14 CUMBRIA FARMER February 2009
Advertising feature
The improvement in quality
that we're witnessing in the
UK pick-up market is partly
due to the major protagonists
all coming to the end of their
lengthy lifespans at the same
time and being replaced by
more modern vehicles, but
there's also the little issue of
tax. As a commercial vehicle,
the Nissan Navara offers tax
benefits both to company car
users and to businesspeople.
A self-employed person
buying one through their
business can reclaim the
VAT on the purchase price
and motorists choosing one
as their company car only
pay a flat rate of tax that's
much cheaper than the
Benefit In Kind charges levied
on passenger car drivers.
The pick-up has grown in
popularity because of these
factors and with people
increasingly buying them for
use as family transportation
rather than as commercial
vehicles, the manufacturers
have been gradually offering
models with more and more
opulent specifications. The
Nissan Navara Aventura is just
about the poshest UK market
pick-up you can lay your
hands on at the moment and
so it represents the current
state of this working vehicle's
gentrification.
At this point, you'll be wanting
to know exactly what you
get for the �21,500 (ex VAT)
it takes to secure a Double
Cab Aventura, so here goes.
There's climate control,
remote control central
locking, automatic headlamps,
headlamp washers, rain
sensing windscreen wipers, a
trip computer, cruise control
and a 6-CD autochanger
but these features are also
included on the Navara
Outlaw which is a step down
the ladder from the Aventura.
In addition to these items,
Aventura buyers also benefit
from an MP3-compatible
premium audio system, DVD-
based satellite navigation and
Bluetooth phone connectivity.
Group these features together
and they are known as the
Hitech Pack - an optional
extra which can be specified
on lesser Navara models for
a �1,700 premium but which
is standard on the Aventura.
Furthermore, the Premium
Pack (a �1,375 option on the
Outlaw) is also included as
standard. This features an
electric glass sunroof, front,
side and curtain airbags,
leather trim and heated,
electrically adjustable seats.
This level of specification
would have been totally alien
to pick-up buyers a few years
ago, but not any more.
"The Nissan Navara Aventura
is just about the poshest UK
market pick-up you can lay
your hands on"
The Navara Aventura is only
offered in Double Cab form
which means that there are
four access points into the cab
and a full rear bench behind
the two front seats. The
Double Cab benefits from roof
rails, which do not feature on
the smaller King Cab models,
along with imposing 17" alloy
wheels and the bold Nissan
4x4 family grille. There's the
option of 6-speed manual or
5-speed automatic gearboxes
mated to the impressive
174bhp 2.5-litre common-rail
diesel engine. The Navara is
actually based on Nissan's
Pathfinder family 4x4 which
goes someway to explaining
the quality of its interior
and the level of technology
featured.
The Navara hasn't only made
steps forward in becoming
a more comfortable and
luxurious proposition. It's
also a more practical vehicle
than its pick-up forebears.
Storage space in the cabin,
never a strong point for any
of the previous generation of
pick-ups, has been improved
through the inclusion of a 6.0-
litre box in the centre console
and twin gloveboxes in front
of the passenger. There are
also specialist spaces for
coins, cups and cards along
with a neat sunglasses holder
which folds down from a
console in the roof. The door
pockets are much larger than
before and the seats in the
Double Cab can be folded into
various positions to further
boost the capacity. Aventura
buyers also get the C-Channel
system which is comprised
of five rails mounted into the
loadbay sides and floor. These
can accommodate special
cleats which slide along and
lock into place to provide
lashing points for securing
loads.
The Navara's powertrain may
well be its most impressive
feature. The vehicle is
powered by a version of
Nissan's tried and tested
2.5-litre diesel engine. This
unit uses second generation
common-rail injection
technology with a variable
nozzle turbocharger and twin
counter rotating balancer
shafts. The net result of all
this is increased efficiency
and refinement but the big
plus comes in terms of raw
power. Buyers used to UK
market pick-ups with between
100 and 130bhp will feel
their eyebrows raising at
the Navara's 171bhp output.
There's a massive 403Nm of
torque too which gives the
Navara real prowess as a
towing vehicle. It will actually
tow 2.6 tonnes and carry
1,097kg in its
load bay but, if
you unhitch the
trailer and unload
whatever you've
got in the rear, it
will also average over 33mpg.
All Navara models get
Nissan's proven part-time 4x4
system. All drive goes to the
rear wheels under normal
conditions but torque is split
equally to all four wheels
when 4x4 mode is engaged
via a dashboard-mounted dial.
There's a low ratio mode for
serious offroad work too and,
with this setting selected,
drivers have the option of
employing an electronic
rear diff lock to extricate
themselves from really sticky
situations.
In terms of specification, the
Navara Aventura puts many
family 4x4s in the shade
but it is still a pick-up truck
despite all the passenger
car refinements. The tough
leaf springs on the rear that
enable it to carry weighty
loads also make for a bumpier
ride than you'd get in a decent
family 4x4 but the ride and
handling are both far better
than in pick-ups of the past.
Most Aventura customers
will be buying the vehicle
as everyday transport and
when used in this way, it's a
comfortable and extremely
versatile product.
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t wasn't so long ago that gap between the typical UK market pick-up truck and a family 4x4
passenger car was a vast chasm, a infinite gulf of differing values and capabilities. They
were like chalk and cheese, black and white, Mike Tyson and John Inman. One had leather
seats, the other vinyl, one came loaded with advanced technology, the other had mechanicals
that were advanced, but only in years. The pick-up was a simple working vehicle, the family
4x4 was a fashionable lifestyle accessory and that was that. Then models like the latest Nissan
Navara massively raised the pick-up's game and distinctions that were once stark have been
blurred. In range-topping Aventura guise, the Navara can out-spec a Land Rover Discovery
Facts At A Glance
CAR: Nissan Navara Aventura pick-up range
ENGINE: 2.5-litre 171bhp
PERFORMANCE: Max speed 105mph / 0-60mph 11.5s
DIMENSIONS: 5220/1850/1886 length/ width/height mm

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