{"id":7134,"date":"2015-02-18T16:24:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T16:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=7134"},"modified":"2015-02-18T16:24:20","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T16:24:20","slug":"pick-up-news-nissan-navara-mitsubishi-l200-toyota-hilux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/7134","title":{"rendered":"Pick-up news: Nissan Navara, Mitsubishi L200 & Toyota Hilux"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week has seen three manufacturers announce new or updated pick-up models — in fact, given the rate at which blinged-up pick-ups<\/a> are appearing on the market at the moment, I wonder if we are approaching the peak of this particular fashion?<\/p>\n

Anyway, here’s a summary of this week’s\u00a0new and updated models:<\/p>\n

\"Mitsubishi

The new 2015 Mitsubishi L200<\/p><\/div>\n

New Mitsubishi L200<\/h3>\n

The current L200 is one of the longer-running models in the pick-up market, so it’s no big surprise to see that Mitsubishi is planning to introduce a new, 5th generation model, later this year.<\/p>\n

The new L200 will make its debut at the International\u00a0Geneva Motor Show in March, and is due to\u00a0be\u00a0launched in Europe\u00a0in summer 2015.<\/p>\n

The new L200 will be powered by an all-new 2.4-litre\u00a0MIVEC\u00a0diesel engine which the firm says will deliver a 17%\u00a0reduction in CO2\u00a0emissions and will be controlled with a new 6-speed manual\u00a0transmission.\u00a0There’ll also be an automatic option.<\/span><\/p>\n

Service intervals have been increased, ride quality tweaked and seating improved — apparently — while safety has also been improved with the addition of the usual raft of new safety systems, such as\u00a0lane departure warning and trailer stability assist.<\/p>\n

Nissan Navara Salomon<\/h3>\n
\"Nissan

Nissan Navara Salomon Limited Edition<\/p><\/div>\n

In the absence of\u00a0a new model, pick-up manufacturers seem to be keen on introducing new\u00a0blinged-up limited edition specials, targeting the growing lifestyle\/fashion contingent who buy these large\u00a0vehicles for reasons other than practicality…<\/p>\n

As its name suggests, the Navara Salomon is targeting the ‘adventure lifestyle’ market.<\/p>\n

The Salomon spec is based on the popular\u00a0Navara Tekna trim and includes\u00a0styling enhancements such as chrome front bar, \u00a0door handles and foglight surrounds. There’s also\u00a0unique Salomon branding on the front, side and rear of the vehicle which is available in Metallic Black, Twilight Grey, Starburst Silver or Alabaster White.<\/p>\n

On the inside,\u00a0the Navara is boasts Salomon entry guards, a metal plaque, and Salomon floor mats. Assuming you wanted it, all of this extra stuff would normally cost more than \u00a31,300, but the Navara Salomon costs just \u00a3750 more than the equivalent Tekna model, giving a saving in the region of \u00a3550.<\/p>\n

The Navara Salomon is available in UK showrooms now, prices\u00a0start from \u00a327,845 OTR — and each Navara Salomon retail customer will get a \u00a3250 voucher to spend on Salomon gear.<\/p>\n

\"Toyota

Toyota Hilux Invincible X<\/p><\/div>\n

Toyota Hilux Invincible X<\/h3>\n

The Hilux is the original — and probably still the\u00a0best when it comes to really rough stuff. However, buyers of the Invincible X, which includes an unhealthy amount of chrome, and the option of black or two-tone 17″ alloy wheels, are\u00a0unlikely to be\u00a0hammering their Hilux pick-ups across rough terrain anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Toyota says that the Invincible X is its\u00a0top-of-the range Hilux\u00a0model and includes features such as a choice of four leather colourways for the seats, and\u00a0four\u00a017″ alloy wheel designs.<\/p>\n

You can also choose chrome\u00a0side bars “with or without steps”<\/em> and select between a “hi-over bar or\u00a0Style Pack” — <\/em>the latter option includes “front guard, silver-coloured under-run, aluminium-finish scuff plates, chrome door handles and chrome surrounds for the bonnet air intake and rear lamp clusters”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This is clearly a trim level that has been designed for people for whom appearances are everything…<\/span><\/p>\n

As you’d expect, the Hilux Invincible X will be powered by the\u00a0top available engine option, Toyota’s 169bhp 3.0-litre D4D diesel engine, with a choice of five-speed manual or automatic transmission, permanent\u00a0four-wheel drive and an auto-disconnecting differential.<\/p>\n

The new Hilux Invincible X is available to order now, priced \u00a323,842 for the manual model and \u00a324,842 for the automatic (commercial vehicle on-the-road, not including VAT).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mitsubishi has confirmed an all-new L200 pick-up will be launched this year, while Toyota and Nissan have announced blinged-up new high-spec Hilux and Navara pick-up models.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7134"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7141,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7134\/revisions\/7141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}