The Nissan LEAF
made its first African appearance at the 2011
Johannesburg International Motor Show. The LEAF, which has no petrol or diesel
at all anywhere in its veins, runs
purely on electricity, thanks to rechargeable batteries. There’s currently
no indication is to whether Nissan SA
will bring the car over or not, given our sometimes erratic power supply.
The other notable Nissan at the stand was the UK-built Juke, a small compact urban SUV that
fits below the popular Qashqai. That
car has been confirmed for launch within the next few weeks. Juke features two
engines, and a variant of one. The 1.6-litre
comes naturally aspirated and turbocharged.
In natural aspiration it produces 86kW,
while the turbo kicks out 140kW. In Europe
there’s also a 1.5-litre dCi worth 81kW. Transmission options include 5-speed manual for the baseline 1.6 and
a 6-speed manual for the two 140kW
models.
Of course there’s no complete Nissan stand without the GT-R, which is now upgraded to 390kW from the same 3.8-litre V6 twin turbo engine. Nissan says
it will go from 0 – 100km/h in just 3 seconds flat!
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