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Many manufacturers have toyed with the idea of luxury pick-up trucks. Mercedes-Benz attempted that with the short-lived Mercedes-Benz X-Class, but sales did not exactly, pick up.
Now however, yet another manufacturer is attempting to pick up where the X-Class left off. Enter Zhengzhou Nissan, a subsidiary under Nissan’s Chinese joint venture with Dongfeng. Zhengzhou Nissan showcased the Ruiqi 7 recently, a more upmarket version of the Nissan Navara.
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Right off the bat, the Navara’s design elements are evident on the Ruiqi 7’s exterior. Like the Navara, the Ruiqi 7 gets a massive front grille, albeit without Nissan’s emblem. The Navara’s underpinnings are also evident with the Ruiqi 7’s window line, with the signature kink visible towards the rear.
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Perhaps the biggest departure from the Navara isn’t the exterior, but the interior. The sole photo provided by Zhengzhou Nissan showcases a cabin that surprisingly upmarket, with tasteful dual-tone, brown-beige leather swathed inside.
The brown-beige leather can be found on practically every touch point of the Ruiqi 7, including on the seats, centre console, dashboard, and even door trim.
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Powertrain-wise, the Ruiqi 7 is said to get a choice between petrol and diesel engines. The latter will be a turbodiesel 2.3-litre unit that does 166 PS and 420 Nm, mated to an automatic transmission. Two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive versions will also be offered.
Zhengzhou Nissan could debut the Ruiqi 7 during April’s Beijing Auto Show before going on sale in May.
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