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Nissan Navara 2.5DDTi PRO-4X 4x4 Double Cab (2024) Review
The Navara flies the bakkie torch high for Nissan, but has it faded into obscurity with the saturation of today's bakkie market? Taye investigates with his review of the Navara in PRO-4X guise.
Nissan Navara 2.5DDTi Stealth 4x4 (2025) Review
Nissan has revived the Stealth nameplate in its Navara Range. We grabbed the keys to find out what exactly you get on this special derivative.
Nissan Navara 2.5DDTi Stealth 4x4 (2025) Video Review
We grab the keys to the Nissan Navara in Stealth guise to determine if it is still a good option in today's marketplace. You can watch the video review here.
Nissan Navara 2.5DDTi double cab PRO-4X 4x4 (2024) Quick Review
We had a chance to drive an even more off-road-ready version of the locally produced Nissan Navara as the brand nears the completion of an epic trip through Africa with near identical bakkies!
Nissan Qashqai 1.3T Acenta Plus (2022) Review
The third-generation Nissan Qashqai enters a market stiff with competition and the Japanese automaker has had to fend off competitors in every direction. We tested the new mid-size crossover SUV to see if it still has what it takes and we were pleasantly surprised.
Nissan Navara 2.5 DTi double cab PRO-2X (2022) Review
We recently had a chance to drive the locally-produced Nissan Navara in PRO-2X guise. Does it have what it takes to compete with the likes of the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger, though?
Nissan Navara 2.5DDTi PRO-2X (2021) review - a tender ruffian
Nissan has revitalised the Navara for the 2021 model with a raft of enhancements, both internal and external, in a bid to take the fight to the big boys. Have they done enough to help the Navara reclaim the luxury double cab crown?
Nissan Magnite 1.0T Acenta Plus (2021) Review: When you get more than you bargained for
South Africans want to have all the modern trimmings in their sub-compact SUVs but don't necessarily have the money for it. Nissan's new Magnite brings great value to the segment, but how many sacrifices have been made to keep pricing affordable? Seven days in the Magnite highlighted its strengths (and a weakness or two).
Nissan Patrol (2020): A plush, V8 bundu basher
Few vehicles represent the antithesis of the electrified automotive future quite as well as the recently updated Nissan Patrol. I had a chance to drive the Patrol for a few days recently to see what the Toyota Land Cruiser 200 rival now has to offer.
Blast from the past - Nissan’s Hardbody Hi-Rider
Nissan’s NP300 Hardbody series has been produced here for almost two decades, with very little in the way of radical change. Recently we got our hands on a 2019 version with some slight revisions.
Nissan Leaf: Greta Thunberg would LOVE this car
The new Nissan Leaf will blast (rather quietly, it must be said) into South Africa in 2022. Is this all-electric car, which is as green as Kermit, worth the wait? We drove it in Oxford to find out.