Category: Pick-ups 
Price Range: £19,245 to £26,795
Chunky styling, loads of torque, towing ability, adept off-road
Impractical around town, if you need to go there, overdone styling
It's a good compromise between a family 4x4 and a working vehicle, although it does seem a shame to get it dirty
Good by truck standards, less good by passenger vehicle standards; the suspension set-up is quite advanced compared with that of many pick-ups, but still crude, with its rear rigid axle and leaf springs. This means a rolling, wallowing ride around corners, although you do get used to lolloping along. By truck standards, it comes very well equipped, with velour seats, a leather-rimmed steering wheel and climate control, and the cabin environment is pleasant. Unless you're sharing it with farm animals, we suppose. The Navara's double cab seats five, with plenty of room for all, and then there's that load bay out the back. Its square structure gives more than enough headroom and elbowroom, although rear legroom isn't as generous for adults as you'd expect from a vehicle this size, and the rear seats are rather flat and unsupportive. No satellite navigation here, although you could probably get a dealer-fit aftermarket system. The stereo is workmanlike rather than concert quality, with just four speakers and a single-slot CD player, but it's more than good enough for shouting at radio talk-show hosts on the way to the building site.
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