2017 Nissan Navara 4X4 VL Sport Edition AT Review - AutoDeal Behind the Wheel

Say hello to Autodeal's number one selling pickup truck the 2017 Nissan Navara What once was referred to as the Frontier Navara then shortened to the NP300 Navara and now just Navara well has grown taller and wider ever since its name started getting shorter and shorter Sadly, that bit doesn't work with much anything else I've referred to myself as a single letter for the past year and well This particular unit is the VL 4x4 Sport Edition It still gets the same 2.5 liter turbodiesel engine mated to a 7-speed automatic transmission and the interior is pretty much the same The only difference is, it's got a few upgrades such as a honeycomb grill, a sport roll bar under rail bed liner, and a third brake light Inside the Navara, the dashboard is in line with Nissan's styling Straightforward and idiot free The multi-information color display between the gauges looks upmarket While the first row has generous legroom it's a slightly different story at the rear bench seats It's fine for the average Filipino height but when full of tall passengers someone's got to compromise As for comfort, both driver and passenger won't really have a lot to complain about thanks largely to the multi-link suspension found at the rear and that is this pickup truck's ace amongst any of the competitors out there In the rear, you'll find air vents for the passengers which is great. This after all is the Philippines It does get warm and the more air vents the better The one thing though that I don't get is the placement of the cup holders They're located literally on the floor and basically in between the legs of the third passenger which is, yeah that's just off The Navara is gifted with light steering which is great. It makes maneuvering this fairly large machine pretty easy We found a bit of land out of town so we could play with the Navara It did not disappoint In fact, the only thing that was missing was well, more mud Green Acres is the place for me A little over a year ago, Nissan Philippines Incorporated took the motoring media up to the mountains of Sagada for a two night glamping experience with awesome views accompanied by a fleet of orange Navaras Now, had this riptide blue been there it would have probably given the view a run for its money