Nissan Terra

The Nissan Terra is a mid-size SUV that Nissan launched at the April 2018 Auto China show. It sits in size between the X-Trail and Rogue compact crossovers and the Patrol and Armada full-size SUVs, fills the place left by the R51 Pathfinder and replaces the Paladin in China. Development began in 2011 on the D23 Navara, from which the Terra takes its front door panels, bonnet and door handles and its double-wishbone front and five-link rear suspension, but it was delayed by two years while Nissan settled its segment and engineered a cleaner 2.3-litre diesel to meet a Thai emissions-based excise tax. Engines are a 2.5-litre petrol four and 2.3-litre or 2.5-litre diesel fours, with a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Zhengzhou Nissan builds it in China, and it is sold in Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei and the Gulf, and as the Dongfeng Paladin elsewhere.