New Nissan X Trail?

veetwin

Any opinions or experience of the new Nissan Xtrail? A mate is considering the the SV Auto version with a list price of around €35k. Looks like a nice machine though I haven't seen one in the flesh yet.

Casati

veetwin wrote: »

Any opinions or experience of the new Nissan Xtrail? A mate is considering the the SV Auto version with a list price of around €35k. Looks like a nice machine though I haven't seen one in the flesh yet.

Ive been considering one of them too, in manual- they are well packaged, with SV you get the full sunroof, parking sensors and load of other toys. The 1.6 is a Renault engine that has been in the Scenic for the last three years and is sweet economical engine and reliable engine. I'd spend extra for 7 seats, although they are tiny, they are useful for kids and will pay for themselves come resale.

bazz26

It's basically replaced the old Qashqai +2 so it's a larger version of the new Qashqai that was launched earlier this year. 1.6 dci engine has 130bhp and is a Renault/Nissan engine which was introduced about 2 years ago in the previous generation.

Yakuza

I traded in my QQ+2 (1.6 petrol) for an SVE last week. Amazing spec for the money when compared to, say, the Santa Fe (which is a great looking car), but you need to go to the Premium spec to get a sunroof and GPS which is north of 50k. Leather, 4-way parking camera, sensors, self-parking, GPS, internet connectivity (via your phone), heated seats, opening sunroof, powered tailgate...etc etc. I'd be hard pushed to think of anything else I'd want in terms of toys.

When I first heard about it only being offered as a 1.6 here I was a bit sceptical, but when I took one for a spin it showed it had plenty of power when needed. (In Australia, it comes with a 2.5 petrol, now that would be a sweet little number I'd imagine). Boot size is better than the QQ+2 (about another suitcase worth I'd say), 3rd row of seats are for kids only but they won't see much use with me (I don't think the 5 seat option is available here, at least not yet, but that boot is cavernous).

I've only driven it around town so far, but soon I'll be driving it on UK and Spanish motorways; looking forward to seeing how the engine handles on the hillier parts (the last QQ struggled a bit, my previous 1.5D coped better). It is a bit taller than the QQ+2 and my instinct tells me not to throw it into too many corners, but that's fine by me. If I want a driver's car I'll get myself a BMW, right now I've got a family to ferry around and I want to do so in comfort and safety.

carsfan

They do appear to be loaded with extras for the money but I read a couple of reviews that said the engine was just about up to the job for getting around and would struggle if the car was fully loaded.
I saw one on the road last week in black and thought it looked very impressive.
Imagine they will sell very well

copacetic

Yakuza wrote: »

I traded in my QQ+2 (1.6 petrol) for an SVE last week. Amazing spec for the money when compared to, say, the Santa Fe (which is a great looking car), but you need to go to the Premium spec to get a sunroof and GPS which is north of 50k. Leather, 4-way parking camera, sensors, self-parking, GPS, internet connectivity (via your phone), heated seats, opening sunroof, powered tailgate...etc etc. I'd be hard pushed to think of anything else I'd want in terms of toys.

When I first heard about it only being offered as a 1.6 here I was a bit sceptical, but when I took one for a spin it showed it had plenty of power when needed. (In Australia, it comes with a 2.5 petrol, now that would be a sweet little number I'd imagine). Boot size is better than the QQ+2 (about another suitcase worth I'd say), 3rd row of seats are for kids only but they won't see much use with me (I don't think the 5 seat option is available here, at least not yet, but that boot is cavernous).

I've only driven it around town so far, but soon I'll be driving it on UK and Spanish motorways; looking forward to seeing how the engine handles on the hillier parts (the last QQ struggled a bit, my previous 1.5D coped better). It is a bit taller than the QQ+2 and my instinct tells me not to throw it into too many corners, but that's fine by me. If I want a driver's car I'll get myself a BMW, right now I've got a family to ferry around and I want to do so in comfort and safety.

Did you get the 4x4 version? What kind of finance offers do nissan have on? From a quick check if their site, their nissan go pcp plans seem very expensive with high aprs of 8 or so, double what some of the other car makers are offering?

Saw on on the road and looks very well, but as far as I can tell you can't combine auto with 4x4 and the performance specs are poor for outside the city driving with such a small engine and slow acceleration. Have you had to do any overtaking in it as yet?

Yakuza

Naah, just went for the 2WD version with MT. I'll be keeping this one for a good few years, so didn't bother with PCP. It's not going to be chosen for its performance, but it's decent enough to me (bear in mind I was coming from a 1.6 petrol which was fairly insipid).

I took it for an approx. 80km spin from the house, up the M1 to Balbriggan, back down to Howth Head via Baldoyle and then home again so got a good mixture of motorway, urban and hilly driving, it handled everything effortlessly (just me in it, but there seemed to be plenty more poke if needed). Plenty of grunt for overtaking, but at motorway speeds I did notice the cross winds more than I did previously.

Good economy too with the instantaneous consumption hovering between 4 and 5 l/100km when cruising in 50-60 zones and between 6 and 7 when cruising on the motorway. An indicated 115km/h seemed to be the sweet spot in terms of speed vs economy. I've got about 800km of motorway driving coming up soon so I'll have a better feel for how it fares once I've them under my belt.

copacetic

Sounds good, my current fuel consumption is 3 to 4 times that and bhp is roughly double. So something has to give I guess. Must get a test drive.

Impressed with the spec in the sve, but not sure they will make enough of a difference to GMFV price in 3 years to justify them.

Edit - one other question, none of the pics online show the boot with cover in place and extra seats stowed. Does it properly cover the load area or is there gaps left for the rear two seatbelts? Also the centre armrest in the back, when it's down is there really a through hole to the boot?

Yakuza

300 km down, motorway all the way with a full boot, plenty of power when needed. The tonneau cover does cover the load area if the 2nd row seats are fully moved back (I shoved them forward to make more room in the boot, still plenty of rear legroom with the seats moved forward).

The 3rd row seatbelts are clipped to the side of the car when not in use, the cover doesn't affect them. (The QQ's belts were rolled up in the corner of the car, having two buckles to clip in)

Yes, if you have the central divider down in the rear seats, you can see and get through to the boot. At the end of the day it's a hatchback and not a saloon so it's not possible to securely separate the load area from the passenger area.

carsfan

Veetwin
Has your friend tried the auto version of this yet?
I read in reviews that it is a cvt gearbox and would be interested to know what he thought of it as some of the uk press are not impressed but I always think you have to look at road testers views with a grain of salt as they are often not reflective of real world day to day experiences

SmithySeller

Thinking of test driving one of these. Seems its nearly as big as a new Santa Fe, 6cm narrower and shorter, but taller. Might be a good alternative to an MPV. Anyone that's been in one, would you reckon you would get 3 child seats into the second row? Ta..

Yakuza

Not a chance with 3 car seats. We just about get a car seat and a booster with my 12-year old in the middle (with not much wiggle room). In maybe 3-4 years, hen the kids are bigger they'll fit better (when the 4 year old is in a cushion and the 7y/o is tall enough to not need a booster.

It's about the same width inside as my prev QQ+2, but there is loads more legroom in the 2nd row. Even with the seats moved forward to almost the maximum, the kids have plenty of room, but moving the seats forward creates a cavernous boot. (Small niggle, in this configuration the tonneau cover doesn't quite hide the boot contents).