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| ![]() Mod Note: Team-BHP's Official Nissan Terrano Review is live at this link. Please continue the discussion over in the review thread. Thanks! Nissan has today unveiled its compact SUV, the Terrano, which will compete with the Ford EcoSport and the brand engineered cousin - Renault Duster. The Terrano is mechanically identical to the Duster. Thus, to know how it drives, refer to our Official Review. (Please note this was just an unveiling event; pricing & specifications haven't been shared yet) ![]() High Points:
The front is very noticeably different from the Duster. Unlike the other brand engineered cars sold by Renault-Nissan. ![]() The side profile however looks very much Duster like. ![]() The rear profile has been redesigned too for visual differentiation. ![]() Twin barrel headlamps are differently shaped than the round barrels seen on the Duster. Also, these have black inserts. ![]() Recessed fog lamp housing. Tow hook seen below. ![]() Grille looks in sync with other Nissan SUVs. (Example: X-Trail, Pathfinder) ![]() Big defining wheel arches have been retained by Nissan. ![]() Parking sensors seen on the XV variant. A smaller chrome strip when compared to the Duster's embossed one. This one is bearable, with the nomenclature at the bottom left of the boot-lid. ![]() Rear combination lamps have a different shape altogether. ![]() Silver accents on the lower end of the bumper, reflectors on either side. ![]() 16" machine finished alloy wheels. ![]() Diesel variant on display, we are not sure if Nissan will bring in the petrol variant to the market. The Duster is the car with the highest preference for diesel as per our monthly sales data. ![]() Last edited by GTO : 9th October 2013 at 15:05. Reason: Link to Official Review |
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| ![]() Interiors: Dashboard is visually different from the Duster's unit, apart from the instrument cluster. ![]() Audio controls are absent! (The Duster gets a short stalk for controlling audio). Silver accents on the horn pad are not very pleasing to the eye. ![]() Instrument cluster is identical to the Duster. ![]() Center console is similar to the Duster, apart from the piano black finish & a different head unit. ![]() A closer look at the head unit, boasts Bluetooth, USB, Aux-in, CD & FM. ![]() Air vents are rectangular and get chrome surrounds. Small storage bin above. ![]() Gear stalk identical to the Duster. ![]() Leather seats provided. The seat adjustment levers look too short on both the Terrano and the Duster. ![]() Driver seat lumbar support adjustment at a very hard-to-reach spot. ![]() Wood finish inserts on the door pads. ![]() Rear bench. ![]() The 5th occupant repellent; air con vent for rear passengers. ![]() Grooved parcel tray. ![]() Good boot space to swallow your luggage. ![]() Illuminated boot. ![]() VIN label on the RHS rear quarter window. ![]() Last edited by Rehaan : 20th August 2013 at 16:56. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() The vehicle definetly looks good and has a butch front end. But at this price point, I am wondering who could be the target segment ? Will some of the 4000 odd per month Scorpio buyers consider this ? ( me thinks YES ) |
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| ![]() I like the looks of this car and the interiors too.. The only-diesel rumor turned out to be only a rumor. But the saddest part of the story may be that the SUV looks to be over-priced in the post-EcoSport market and will struggle to pull in 1500 + sales a month. |
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| ![]() Maybe Duster will get 4x4 now to keep it in play? They should have updated Duster to this and discontinued Duster. I really dont know how Ecosport and Duster are comparable even though Duster and now Nissan might be a little expensive. Last edited by srishiva : 20th August 2013 at 14:32. |
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| ![]() Only if Renault had not gotten greedy and priced the duster exhorbitantly :( This is a beautiful car and would suffer for no fault of its own. I am feeling sad for Nissan; Ford, take a bow! You have changed the market dynamics altogether From Mahindra, Maruti, Renault, Nissan, and other players, you have taught them a few lessons. Only threat to the Ecosport would be Hyundai Mini - SUV as it would be equally feature rich. |
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| ![]() Love the looks! The interiors in pictures look a notch above the Duster but are still basic. Couple of questions/open areas: 1. Is Nissan fixing the ergonomics? 2. Is Nissan fixing the build quality? Its not about next level of fabrics or plastics. Its about putting the it all together solidly to avoid rattles/squeaks 12mths from the purchase? 3. What features are standard above a comparative Duster trim? Or will we be charged a premium just for the Nissan family look? 4. Is Nissan making any changes to the way the car is tuned in terms of performance? And those alloys look absolutely smashing. I'm going to try and swap the ones on my Ecosport with those! ![]() |
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| ![]() The car looks dashing, way better than the Duster. Its a beautiful car, though the interiors are still basic with manual ac etc, the interior layout looks better than Duster. Alloys are the best ones on any car upto 15 lakhs. Duster is already priced high and with Terrano selling at a premium to Duster, i dont think it would set sales charts on fire, there is nothing Nissan can do about it, wish Renault reduced Duster's price and then Nissan could price this car accordingly. When Rapid launched, people thought it would kill Vento but the Vento still sells twice the Rapid because VW has a better brand image and the interiors + features are more than Rapid, people are willing to pay the premium. Nissan has better image than Renault and if they can throw in some features like auto ac or push button start, it can sell well. On an another note, i will stick with my Ecosport booking ![]() Last edited by coolboy007 : 20th August 2013 at 15:18. |
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Duster: Rejected on looks front Ecosport: Too small Fortuner & Rexton : No VFM XUV 5OO: Almost on the verge of buying but holding on account of Terrano : Hope it looks better than Duster Korendo : Still no news on the India launch | |
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| ![]() Image from "Overdrive" - that a/c thingy killing the rear leg room for middle passenger still exists? Also, quoting from the same report: Quote:
I'm really not sure now that 70k premium gets you much. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...e=1&permPage=1 More pix. Hope it looks better on road. Could have given it a better alloy. The rear light treatment is better unlike half baked ones in Duster. |
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| ![]() The Terrano actually looks a lot more premium than the dated Duster. I'm just guessing that this is going to be priced a shade below or exactly the same as Duster (Read EcoSport effect). That would make this much more value for money than the Duster. If its going to be 50K more than the Duster, as expected by most, Nissan can only eat into Duster's numbers. But cannot create the "BLOCKBUSTER" effect. |
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| ![]() A quick visual comparo of the Nissan Terrano vs the Renault Duster: FRONT ![]() ![]() HEADLIGHT ![]() ![]() REAR ![]() ![]() TAILLIGHTS ![]() ![]() WHEELS ![]() ![]() DASHBOARD ![]() ![]() STEERING WHEEL ![]() ![]() Bonus: Only the Duster gets steering mounted audio controls... ![]() AUDIO SYSTEM / CENTER CONSOLE ![]() ![]() Last edited by Rehaan : 21st August 2013 at 12:56. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() They still have not changed the door handles. Its still the same as Duster. They should have changed it to those pull type handles with body coloured finish. |
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