The Nissan LEAFmade its first African appearance at the 2011Johannesburg International Motor Show. The LEAF, which has no petrol or dieselat all anywhere in its veins, runspurely on electricity, thanks to rechargeable batteries. There’s currentlyno indication is to whether Nissan SAwill 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 thatfits below the popular Qashqai. Thatcar has been confirmed for launch within the next few weeks. Juke features twoengines, and a variant of one. The 1.6-litrecomes naturally aspirated and turbocharged.In natural aspiration it produces 86kW,while the turbo kicks out 140kW. In Europethere’s also a 1.5-litre dCi worth 81kW. Transmission options include 5-speed manual for the baseline 1.6 anda 6-speed manual for the two 140kWmodels.
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 saysit will go from 0 – 100km/h in just 3 seconds flat!
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