Today is just not a good news day. First Volkswagen announced cuts, which also affected Audi and Porsche, then Audi made an announcement of its own, and now we find Honda and Nissan are jumping on the bandwagon. Both Japanese manufacturers have revealed that they will each cut production in the UK, for the immediate [...]

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Nissan has crowned its beefy workhorse, the Navara, with a new four-door King Cab. With 1855mm of tray, the new King Cab boasts a longer load bed for trade and recreational buyers, and class-leading torque and towing capability.

The new model can only help Nissan’s strong showing in the ‘work and play’ market segment. The D40 [...]

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We recently reported on the Nissan D40 Navara, which was handicapped in a 2007 ANCAP crash test due to incorrectly calibrated airbag software. The Navara has since been retested in Europe and fared better. Now ANCAP have released safety ratings for a number of locally available utility vehicles, including the Holden Commodore ute, the Mazda [...]

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Last month we reported on the rather ordinary performance of Nissan’s D40 Navara in a Euro NCAP test carried out in late 2007, a result affected largely by the delayed deployment of the front airbags. You can read all about it by tapping this link Nissan Navara Euro NCAP.

Nissan have just announced that the Navara [...]

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There would be few new car purchasers who don’t consider occupant safety when buying their next vehicle. The positive marketing effect of a high crash rating score has seen manufacturers strive to improve their products over recent years, to the point where manufacturers such as Peugeot, Citroen and others now market small cars with 5 [...]

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If the Nissan D40 Navara is on your shopping list then you may be interested in their new ‘Outlaw’ variant. Powered by Nissan’s small but class leadingly powerful YD25 2.5-litre turbo-diesel the Outlaw Navara gets a bit of extra kit to set it apart from the everyday D40 Navara.

Based on the ST-X model Nissan have [...]

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Nissan’s popular Navara D22 workhorse range has been mechanically upgraded and will make its first appearance at this years Brisbane International Motor Show in February.

The new line-up includes both dual cab and single cab variants, and Nissan have dropped the previous Patrol based 3.0-litre turbo-diesel for a new YD25 2.5-litre turbo-diesel engine, matched to [...]

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