Nissan NP300 Series I Navara cab chassis (2015-16) Overview Released in Australia in November 2015, the Nissan NP300 Navara cab chassis range consisted of single, king and dual cab bodies. Manufactured in Samut Prakan, Thailand, the Nissan NP300 Navara cab chassis was powered by 2.5-litre petrol and 2.3-litre turbo diesel engines. As per the table […]
Review: Nissan D40 Navara utility (2005-14)
Overview Released in November 2005, the Nissan D40 Navara utility was initially available with a dual cab body, with King cabs following in July 2008. The King cab models had four seats with access to the rear seats via rear-hinged doors (there was no B-Pillar); the rear seats could also fold-down for extra interior space. […]
Review: Nissan D40 Navara cab chassis (2008-14)
Overview Released in July 2008, the Nissan D40 Navara cab chassis was available in single cab and King Cab bodies. While the single cab models had three bench seats, the King cab had four seats with access to the rear seats via rear-hinged doors and the rear seats could fold down for extra interior space. […]
Review: Nissan D22 Navara utility (1997-14)
Review: Nissan D22.I Navara utility (1997-99) Overview Released in April 1997, the Nissan D22 Series I (D22.I) utility was solely available in a dual cab body, but with a choice of three engines: a 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol unit and 2.7- and 3.2-litre diesel engines; there was also a choice of rear- or four-wheel drive models. […]
Review: Nissan D22 Navara cab chassis (1997-14)
Review: Nissan D22.I Navara cab chassis (1997-99) Overview Released in April 1997, the Nissan D22 Series I (D22.I) Navara cab chassis was solely available in a single cab body, but with a choice of three engines: a 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol unit and 2.7- and 3.2-litre diesel engines; there was also a choice of rear- or […]
Review: Nissan Z51 Murano (2009-14)
Review: Nissan Z51.I Murano (2009-11) Overview Released in January 2009, the Nissan Z51 Series I (Z51.I) Murano was a five-seat, all-wheel drive SUV. Manufactured in Kyushu, Japan, the Z51 Murano was powered by a 3.5-litre petrol V6 engine (Nissan’s VQ35DE) that was mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with six preset ratios for sequential […]
Review: Nissan Z50 Murano (2005-08)
Overview Released in August 2005, the Nissan Z50 Murano was a five-seat, all-wheel drive SUV. Manufactured in Kyushu, Japan, the Z50 Murano was powered by a 3.5-litre petrol V6 (Nissan’s VQ35DE engine) that was mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) which had six preset gear ratios for sequential shifting. The Z50 Murano range initially […]
Review: Nissan K13 Micra (2010-16)
Review: Nissan K13.I Micra (2010-13) Overview Released in December 2010, the Nissan K13 Series I (K13.I) Micra was a light, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Purwakarta, Indonesia, the front-wheel drive Micra was initially available with either a 1.2-litre three-cylinder engine (for the entry-level ST variant), or a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine (for the ST-L and range-topping Ti); […]
Review: Nissan K12 Micra (2007-10)
Overview Released in October 2007, the Nissan K12 Micra was a light, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Oppama, Japan, the front-wheel drive Micra was powered by a 1.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine – with double overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder – that was mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. Underpinned by Nissan’s B platform, the […]
Review: Nissan J32 Maxima (2009-13)
Overview Released in April 2009, the Nissan J32 Maxima was a large, front-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Kyushu, Japan, the J32 Maxima was available with either 2.5- or 3.5-litre V6 petrol engines (Nissan’s VQ25DE and VQ35DE engines, respectively). As per the table below, the J32 Maxima range consisted of 250 ST-L, 350 ST-S and 350 […]