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1400 Pickup |
Broadcast
date : 6th August 2006 |
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Nissan’s amazing half-ton
bakkie has been with us since the early 1970s - even earlier
if you count the slightly different-looking 1000 cc version
which was known as the Sunny.
In this basic shape it came out as a pick-up version of the
Datsun 1200, and soon gained a reputation as a tough workhorse
with astounding performance.
It had rear-wheel-drive, as almost all pick-ups did in those
days, and an engine based pretty much on the old Austin A
series engine, but refined and case-hardened in true Japanese
fashion.
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It’s testimony to that basic
design that the same body-panels, first manufactured in 1971,
are still with us today, although that may be changing soon.
Sales of Opel’s Corsa and the Ford Bantam are really hurting
Nissan’s marketing people and their sales executives on the
showroom floor.
Back in 1971 farmers had an even harder time, as the cabin was
smaller. A new, high-roofed version made its appearance in the
late 1980’s.
But the cabin appointments remained bare-boned basic.
That small steering wheel is a far cry from the much bigger
plastic item of yore, but all this fancy padding has had the
effect of reducing the interior space once again.
It’s that very basic spec, complete with quarter-vent
windows, that makes the Nissan 1400 pick-up so attractive to
many people.
If you own a small business and you want a bakkie that is
simply unbreakable, this is the one for you – mainly because
there’s practically nothing to break.
As for spares, supplies should last until about 2050 even when
production ends in the not-too distant future. Oh yes, and it
still goes like the clappers.
Nissan 1400 Pickup
- Engine:
Four-cylinder petrol, 1 397 cc
- Power: 47 kW @ 6
000 rpm
- Torque: 97 Nm @ 2
500 rpm
- Transmission:
Five-speed manual, rear-wheel-drive
- 0-100 km/h: 13,7
seconds (claimed)
- Top speed: 152 km/h
(claimed)
- Fuel consumption:
10,5 litres/100 km (estimated)
- Price: R70 740
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