The all-terrain vehicle got a 2.0 petrol turbo four and an eight-speed automatic. The premiere should be held in the near future.
In China, a new product from Zhengzhou Nissan, a joint venture between Dongfeng and Nissan, was announced: this is a frame SUV, for which the Paladin name was revived (a model with this name was produced in China from 2003 to 2015 ). The manufacturer itself has so far published only a short video from the test drive for media representatives, but some specialized media have already unsubscribed their materials, supplementing their photos: for example, pictures of the interior appeared on the qctt.cn website. As usual, the SUV turned out to have several features.
The main thing is that the Paladin frame is still not a completely new one, because a different emblem was hung on the pre-reform Nissan Terra from the same joint venture. In addition, the model excelled in technique, but about it below. Well, we recall that Terra has been in service since 2018, the SUV is built on the basis of the current generation Nissan Navara pickup truck. The SUV made its debut just in China, but it did not become a local exclusive. In 2020, Terra underwent restyling: the first to receive such an all-terrain vehicle were residents of the Middle East (there it is called X-Terra), then the converted SUV reached Southeast Asia. In China, the original Terra is still present (that is, the model of 2018), and the further fate of the model under its native brand is still unknown. However, back to the Paladin.
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There are still new clothes outside, only they are modest. So, Paladin got a different grille (with “leaky” bars, it is devoid of the signature Nissan V-shaped element), the filling was replaced in the headlights, and the exhaust pipe is now hidden under the bumper. The dimensions are the same as the Chinese Terra, except for the height: 4882/1850/1875 mm (Terra is 40 mm lower), the wheelbase is 2850 mm.
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The interior, on the contrary, was thoroughly redrawn, and it turned out to be even cooler than that of the “world” SUV: the “Chinese” received a multimedia system with a 12-inch vertical touchscreen (Terra does not have such a tablet in other countries). The front panel, door cards, central tunnel, steering wheel and tidy were also different, plus the models sent a new box joystick. Local media also write that adaptive cruise control has been added to the list of equipment.
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The engine is also new: according to the documents of the Ministry of Industry of the People's Republic of China, instead of the Nissan «aspirated» QR25 2.5 (193 hp), a gasoline «turbo four» 2.0 from the Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi joint venture was installed, which produces 228 hp. (according to other sources, there will be a younger version, but the exact return is still unknown). The motor is combined with an eight-speed «automatic», while Terre put 6MKP or 7AKP. Drive rear or full. In other countries, the restyled Nissan Terra all-terrain vehicle is still available with diesel engines.
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Paladin should make a full-fledged premiere in the near future. The old Nissan Terra SUV in China now starts at $23,800. Who knows, perhaps later the Paladin will be brought to Russia: the Dongfeng DF6 pickup, the brother of the Nissan Navara, has reached us.