Nissan

350Z

£26,240 - £30,240

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.

370Z

£27,015 - £35,795

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.

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.

Juke

£1,710 - £20,430

A small crossover with a 4x4 option, the Nissan Juke follows what the Murano and Qashqai started.

Micra

£7,820 - £14,595

Its teeth may be on the long side, but you wouldn’t kick this cute little babe out of bed. Properly developed and surprisingly sprightly to drive. Cheeky chic.

Micra C+C

£13,345 - £16,335

Breaching the fine line between cheeky and plain embarrassing. Cross the street, unless you are already a woman or desperately want to become one.

Murano

£37,590 - £37,990

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.

Note

£11,030 - £15,780

Insipid name for equally insipid car. Not true to recent Nissan inventiveness, it’s just re-hashed Renault Modus. Not quite as thrilling as an over-boiled potato.

Pathfinder

£27,035 - £35,275

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.

Patrol

£23,930 - £29,215

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...

Qashqai

£16,310 - £26,375

Not quite a full 4x4 but more than a humble hatchback - the Qashqai has carved out a nice little niche.

X-Trail

£18,980 - £30,460

Won’t scare the Freelander but serves the useful purpose of pointing out that the Qashqai isn’t just another SUV. The X-Trail, however, most certainly is.