With the second-gen Dacia Duster (second-gen Renault
Duster) out now, it is logical to look forward to an all-new Nissan Terrano
sometime in the next couple of years, if Nissan is convinced that there is
space for a second SUV (Nissan Kicks being the first). With that in mind, IAB’s
digital artist Shoeb Kalania has rendered a fully redesigned 2018 Nissan
Terrano.
The rendered 2018 Nissan Terrano features a familiar
radiator grille designed similar to the pre-facelift Nissan Qashqai, sleeker
headlamps with LED DRls like in the 2018 Dacia Duster, a larger air dam grille,
resculpted hood, extruded fog lamps placed inside the restyled bumper and more
rugged lower underbody panels from the front through the sides.
The rendering is purely on the speculation that
Nissan will renew the Terrano. However, its future is very uncertain. The
current model is putting up a poor performance in India, especially compared to
the Renault Duster. The Nissan offering registered 1,716 units in H1 2017 sales,
while the Renault sold 7,971 units during the same period.
The sluggish sales is just one reason why the
second-gen Renault Duster-based all-new Nissan Terrano seems unlikely. Renault
and Nissan adopted cross-badging between 2011 and 2013 for establishing the
brands quickly in the market. Previous reports have suggested that while
Renault and Nissan will continue platform synergies, cross-badged products will
eventually phase out.