Nissan Terra has now been launched in Thailand, making the Land of Smiles
the third market to receive the ladder-frame SUV after Indonesia and the
Philippines. Open for booking
from today, the Terra is a seven-seater offering based on the NP300 Navara
pick-up truck. It’s a late entry to the one-tonne truck-based SUV
market already teeming with competitors such as the Toyota Fortuner, Mitsubishi
Pajero Sport, Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X.
Instead of the QR25
2.5 litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine available in China or the old YD25
2.5 litre turbodiesel offered in the Philippines and Indonesia, Thai buyers get
the latest Renault-derived 2.3 litre twin-turbocharged diesel mill pushing out
190 PS at 3,750 rpm and 450 Nm of torque from 1,500 to 2,500 rpm. All models
get the Navara’s seven-speed automatic transmission.
The Terra is
available in V 2WD, VL 2WD and VL 4WD variants, and they are all reasonably
well equipped. Standard equipment includes automatic LED headlights and daytime
running lights, fog lights, 18-inch two-tone alloy wheels, keyless entry,
push-button start, dual-zone auto climate control with rear blower control, an
eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat and a one-touch auto tumble function
for the second-row seats.
There’s more,
including a limited-slip differential, an acoustic glass windscreen, leather
upholstery, a five-inch multi-info display, a Kenwood 2-DIN navigation system
with a seven-inch touchscreen, six speakers, a reverse camera and a digital
rear-view mirror that Nissan says is a first for the segment.
Safety-wise, all
models get six airbags, ABS with EBD and brake assist, stability control,
hill-start assist and ISOFIX child seat anchors on the second-row seats. The VL
models add a 360-degree camera with Moving Object Detection (MOD), lane departure
warning and blind spot monitoring. Pricing for the Terra is listed at 1,316,000
baht for the V 2WD, 1,349,000 baht for the VL 2WD and
1,427,000 baht for the VL 4WD.
