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As Nissan Australia prepares to launch a second Navara to market, it’s SUV sibling looks to be the next likely candidate to join the local range
Nissan has confirmed the Terrano large SUV is under consideration for Australia.
The Terrano sits on the same platform as the incoming Navara Pro PHEV set to go on sale in the second half of 2027 as the ute’s sixth-generation, and will be sold alongside the ‘fifth-gen’ diesel based on the Mitsubishi Triton.
Nissan Australia’s managing director, Steve Milette, confirmed to Chasing Cars the Terrano was being considered for local introduction after it was first unveiled in China earlier this year.
The introduction of the long-dormant nameplate would see Nissan finally have a rival for the likes of the Ford Everest and Toyota Prado, a model which could serve as a more affordable alternative to the Y63 Patrol.
While a 2.3L turbo-diesel engine is offered in versions of the Navara Pro sold overseas, it’s more likely a locally sold Terrano would come equipped with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, which Nissan sees as the future of the body-on-frame segment.
Nissan has been keen to point out the local development that has gone into the new Navara Pro PHEV to make it more suitable for the Australian market after conducting over 20,000km of local testing.
This includes the introduction of a 2.0L turbo engine and eight-speed automatic transmission, over the 1.5L turbo engine and four-speed automatic sold overseas, in an effort to give the Navara Pro more consistent performance in heavy-load conditions such as towing.
It’s likely that this engine and transmission combination – putting out a combined 300kW/800N – would make its way into a (still theoretical) locally sold Terrano.
Unlike a Denza B5 and B8, the Terrano would also likely use a mechanical 4×4 system with a traditional low-range transfer case, with the single electric motor housed within the transmission rather than at the wheels directly.
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