Japanese cars are popular with drivers. They are quality and reliable. The hero of today's review was the Nissan Mistral. This powerful aggressive SUV was presented in 1993. Produced for six years. After that, the company closed the line, starting to develop other models. Despite its considerable age, the car and now conquers the highway, competing with newer cars.
Features
The Nissan Mistral SUV can overcome any obstacles. Due to the large clearance, the car will easily pass both on the dirt road and on rocky roads. As a basis, the base of the full-size Pathfinder model was used. Mistral inherited all of its strengths, and the design features even surpassed its predecessor.
Getting in the car is convenient. For this, designers set special thresholds. Spare wheel does not take up space in the boot. It is attached externally to the door. Streamlined body shapes and original optics elements allow the car to look modern now.
Vehicle Dimensions
Nissan Mistral can be safely attributed to medium-sized SUVs. For some drivers, this is an indisputable advantage, since it is easier to maneuver in the city. With a body length of 4585 mm, its width reaches 1735 mm. Thanks to the rather big wheelbase parameter (2650 mm), the car behaves stably on the road. The height of the SUV is 1810 mm. The luggage compartment in a standard form has a volume of 115 liters. There is an opportunity to increase it to 1900 liters. To do this, fold the back of the rear seat.
Specifications of Nissan Mistral
The Japanese SUV did not please drivers with a large selection of powertrains. The lineup contains only two engines. The first has a volume of 2.4 liters. Installed only on cars designed for the domestic market.
A more attractive package was a modification with a diesel 2.7-liter unit with four cylinders. It was equipped with a turbocharger. The torque is 221 Nm. Paired with this engine, a five-speed manual transmission was installed. The diesel Nissan Mistral developed 100 horsepower.
A Japanese car can accelerate to a mark of 145 km / h. For such a car, this is excellent. Fuel costs are small. To overcome 100 km you will need no more than 11 liters of diesel, which is quite economical. This SUV does not belong to high-speed ones, it gains the first "hundredth" in 19 seconds.
For any car of this class, the characteristics of the brake system and suspension are important. As for the latter, a coil spring is implemented in the rear part, and a double transverse type lever in front. The front wheels are equipped with ventilated disc brakes, and the rear wheels have drum brakes.