March 2012 - Vector - Page 12

THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

Toets 'n bakkieby Dirk Engelbrecht

Nissan Navara, die spierpaleis

Hy lyk soos 'n bakkie, hy dra vrag soos 'n bakkie, hy is in staat om berge te versit, want hy is 4 x 4 (met die draai van 'n knop), maar hy ry nie soos 'n bakkie nie. Al ons bakkie-eienaars weet ‘n bakkie moet 'n bakkie wees, so as hy nie hard ry nie kan hy nie vrag dra nie?But this Nissan can carry 900 kg with ease and still handles like... well, not like a bakkie! Okay, let’s start at the beginning. Nissan SA delivered the 3,0 dCi 4x4 auto d/k V9X on a hot summer’s day. It already looked hot with its charcoal colour and I decided to park it in the shade and take it for a spin later. I got in and started it. This can't be a diesel, I thought. I shifted to reverse, and the screen lit up on the dash, showing me every detail of what was going on behind me. Having driven off, I missed the shade and came back an hour later!Die laaste Navara wat ek getoets het was die 2,5 en toe het ek ook gekla oor die turbo-traagheid. Daardie Navara was ook nie toegerus met tolbeheer nie en het amper veroorsaak dat ek in die nat weer groot moeilikheid maak.This Navara has traction control, but the turbo lag is a killer! Around town the V9X is simply difficuilt to drive; you need a huge gap to cross traffic, especially when turning right. With the seven-speed auto box, it is quite a different story on the open road, though! You can hardly hear the V6 and with the excellent Bose sound system – oh brother, what a pleasure!By far its most impressive feature as far as driving is concerned was its overtaking acceleration. The potent V6 went from 80 – 120 km/h in 7,8 seconds! Fully loaded, it took only about a second longer! By the way, the auto box also has a “sports” mode and there is also

an option to select the gears manually. That should be very useful when driving in 4x4 mode. Personally, I feel the V6 power plant is overkill and, for R100 000 less, you can buy the 2,5 DCI...Maar ek kan nie help om opgewonde te raak oor hierdie bakkie nie. Dit bly my die hele tyd by dat die bakkie tog nie geskik is vir ons bedryf nie. “Hoekom nie?” vra ek myself af. Wel,

Nissan Navara 3,0 dCi 4x4 outo d/k V9X

Tegnies

Enjintipe V6 Turbodiesel

Verplasing 2991 cm³

Kragsyfers 170 kW / 550 Nm teen 3750 rpm

0 – 100 km/h 9,31 sekondes

Topsnelheid 195 km/h

Verbruik 9,5 l /100 km

CO2-belasting R9750

BasisprysR525 000 (sonder navigasie)

R550 000 (met navigasie)

Getoets 14 l/ 100km

hy ry nie soos 'n bakkie nie, hy is te vinning, hy is te duur, hy suip maar goed aan die diesel, het te veel toebehore soos navigasie, aanboord rekenaar, gemaklike, duursame sitplekke en nog 'n klomp ander goed wat die mense sal laat dink hierdie ECA-lede maak darem lekker geld!Maar mag 'n elektrisiën wat elke dag vir jare lank hard werk homself dan nie bederf nie?