Road TestCar reviews - Nissan - Dualis - Ti 5-dr hatchNissan modelsOverviewForget the Tiida: Dualis is the bona fide replaceemnt for Nissan's small Pulsar20 Mar 2008 DUALIS is the name of one of the smallest compact SUVs you can buy. It’s also probably the tallest and most SUV-like of all small-cars available. Either way you look at it, the Nissan is an interesting alterative in the $30,000 segment, straddling these categories plus a smattering of medium and larger sized family cars. And with such stiff competition, the true replacement for the lamented Pulsar has a good deal to recommend it. Our only real issue with it is whether the deal is good enough for what Nissan is charging. Model release date: 1 January 2008 to 1 April 2010 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelNo, not the homely N16 sedan that became the doyen of district nurses throughout the nation, but the smarter and funkier five-door hatch that goes by the name of Almera in its European homeland. When new, the N16 hatch was always knobbled by unfavourable exchange rates, but the price premium over the Pulsar sedan was well worth it when you sampled the hatch’s delightful handling, good ride, lovelier interior and better overall packaging. And despite a rather disappointingly harsh 92kW/161Nm 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine in four-speed automatic or five-speed manual guises, the overall effect always felt more Euro-chic than Nissan-cheap. |
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