Saar: The company has chosen Thailand as Terra’s second manufacturing hub in Asia.
After launching the Terra SUV in China earlier this year, Nissan has now opened orders for the big, ladder-on-frame, SUV in the Philippines. The company has chosen Thailand as Terra’s second manufacturing hub and will be exporting it to neighbouring countries. During the current fiscal year, the Nissan Terra will also be introduced in Thailand and Indonesia. Markets like Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam will also get it but at a later stage. Something missing here? Yes, India! More on that later.
In terms of dimensions, the Nissan Terra is 4,885mm long, 1,865mm wide and 1,835mm tall. It also boasts a very off-‘roady’ ground clearance of 225mm. These butch dimensions are backed by rough-and-tough features such as a four-wheel-drive system with a differential lock, hill start assist and hill descent control. The oomph comes from Nissan’s YD25 high-power engine. In layman’s terms, it is a 2.5-litre turbo-diesel motor that puts out 190PS of power and 450Nm of torque. Although Nissan hasn’t mentioned, but the engine will be offered with a 6-speed manual and a seven-speed automatic transmission. For the record, China received the petrol-powered derivative of the Terra SUV.
As far as features go, the seven-seater behemoth comes with intelligent around view monitor, rear view monitor, blind spot warning and lane departure warning. Nissan didn’t share more information about the feature-list that will be carried in the Philippines but goodies such as 18-inch alloy wheels, LED headlamps and taillamps and a top-notch touchscreen infotainment system with smartphone compatibility also make the cut.
Now, to the important part. India has not been included in the list of South East Asian countries where Nissan has currently planned to launch the Terra SUV. In India, it would have certainly given the Ford Endeavour and the Toyota Fortuner a good fight. We believe it is worth taking the risk. Nissan’s India operations aren’t really doing all that well. Why not tap on a segment which is flourishing at the moment?
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