An overview of a completely new, third-generation Nissan X-Trail that has become completely different from its old "brothers" crossovers.
Many SUV enthusiasts believe that a car should, with its brutal appearance, resemble a huge wardrobe on wheels. All of them, for sure, will be unpleasant to learn that another famous representative of purely male cars has fallen victim to marketing moves. The birth of a new (third in a row) generation Nissan X-Trail T32 is accompanied by a radical change in its image. Fans of chopped lines and ascetic archaism have nothing more to do while driving this "Japanese". From now on, he will be a typical representative of the kind of crossover, which is usually attributed to the premium segment. By the way, for the US market, the car is referred to as the Nissan Rogue.
The adherents of the old look of the Nissan X-Trail, which by this time had survived the change of two generations and one restyling, had a bad feeling back in 2012, when the Japanese showed their conceptual Hi-Cross crossover at the Geneva motor show.
In parallel, representatives of Nissan voiced the desire to give all their models similarity and corporate recognition. This suggested that the expensive and chic Nissan Qashqai, Nissan Pathfinder, or even more so Nissan Murano would hardly be modified, adjusting their looks to the canons of the old-fashioned appearance of the Nissan X-Trail. And all fears were confirmed at the presentation of the third generation of the X-Trail in Frankfurt, because the new product turned out to be a spacious, comfortable and very modern-looking crossover.
X-Trail will start producing in Russia in 2015
The new Nissan X-Trail, which has caused its radical change in its image, controversy among fans of expensive SUVs and connoisseurs of square SUVs, should begin to roll off the assembly line of the St. Petersburg plant of the Nissan company by mid-2015. In addition, this crossover will be produced in Indonesia in the city of Purwakarta and in Japan itself in the city of Kyushu for consumers from Europe and Asia.
Appearance of the third generation X-Trail
It is enough to look at the new product from the front to understand that the fashionable, slightly squinted headlights decorated with LED strips of running lights, a V-shaped radiator grill with the Nissan logo and a massive bumper with a hood completely changed the previously familiar rustic look of this car and gave it charisma and impudence.
In profile, the car looks expensive due to the perfectly drawn monumental wheel arches, stylish alloy wheels, embossed muscular fenders and the resulting visual sense of the waviness and bulge of the body silhouette. The rear is typical for crossovers: a laconic bumper, a dominant position of the tailgate in the form and a stylish spoiler and LED marker lights. The number of body color options is promised to be increased to eight.
The 2015 X-Trail SUV is based on the Japanese-French Common Module Family platform.
Its dimensions:
- length - 4640 mm;
- width - 1820 mm;
- height - 1715 mm;
- wheelbase - 2705 mm;
- clearance - 210 mm;
- the distance between the wheels is 1575 mm.
The designers managed to make the third generation of this "Japanese" look more compact than the second. But in fact, the car became longer by as much as 75 mm, wider - by 30 mm and higher - by 15 mm.
Interior of the new X-Trail 2015
It is enough to climb inside the third generation Nissan X-Trail to understand: the compact appearance of the body is just a design gimmick. The interior of the crossover is really spacious! Moving into the class of more expensive cars, the new X-Trail inside became similar to Infiniti. From him he took many design solutions and better and more expensive finishing materials.
The center console is adorned with a touchscreen display for the Nissan Connect infotainment system. Next to the multifunctional steering wheel, there is a dashboard, which also has a screen, although it is no longer a touchscreen and is only five 5-inches in size, but coping with the function of bringing to the attention of the driver all the information coming from the on-board computer.
There is so much space in the cabin, but the designers have taken care of giving the rear row of seats mobility. It can be moved forward or backward depending on the need to increase the trunk or interior. Adjustable at the back row and backrest tilt. It is planned that one of the options will offer the buyer to purchase the crossover Nissan X-trail 2015 with an additional third (child) row of seats, which will make it a seven-seater. The panoramic roof, already familiar from the previous generation of this SUV, gives a special charm to the interior.
Specifications Nissan X-Trail T32
Nissan intends to release a new crossover with both front-wheel drive and a complete one in the form of the ALL MODE 4 × 4 plug-in system. The platform used is based on independent suspension with MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear.
The power steering will be electric, and the brakes will be disc brakes, both front and rear. The car is equipped with all modern active safety systems and the highest level of passive safety. Having an obedient steering wheel and a dense, even stiff suspension, the crossover is devoid of the danger of roll in a corner and is not subject, despite the high body, to windage in a crosswind. Noise and sound insulation of the interior space of the body is made at a level, because the model must confirm its claims for the premium segment.
Nissan X-Trail T32 2015 engine options:
- 1.6 liter 130-horsepower diesel engine that accelerates the car to a hundred in 11 seconds, provides a maximum speed of 186 km / h and consumes 5.3 liters of fuel on an average cycle.
- 2-liter 144-horsepower gasoline engine with acceleration to hundreds in 11.1 seconds, the ability to reach a speed of 183 km / h, and fuel consumption in mixed mode at 8.3 liters.
- 2.5-liter 171-horsepower gasoline engine with acceleration to “one hundred” in 10.5 seconds, and a top speed of 190 km / h, and the same 8.3 liters of fuel consumption in a mixed driving mode.
Transmissions will be six-speed, both automatic and mechanical.
Price Nissan X-Trail 2015 on a complete set
In the standard Nissan X-Trail will have: 6 airbags, start button, keyless access, central locking with remote control, fog lights, heated mirrors, dual-zone climate control, a multimedia system with 6 columns, electric trunk drive. In the USA, such a complete set of Nissan Rogue (the twin brother of our "hero") costs about 22 and a half thousand dollars. Ukraine has already reported that there will be three configuration options: XE, SE and LE. The cheapest option will cost UAH 380 thousand, the average one - 436 and a half thousand, and the “top” variation will cost almost UAH 560 thousand.
Price list for the complete set of Nissan X-Trail 2015 release (04/11/2015) in Russia:
Prices for NISSAN X-TRAIL XE (——) 2015 - low class:
- 2.0 l (144 hp 200 Nm), 6MT, 2WD (manual transmission, gasoline engine) - 1,199,000 rubles.
- 2.0 l (144 hp 200 Nm), CVT, 4WD (Xtronic, gasoline) - 1,369,000 rubles.
Prices for NISSAN X-TRAIL SE + (-AA—) 2015 - middle superior class:
- 2.0 l (144 hp 200 Nm), CVT, 2WD (Xtronic, gasoline) - 1,500,000 rubles.
- 2.0 l (144 hp 200 Nm), CVT, 4WD (Xtronic, gasoline) - 1,610,000 rubles.
- 1.6 l dCi (130 HP 320 Nm), 6MT, 4WD (manual transmission, diesel) - 1,640,000 rubles.
- 2.5 l (171 HP 233 Nm), CVT, 4WD (Xtronic, gasoline) - 1,770,000 rubles.
Prices for NISSAN X-TRAIL LE + (-B—) 2015 - high class:
- 2.0 l (144 hp 200 Nm), CVT, 4WD (Xtronic, gasoline) - 1 701 000 rubles.
- 1.6 l dCi (130 HP 320 Nm), 6MT, 4WD (manual transmission, diesel engine) - 1,731,000 rubles.
- 2.5 l (171 HP 233 Nm), CVT, 4WD (Xtronic, gasoline) - 1,861,000 rubles.
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