A friendly face among the Japanese superpowers, Nissan got itself embedded in Australia from an early date. From what was once a caterpillar of worthy run-abouts has sprung a butterfly of inventive, attractive modern cars with loads of character. Worth a snoop.
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350Z
$63,990 - $74,990
The 370Z is a performance car bargain. You would have to spend almost double to get close to its ability, and you probably wouldn’t have as much fun.
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350Z
$63,990 - $74,990
The 370Z is a performance car bargain. You would have to spend almost double to get close to its ability, and you probably wouldn’t have as much fun.
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350Z
$63,990 - $74,990
Absolutely fantastic red-raw two-seater coupe with bags of power and rabid handling. Thrillingly, it also makes a noise like a Boxster owner’s nightmare.
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350Z
$63,990 - $74,990
Absolutely fantastic red-raw two-seater coupe with bags of power and rabid handling. Thrillingly, it also makes a noise like a Boxster owner’s nightmare.
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Dualis
$28,990 - $35,990
Nissan’s finest moment since the death of Pulsar. A genuinely new slant on the SUV thing – a soft-roader with the manners, poise and usefulness of a real hatch.
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GTR
Technical tour de force for the GT5 generation. Call it son of Skyline, but all it shares with that great beast is sensational performance and dynamic perfection. Oh boy.
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Micra
$14,990
New Micra is cheap... and that's about it. Very decent car for the price, and the ST is better buying than the Suzuki Alto and Holden Spark.
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Murano
$49,990 - $56,990
Nissan now has five different SUVs, of which this is the best looking and most expensive. We don’t miss the Primera, but at least we understood what it was.
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Navara
$22,490 - $49,990
Something of a sexy answer to the humble work ute. The Nissan Navara is rough and ready to work, but pretty enough to pick up a date.
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Pathfinder
$45,990 - $60,490
Hang on, another SUV? Yes, but we don’t hear you complaining when Land Rover does it. At which point you mention that this is no Discovery. Argument duly won.
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Patrol
$49,790 - $75,690
Legendary big slab of off-road beef, now so dated it has Black & White Minstrel Show levels of relevance. Yes, son, we really did buy these things in my day...
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Tiida
$17,990 - $25,240
Nissan's Pulsar replacement. Only much, much less popular. It is what it is: a cheap, economical run about. Few suprises then.
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X-Trail
$31,990 - $41,990
Won’t scare the Freelander but serves the useful purpose of pointing out that the Dualis isn’t just another SUV. The X-Trail, however, most certainly is.

