Test drive Nissan Terrano II 5 doors 1996 - 2000 SUV

... 6500 km

Real Off-Road ASS claims that the jeep must be with a diesel engine. And all other gasoline versions are for pampering, and not for the conquest of impassability. Well, we did not go to Camel Trophy, but the last month we carefully searched for adventure. In any right case, our Terrano dived into puddles, courageously climbed into ragged ruts and jumped through the fields and meadows.
(+) Terrano II design very successfully combines torque (191 Nm at 3200 rpm) and lowering the number on the hand -box - 2.02. As a result, a gasoline version with a capacity of 118 hp. He walks through the mud and steep hills almost like a diesel. From the steep slopes, our jeep easily slid in the first gear, grunting perfectly with the engine, and obediently touched the first gear without gas, and also obediently polished the dirt on the second.
(-) Recently, the surroundings of Lake Seliger have become a fashionable place for a short-term raid on nature. In search of a suitable parking space, drivers often have to force numerous ducts, the depth of which can reach 1 meter. In such a situation, numerous and large slots in the front of the car can play a cruel joke with you. Water through them pours into a radiator with a wide stream, and through it it can get on the fan blades, which generously sprinkles it in the engine compartment. As a result, at least, you shamefully stall in the middle of the ford, and at a maximum, you get the engine hydraulic and fall on its overhaul. As a radical agent, we recommend inserting a piece of plywood in front of the radiator - as a result, it will be cheaper.
(+) In the last issue, we put a large minus cabin of a leatherette. Now, having rolled on Terrano on Russian mud and freezes on various fishing and simply pulling in the Off-Road style, we transport minus to the plus. Repeatedly had to load the baggage soaked in the back seat and jumped in the jacket with mud on jackets. In Moscow, it turned out that the salon from light gray turned into dark brown. With prints of dirty dog \u200b\u200bpaws. With the help of a sponge and soapy water, the leatherette was brought into a normal state in a matter of minutes.
(+) There are practically no protruding details on the bottom of Terrano II - all vital nodes are inside the frame. When driving along a deep and modest risk, there is no risk that the beam of the frame or the protruding handout will play the role of the anchor.
(+) The clothing box located between the front seats was very useful for us. Its decent volume allows you to put inward all the little things that are scattered across the cabin in the usual time. This is the only place, not counting the usual glove compartment, which allows you to protect yourself from an unexpected blow by the anti -radar on the forehead, as well as keep cassettes, cigarettes and other items during the integrity during jumps on bumps and hoglogs.
(-) Thanks to the fairly original design of Terrano II, it looks good in the city. But on off -road, this creates some inconvenience. Count - the height of the machine is 1850 cm, clearance 210. Total pure body height 1850-210 \u003d 1640. The practical expression of this arithmetic is that on the bumps it is a little larger than this can be expected from a long -drawn version. Thank God that special handles are provided for passengers.
(+) We cross one more minus to a plus. The steps that created certain inconvenience in the city were very useful on impassability. They protect the thresholds from characteristic damage guaranteed by active bumps or rocky roads.
(-) Actually, the capacities of 118 hp. For such a machine, the weight of a five -door Terrano II without passengers is 1760 kg - it will be not enough. On a not very cool off -road, I want to have horses so 180 at least.
For a month and a half, the money was spent only on gasoline. Moreover, with an active urban cycle, you can use gasoline with an octane number 92 in order to save. The branded instruction allows this, but in this case we advise you to additionally use fuel additives.
Nikolai Kachurin, Dmitry Novokreshhenov (photo)
 

A source: "Autopilot"