The plucky Nissan NP200 is a hugely popular player in the local marketand has just undergone a mild facelift which will further broaden its appeal.

Nissan's NP200 is a rather solid little thing and around 1 500 units drive off showroom floors on a monthly basis. Nowa refreshed Nissan NP200 is here and features new materials as well as equipment to make the cabin more appealing. The revised model will continue to be assembled at Nissan’s Rosslyn Plant, near Pretoria.

What's New?

The upgradeincludes new interior trim which is designed to move the cabin slightly upmarket. Thebase model'sseat and door trim changes to a hard-wearing black textured fabric with a vinyl inlay on the seat bolsters and sides.The mid-grade model getsa younger-looking, more modern black and grey patterned fabric on the seats and door panels. There's also black woven cloth on the seat bolsters and black vinyl inlays on the seatbacks.The top-spec 1.6 16V and 1.5 dCi models get ablack and grey textured fabric and door panels, with black woven cloth on the sides and bolsters.

An all-new audio setup debuts on the mid- and high-grade Nissan NP200 derivatives. This new audio system offers radio, CD, MP3 playback as well asa USB port, audio jack and Bluetooth connectivity. Another upgrade isredesignedcontrols for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

These upgrades will further enhancethe appeal of the Nissan NP200. Currently it is thebest-selling half-ton pickup and recently won theIPSOS Quality Awardfor the fourth year running. It also bagged awardsfor the 1.5 dCi turbodiesel model as the most fuel efficient bakkie on the market and recognition in the Kinsey Report for class-leading low running costs. We should see this refreshed Nissan NP200 on dealership floors before the end of 2015.

Watch our video of the pre-facelift Nissan NP200