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Age catches up with the Nissan Navara
Farmer's Weekly
|March 07, 2025
The Navara line-up was increased last year in Nissan's effort to win back market share. The Citizen's Mark Jones sampled the top-of-the-range Pro-4X to see how the double cab compares with modern bakkies.
The last time we drove a Nissan Navara was in 2021. The big news at the time was that the Navara was now built locally and that various updates would add some life to what then could have already been considered an ageing range of offerings.
I remember the Navara Pro-2X as being right on par with just about any Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux. The drive and ride quality sort of bakkie-like, the off-road ability the same, the tech thereabouts, too, and even the performance numbers were in the same ballpark.
But what has happened since is that the double cab leisure bakkie market has moved on in leaps and bounds, especially with the likes of the current- generation Ford Ranger and its VW Amarok production sibling. These now offer car-like ride quality and feel with state-of-the-art, high-tech features.
This story is from the March 07, 2025 edition of Farmer's Weekly.
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