Overview:
Nissan, brought Teana as a Completely Built Unit (CBU) into the Indian market with an elegant look and a powerful engine in 2007. This luxurious Sedan is equipped with advanced technology and it attracts with its body design. The parts have been imported from Japan which makes the performance visibly good, but the availability of spares and the service quality is a concern.
Design and Features:
The exterior design of Nissan Teana is very stylish and attractive. This sedan is longer than most of the cars of its class. The eye-catchy exteriors include the front grill, the Bi-Xenon, high projected head lamps covered with blue colour lens, the bumper, the tail lights, and the wide design at the side window. Its exteriors make it look impressive and give it a wide look. The lines running through the front and the rear add to its dynamic look.
The interiors of Teana are also designed luxuriously and voluminously. The instrument panel, newly designed center console, the wood trimmed steering wheel, the front seat ventilation system, the good Air-Conditioning system, the music system with 6 audio speakers, the navigation system and the rear-seat head rests are worth mentioning and they add comfort to its passengers..
Driving abilities and comfort:
The driver’s seat is 8-way electronically powered and has lumbar support. So, the driver can enjoy a relaxing all-day ride. The front passenger’s seat is also 4-way electrically powered. The comfortable positions of the seats, the low NVH levels, urethane cushion material provide a good experience of ride for both the driver as well as the passengers.
Nissan Teana is capable of running smoothly and silently on any type of road. The front suspension, the multi-link suspension at the rear, the shock absorbers that are placed close to the tyres, and the springs enhance the stability on the worst roads as well as during cornering.
Teana offers a lot of safety features for its passengers. Some of which are the Anti-Lock braking system (ABS), the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC), Traction Control System (TCS) and Electronic Braking Distribution (EBD), air bags for the driver and the front seat passenger and the Collapsible Steering wheel.
Engines:
All New Nissan Teana is now powered with a 185Bhp engine produced at 6000RPM. The new VQ25DE petrol engine displaces 2496cc. This new engine can produces more power but consumes less fuel compared to previous version. It has a torque of 228Nm @ 4400 RPM. The new Multi-link Fuel Injection system makes the car frugal due to optimal power generation. The power is transferred to the rear wheels using the new XTronic CVT transmission system. This new transmission system transfers the power very smoothly smoother without any wastage. The 4-speed automatic transmission provides smooth and seamless gear shifts.
Nissan developed the New Platform D for the chassis to reduce the NVH levels. The Teana rides on independent struts of ball-joint type suspension in the front and multi-link type suspension in the rear. The new refined suspension and all new Nissan D platform make this car run in any condition with least noise inside the cabin.
The Teana comes standard with aluminum alloy wheels.
Competition:
Nissan Teana, available in two petrol variants the XL and the XV, and powered by the VQ series engines, this sedan stands in tough competition to the Skoda Superb and Toyota Camry.
The Teana is priced at 21.5lacs for the XL & 26lacs for the XV variant. It is offered in six different colors. At this price it becomes a very good overall package offering everything what you look for.
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