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Johannesburg - That is not around the bush when the revived Datsun brand first launched in our market in 2014 with its hatch Go super cheap, this publication refused a car road test because of its lack of security features.
Basically, we were not t willing to approve or review of a product without airbags or ABS and it seems that we were t the only concern, less than a year later, did the Datsun GB available with a driver airbag but optional.
Antilock brakes are still no-go in this Indian batsman budget built, but the additional airbag, we feel, is quite a step in the right direction to warrant a correct analysis of what this car brings to ours, and other emerging markets.
Note that some emerging markets that you are never going to see this car cruise on Rodeo Drive, Champs Elysées, or German Autobahn No, it is a product designed by Nissan Datsun brand Mothership retail in developing countries standards are low, economies slow populations and short mobility desire money are compromised on safety and quality for the loans have No offense to South Africa, India and Indonesia, but these are the facts.
Not exactly the most flattering intro for a car magazine, but again, there is no hiding that it is a form of transport at its most basic level, I wish unadorned Datsun SA embrace its angle affordability instead of embellishing its local website claims absurd and unrealistic statements not, the GB does not have the athletic shoulders back nor does it have the advanced technology of the feel of the dashboard is nothing like leather, seat models are connected in any case and circular vents aren t exactly a point of bragging.
I hope that the buying public can read this inflated jargon, and see the Go for what it is - a very affordable way to get into a new car The base model GB, called Mid, is priced at R95 200 and is the third cheapest car passengers in our market after two Chinese offerings, but just know that at this level there's no power steering, air conditioning, power windows, stereo or airbag had same door and plastic covers pockets are left.
The top specification GB Lux take the name with a pinch of salt on the test here, arrives at R108 200, and adds the electric power steering, electric front windows, central locking manual, door pockets, a bang and everything important airbag it also gets two speakers and Datsun called cradle device, but it's really just a mobile phone holder with a very thin auxiliary headphone jack to play music via the USB port is positioned next there to load device only.
It is a very easy car to drive with a forgiving clutch action and the direction of the light that beginners will appreciate the 1 GB 2-liter three-cylinder engine is particularly lumpy idle and shutdown, it's hard not not notice the passenger seat and by phone under the trembling whisper support, but once in motion, it equalizes with three typical pot roar.
The outputs of 50kW and 104Nm may seem a little thin on paper, but with a curb weight of less than 800 kg on the package is actually reasonably peppy similar engines in other entry doors may need to be revved hard to extracting usable power, but with only 5500rpm redline and an impressive flat torque curve, the Go is much more relaxed compared our test routine saw an acceptable average consumption of about seven liters per 100 km.
Handling is questionable, although the ride height is set at a high enough 170mm, and if this can be useful at slow speeds on rural roads in the Third World, it is far from ideal in urban It feels fast paced environment too heavy high curves and road undulations agitating the slurry changes direction a rapid wildly combined with the braking or acceleration see the body up and rickety and weaving uncomfortably, and knowing that s no ABS or stability control to get you out of trouble is a sense of unease.
Datsun claims the GB shock use the same humpback absorbing technology cars in the Infiniti luxury brand of Nissan, but I just do not believe that the feeling of rolling over the flat bench doesn t inspire much confidence either, and I also had little faith in the unnamed 13-inch tires felt pretty hard in the compound and yelped in agony if I took turns to any kind of rhythm.
There are worse Datsun Sorry, but the style of rear seat belts 1960s has no place in the 21st century Rear passengers have actually pick up the belt of a hanger loop and cinch the game up as you would in a Ford Capri original Inertia reels please the mirror is as good a deal as the basement, with a wobbly thinking like one of those fun house mirrors distortion is also no clock, the tablet does not receive lifting chains, and those of our tailgate gas struts got stuck halfway their travel in open lid only partially.
They say beggars can t be choosers, but in our market, they can in fact there are other, better cars in this entry-level segment such as Celerio 1 0 GA Suzuki comes with the brakes ABS and two airbags for R113 900 and R5 700 price difference amounts to only R86 rand per month on a financial contract six years.
We can accept raw edges and reducing costs for this purpose extremely conscious market budget, but the GB just didnt cut it, especially with its security level Even at its price - Star Motoring.
Datsun Go You get what you pay for IOL, Datsun.