Nissan Terra: which version to buy

If you are choosing a Nissan Terra rather than reading a model overview, the choice is inside one generation (from 2018, still listed with no end date) and eight factory versions of the same SUV 5-doors.

If you are choosing a Nissan Terra rather than reading a model overview, the choice is inside one generation (from 2018, still listed with no end date) and eight factory versions of the same SUV 5-doors. There is no second generation to “wait for” in this catalogue: the arithmetic is between engines (2298 cm³ Diesel turbo vs 2488 cm³ Diesel turbo vs 2488 cm³ Gasoline naturally aspirated), gearboxes (6-speed Manual vs 7-speed Automatic), and drive (RWD vs AWD). Peak power barely moves — 190 hp (140 kW) on every Diesel and 184 hp (135 kW) on every Gasoline — so the real gaps are torque (450 Nm vs 251 Nm), mass, and which 2.3 AT or 2.5 AT you actually mean.

Nissan Terra specs that decide the buy

All eight versions share: front, longitudinal engine; 4 cylinders, Inline, 4 valves per cylinder; 80 L tank; 225 mm ground clearance; Independent, spring front and Dependent, spring rear; Ventilated disc front and Drum rear. 0–100, top speed, city/highway/combined consumption, CO2, eco class, and wheel sizes are not measured on every row. Kerb weight is measured only on the three Gasoline versions. Gross weight is measured only on the five Diesel versions.

That is the first buying filter: if you need a measured kerb figure, you are looking at Gasoline 2.5 MT / 2.5 AT. If you need a measured gross figure, you are looking at Diesel 2.3 AT / 2.5 MT / 2.5 AT.

Nissan Terra engine comparison: 2.3 Diesel vs 2.5 Diesel vs 2.5 Gasoline

2.3 AT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD) and 2.3 AT (190 hp, Diesel, AWD) use 2298 cm³, turbo, compression 15.4, bore × stroke 85 × 101.3, 190 hp (140 kW) at 3750 rpm, 450 Nm from 1500–2500 rpm, 7-speed Automatic, 2700 kg gross.

2.5 MT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD), 2.5 AT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD), and 2.5 AT (190 hp, Diesel, AWD) use 2488 cm³, turbo, compression 15, 89 × 100, 190 hp (140 kW) at 4000 rpm, 450 Nm at 2000 rpm. The Manual is 6-speed and 2600 kg gross; both Automatics are 7-speed and 2700 kg gross.

2.5 MT (184 hp, Gasoline, RWD), 2.5 AT (184 hp, Gasoline, RWD), and 2.5 AT (184 hp, Gasoline, AWD) use 2488 cm³, boost No, Distributed injection (multi-point), compression 10, 89 × 100, 184 hp (135 kW) at 6000 rpm, 251 Nm at 4000 rpm, fuel 95. Gearboxes match the Diesel pair: 6-speed Manual or 7-speed Automatic.

Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres):

Version (exact name + how to tell it apart)hp/L
2.3 AT, 190 hp Diesel190 ÷ 2.298 ≈ 82.7 hp/L
2.5 MT / 2.5 AT, 190 hp Diesel190 ÷ 2.488 ≈ 76.4 hp/L
2.5 MT / 2.5 AT, 184 hp Gasoline184 ÷ 2.488 ≈ 74.0 hp/L

The smaller Diesel is the densest: about 6.3 hp/L more than the 2.5 Diesel and about 8.7 hp/L more than the Gasoline. Peak horsepower still ties the two Diesels at 190 hp; the Gasoline is 6 hp / 5 kW lower.

Torque is the larger gap. Every Diesel lists 450 Nm; every Gasoline lists 251 Nm — 199 Nm less (about 44% of the Diesel figure). The 2.3 AT Diesel also delivers that 450 Nm across 1500–2500 rpm; the 2.5 Diesel quotes 450 Nm at a single point of 2000 rpm; the Gasoline quotes 251 Nm at 4000 rpm, two thousand rpm later than the 2.5 Diesel.

Peak power rpm: 2.3 Diesel 3750, 2.5 Diesel 4000, Gasoline 6000. Buying Gasoline is buying an engine that is asked to spin 2000 rpm higher than the 2.5 Diesel for 6 hp less.

Nissan Terra gearbox and drive: what 2.5 MT vs 2.5 AT and RWD vs AWD change

There is no Manual 2.3 in this list. If you want a 6-speed Manual, the catalogue only has 2.5 MT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD) and 2.5 MT (184 hp, Gasoline, RWD). Both Manuals are RWD only.

Automatic means 7 speeds on every remaining row: both 2.3 AT Diesels, both 2.5 AT Diesels, both 2.5 AT Gasolines.

AWD is listed on three Automatics only:

There is no AWD Manual in the data. Extra driven wheels, in this catalogue, always come with the 7-speed Automatic.

On Gasoline, kerb weight is measured, so the price of Automatic and AWD is a number:

The AWD Gasoline Automatic is about 7.1% heavier than the Manual at the same 184 hp. Diesel kerb is not measured, so that same kg/hp sum cannot be written for 2.3 AT or 2.5 AT Diesel without inventing a number.

Diesel gross weight does move: 2.5 MT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD) is 2600 kg gross; every other Diesel (both 2.3 AT, both 2.5 AT) is 2700 kg — 100 kg more on the plate. Gasoline gross weight is not measured.

Nissan Terra mpg, 0–100 and top speed

0–100 is not measured on all eight versions. Top speed is not measured on all eight. City, highway, and combined consumption are not measured on all eight. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured.

You cannot rank these versions by economy or sprint from this catalogue. The only fuel facts that exist are type: Diesel on the five turbo versions, 95 on the three Gasoline versions, and an 80 L tank on every row.

Nissan Terra dimensions and weight (what is actually listed)

Ground clearance is 225 mm on all eight — no version buys extra height. Tank is 80 L on all eight. Wheel sizes are not measured on all eight.

Kerb:

Gross:

Chassis layout does not change with engine: Independent, spring / Dependent, spring, Ventilated disc / Drum, 225 mm — so “which version” is not a suspension or brake-type decision in this data.

Which Nissan Terra version to choose

Choose 2.3 AT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD) if you want the highest power density in the list (~82.7 hp/L), the same 190 hp / 450 Nm as the 2.5 Diesels, 7-speed Automatic, and RWD, with torque quoted as a band from 1500–2500 rpm rather than a single 2000 rpm point. Gross 2700 kg; kerb not measured; 0–100, top speed, mpg not measured.

Choose 2.3 AT (190 hp, Diesel, AWD) if you want that same 2298 cm³ turbo package plus AWD. It is not a more powerful 2.3 AT: both 2.3 AT rows are 190 hp and 450 Nm. The measured difference vs the RWD 2.3 AT is drive, not horsepower. Gross still 2700 kg.

Choose 2.5 MT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD) if you want Diesel torque (450 Nm) and the only Diesel Manual, plus the lowest listed gross in the family (2600 kg, 100 kg under every other Diesel). You give up AWD and the 7-speed Automatic. Displacement is 190 cm³ larger than the 2.3; specific output falls to ~76.4 hp/L at the same 190 hp. Peak power is at 4000 rpm, 250 rpm later than the 2.3 AT.

Choose 2.5 AT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD) if you want 2488 cm³ Diesel, 7-speed Automatic, and RWD. Versus 2.3 AT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD) you do not gain horsepower or peak torque; you gain 190 cm³, a later power peak (4000 vs 3750), compression 15 vs 15.4, and 89 × 100 vs 85 × 101.3. Gross is the same 2700 kg.

Choose 2.5 AT (190 hp, Diesel, AWD) if you want 450 Nm, Automatic, and AWD on the 2.5 Diesel. Versus 2.3 AT (190 hp, Diesel, AWD) the same logic holds: same 190 hp and 450 Nm, larger engine, later rpm for peak power. Versus 2.5 AT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD) the listed difference is AWD, not output. Gross 2700 kg; kerb not measured.

Choose 2.5 MT (184 hp, Gasoline, RWD) if you want the lightest measured Terra (1791 kg), the lowest kg/hp among versions that have a kerb (~9.73), 6-speed Manual, and 95 fuel. You give up 199 Nm vs any Diesel and 6 hp vs any Diesel. Boost is No. Gross not measured; mpg not measured.

Choose 2.5 AT (184 hp, Gasoline, RWD) if you want Gasoline and Automatic without AWD. Versus the Gasoline Manual you add 39 kg kerb (1830 vs 1791) and one extra ratio (7 vs 6). Versus 2.5 AT (190 hp, Diesel, RWD) you lose 6 hp and 199 Nm; Diesel kerb is not measured, so you cannot claim it is lighter or heavier than that Diesel Automatic from this table.

Choose 2.5 AT (184 hp, Gasoline, AWD) if you want AWD and will not take Diesel. It is the heaviest measured Terra (1919 kg), 128 kg over the Gasoline Manual, ~10.43 kg/hp. Same 184 hp / 251 Nm as the other Gasolines. If AWD and 450 Nm both matter, the data points to 2.3 AT (190 hp, Diesel, AWD) or 2.5 AT (190 hp, Diesel, AWD) instead — those two match each other on 190 hp and 450 Nm and differ on displacement and rpm, not on the AWD badge.

Short decision map

Prices are not in the data, so “what the extra money buys” here means what the extra hardware buys in the measured columns: drive, gearbox, 190 vs 184 hp, 450 vs 251 Nm, 2298 vs 2488 cm³, and the kilogram figures that exist.