While the Navara’s 171 bhp, four cylinder 2.5-litre DCi powerplant provides the Nissan pick up with reasonable levels of urge, Unichip Europe’s latest U-Connect plug and play Uni-Q ECU fitment offers a significant performance upgrade at an affordable price. Once installed, the performance gains produced by the Uni-Q are immediately noticeable – peak power increases 29 bhp to a maximum of 200 bhp at 4300 rpm. Meanwhile, torque, an important factor with a utility vehicle such as the Navara, rises 25 lb.ft to a measured maximum of 265 lb.ft.
On the road the Unichip enhanced Nissan Navara feels sharper, livelier and more eager, responding well from very low revs, enabling swift and safe towing, overtaking and fast road driving. Despite the extra performance, Nissan Navara 2.5 DCi owners will be pleased that the Uni-Q’s extra performance doesn’t detract from the car’s 29 mpg combined fuel economy. Tests have proven that thanks to a combination of the increased low speed torque and efficiencies realised by the refined Unichip Uni-Q ECU map, fuel economy is unaffected by the Unichip U-Connect package, with drivers actually reporting a 5-10% better fuel consumption compared to standard.
Available now directly from Unichip Europe, priced at £398.78 excluding VAT and carrying part number ppNIS12.0, the Unichip U-Connect suits the six speed manual transmission variant of the 2.5-litre DCi Nissan Navara produced from 2005 until spring 2010.
