Patrol was a four-wheel drive wagon. Manufactured in Kanda, Japan, the Nissan GU Patrol was initially available with either a 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine or 4.5-litre petrol inline six-cylinder engine. In May 1998, the GU Patrol range was […]
Review: Nissan R52 Pathfinder Hybrid (2014-20)
Review: Nissan R52.I Pathfinder Hybrid (2014-16) Overview Released in September 2014, the Nissan R52 Series I (R52.I) Pathfinder Hybrid was a seven-seat SUV that was available in front- and all-wheel drive models. Manufactured in Tennessee, USA, the Pathfinder Hybrid was powered by a 2.5-litre supercharged petrol engine and a 15 kW electric motor which operated […]
Review: Nissan GU/Y61 Patrol wagon (2004-16)
Review: Nissan GU.IV Patrol wagon (2004-07) Overview Released in October 2004, the Nissan GU Series IV (GU.IV) Patrol was a four-wheel drive wagon. Manufactured in Kanda, Japan, the Nissan GU.IV Patrol was available with 3.0-litre ZD30DDTi turbo-diesel, 4.2-litre TD42Ti turbo-diesel and 4.8-litre TB48DE petrol engines. As per the table below, the GU.IV Patrol range consisted […]
Review: Nissan R51 Pathfinder (2005-13)
Review: Nissan R51.I Pathfinder (2005-10) Overview Released in July 2005, the Nissan R51 Pathfinder was a seven seat, four-wheel drive wagon. Manufactured in Barcelona, Spain, the R51.I Pathfinder was available with either a 2.5-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine or a 4.0-litre V6 petrol unit; transmission choices were a five-speed automatic or six-speed manual. The Pathfinder was […]
Review: Nissan R52 Pathfinder (2013-20)
Review: Nissan R52.I Pathfinder (2013-16) Overview Released in October 2013, the Nissan R52 Series I (R52.I) Pathfinder was a seven-seat SUV. Manufactured in Tennessee, United States, the R52 Pathfinder was available in front- and all-wheel drive models, both of which had 3.5-litre V6 petrol engines that were mated to continuously variable transmissions (Nissan’s ‘Xtronic’). Nissan […]
Review: Nissan NP300 Navara Utility (2015-on)
Nissan NP300 Series I Navara Utility (2015-16) Overview Released in Australia in May 2015, the Nissan NP300 Navara utility was initially offered with a dual cab body, with king cabs following later in 2015. Manufactured in Samut Prakan, Thailand, the Nissan NP300 Navara utility was powered by 2.5-litre petrol and 2.3-litre turbo diesel engines. As […]