@Wilson, thnks for the questions. I'm not an auto professional but loved the industry. The Toyota is a very good car and mind set in Kenya is primarily parts availability, costs and that they hold market resale value due to popularity. Whatever the Toyota has, the Nissan has the same too. Now I cannot write further for Toyota but let me do for Nissan Primera. One thing I like about Nissan is that they are similar to Subaru, Honda, Mitsubishi and don't change models very frequently, which maintains a useful parts supply line for a number of years. Nissan and Subaru and otehrs too try and create cars a bit more innovatively, within the same engine class. For example, the 2.0litre QR20DE Nissan engine pushes out 145 bhp. Without even putting large marketing stickers on the engine like VVTi etc, the QR20DE engine is fully variable value timings sytems, chain driven cam-shafts, full alloy engines. Nissan's approach to the interior produces a centre console display with plenty of passenger space. On the Primera, Nissan outsourced it to French designers and they came up with a unique car.

 

Let us do the visual aspects and costs. Both are sporty versions, if using a 2litre engine and CVT transmission :

 

Nissan Primera : Shape 2004 onwards :

 

 

 

 

Toyota Avensis :Shape 2004 onwards :  

 

 

You guess is as good as mind on Toyota popularity. :-)

 

 

 

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