Wednesday, Jan 24, 2007 at 18:12
You might have that mixed up a bit David , at end of 2001 Nissan came out with its new wave , unfortunately they got short on funds and new wave was beached soon after the 4800 was developed.
Essentially this is why Nissan owners never got the talked about modern big diesels.
The 4800 was a generational difference despite a similar skin.
New 5 speed auto came with the new engine along with some other changes like rear only handbrake and revised
suspension setings, which gives it sports car like handling.
It delivers about 30% more power than even its 4500 early brother, more than V8 cruiser and shot Nissan to its first ever 4wd of the year , due to innovations like variable valve timing and variable length inlet track.
The huge power increase came with a 5% drop in fuel use for the manual (
mine) and 9% for the auto due its dual range lockup converter.
They can be picked up for $30k if you look around.
Don't
test drive one , or you will be sold!
Robin Miller
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