Confused by last week’s news of the transfer of the Russian Nissan plant under the wing of NAMI and the total disposal of car remains, Russian fans of the brand were disheartened. The last “sorry” to quite serious discounts from the general “barrel of tar” did not help: the brand is leaving Russia, at least temporarily. There will be no central delivery of machines and spare parts certified by the importer of service and other guarantees. But there will be several models, which we have recently begun to forget. Thanks to “parallel import”.
Recently noticed in the Runet, Nissan Patrol became the first sign of the “update” of the Nissan line in Russia. The popularity of Pajero, Pajero Sport and TLC Prado led resellers to a logical idea: after all, Nissan also has a similar SUV, frame, condo, very reliable. His name is Nissan X-Terra. This is a slightly updated Nissan Terra, which is made for China, Indonesia and Thailand. By analogy with the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, X-Terra is built on the basis of a pick-up truck – respectively Nissan Navara.
The SUV is styled outwardly like the new Patrol, so it looks very, very good, in many ways even more attractive than its better-known competitors in Russia: a powerful chrome grille, LED lighting, a heavy and menacing look of diode optics from under a huge hood. Traditionally, the body is on the frame, a thru-axle at the rear and a “two lever” at the front, springs instead of leaf springs, part-time four-wheel drive. There is a rear differential lock and a low gear. In a word – an almost indestructible, terribly archaic, but incredibly reliable design. How we love.