Optional on the Patrol station-wagons as well as the tradie/farmer-oriented cab-chassis line-up, the ZD30 was not just a four-cylinder engine, but a much more modern take on the turbo-diesel engine ...

While the ZD30 engine should have been a major step forward in terms of technology with common-rail technology and double overhead camshafts, in reality, the engine was not one of Nissan’s finest ...