The Nissan Terra is no closer to being introduced in Australia – in this generation or beyond – because the cost to upgrade it to meet local standards is for now deemed prohibitively expensive.
The Nissan Terra is a seven-seat four-wheel-drive based on the Navara ute and went on sale overseas last year.
It is a direct rival to other ute-based seven-seat four-wheel drives such as the Isuzu MU-X(D-Max), Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (Triton), Ford Everest (Ranger) and Holden Trailblazer (Colorado).
The 2018 Nissan Terra has been launched in China this week, accompanied by new details about what makes this body-on-frame SUV tick.
For the first time we have details of the Terra's powertrain – it features a 'QR25' four-cylinder petrol engine making 135kW of power and 251Nm of torque.
REVIEW: Our first drive of the south-east Asian Nissan Terra
Mandy Turner, Mike Costello and Mike Stevens are live from Waverley Nissan for our first local outside broadcast!
In car news, a sweep of German models get a 5-star ANCAP rating, the 2019 Toyota Corolla has been confirmed for Geneva, Mazda 3 pricing and specs have been announced, and we cover the compulsory Takata recall.
Also, the Hyundai Kona EV, Lexus UX and Nissan Terra have been revealed.
Mike Costello reviews the Hyundai Nexo and Santa Fe after his recent trip to Korea.
CarAdvice podcast 84: Your suggestions for our 2018 makeover!
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For the last episode of the year, Mandy Turner is joined by Paul Maric and Mike Costello.
Topics covered in car news this week include the reveal of the Tesla-rivalling NIO ES8 SUV. Also unveiled were the Jeep Cherokee facelift, Honda Insight in Prototype form, and the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
