![]() ![]() The Ford Ranger in Wildtrak in 3.2 TDCI 4×4 auto guise recorded a time of 12.34 seconds in our 0 to 100 km/t sprint test, giving it a slight edge over its 2.0 bi-turbo sibling’s best time of 12.45 seconds. On to the rest then, and here we have a major logjam. There’s no doubt that it’s in a league of its own in terms of performance, it comes at a premium as the flagship model has a seven-digit price tag. The 190 kW derivative recently bettered its 165 kW predecessor’s 0 to 100 km/h sprint time from 8.67 seconds to a remarkable 8.19 seconds. ![]() ![]() The Amarok, first in 165 kW and currently in 190 kW guise, has proved itself as somewhat of the GTI of bakkies in Mzansi. Double cabs are split into two categories: the V6 Volkswagen Amarok and the rest. The Citizen’s historic bakkie road test data is quite interesting. Pro-2X the range topping two-wheel-drive model. As its name points out, power comes via a 2.5-litre turbodiesel engine that sends 140 kW of power and 450 Nm of torque to the rear wheels via a seven-speed automatic transmission. Our test car’s full title was the Navara 2.5 double cab Pro-2X, which, at R686 000, is the range’s flagship 4×2 model. So there was only one thing left for us to do when we recently had the new Navara on the test. If the new Nissan Navara has aspirations of the high regard it was once in on the South African bakkie landscape, it needs to at least be on par with the Toyota Hilux and the Ford Ranger in the power department. And those hauling caravans and loading mountain bikes over weekends often want more than just good looks and off-road capabilities. Sporting extensive suspension upgrades, a tweaked engine line-up, a magnitude of trim levels, three body style options, competitive price points, attractive looks, modern cabin and top-notch safety features, it ticks all the boxes.Īs colleague Charl Bosch also recently found out during a bit of bush-whacking, the Rosslyn-assembled new Nissan Navara is extremely capable off the tarmac.īut bakkie buyers forking out amounts in excess of half a million rand mostly use their cars for both leisure and commercial purposes, if not mostly for leisure. Since its local debut a few months ago, the new Nissan Navara has lived up to the high expectations created by an extended period of tease and promise by the Japanese carmaker. All-new double cab smokes its rivals off the mark, red-hot 190 kW Amarok included! ![]()
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