{"id":49187,"date":"2017-10-19T15:14:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T14:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/?p=49187"},"modified":"2022-06-14T12:05:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:05:26","slug":"new-nissan-x-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/cars\/new-nissan-x-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"New Nissan X-Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a bit of a change of pace, isn\u2019t it? Normally my job here at Influx Magazine is to write about rare, sporty, exotic, and even sometimes historical machines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I get to gush over beautiful styling, incredible performance figures, and the rich layers of history. However, away from the glamour of the super cars, the mad prices of the classics, and the thrills of the race track, there\u2019s been a quiet success story going on. This story goes by the name of the Nissan X-Trail. X-Trail? Yes, reader, X-Trail – what you\u2019re looking at here is the world\u2019s best-selling SUV.<\/p>\n

\"X-Trail<\/a><\/figure>\n

Now, that\u2019s really quite an achievement when you think about it. SUVs are the thriving, thumping pulse of the global car market. Anyone who\u2019s anyone in the car producing business is clamouring to get their SUV to market, hoping it\u2019ll be bigger and better than competitors to tap into the relentless sales that this sector generates. There are an awful lot of resources being thrown at the SUV market, and the X-Trail is currently the one that comes out on top. For those of you who love a good stat – 3.7 million X-Trails have been sold worldwide since its launch in 2000. Naturally this seemed like a good time to put one to the test then, especially as Nissan has just launched a new one. A car that sells deep into seven-figures must be something pretty decent, and Nissan is certainly confident, packing us off to North Wales to experience its best-seller both on and off-road.<\/p>\n

\"X-Trail<\/a><\/figure>\n

Before we go any further I should probably explain what exactly the Nissan X-Trail is. In terms us Influxers – who are normally more familiar with sports cars than everyday best-sellers – can get our heads around. It\u2019s a relatively modest-styled five or seven seat SUV with 4WD and a choice of petrol and diesel engines that starts at just over \u00a323,000. There\u2019s nothing really about it that absolutely grabs your attention, as in most cars of this segment there\u2019s no \u2018wow\u2019 factor, but the recipe of reliability, economy, and value for money is what has been a hit with buyers to this point.<\/p>\n

\"X-Trail<\/a><\/figure>\n

On the first drive, it became obvious that the petrol engines are a bit disappointing. Well, it\u2019s not the engines exactly, it\u2019s the fact that low-powered petrol engines just don\u2019t feel at home in an SUV that weighs in at just over 2-tonnes. Best then to go for the diesel, and you\u2019ll want one with as much grunt as possible because none of the X-Trails are particularly quick and that can leave you lacking a bit when looking to overtake. As usual with heavy SUVs, a 2.0-litre diesel in the highest power output – in this case 177-horses supplemented with 380Nm of torque. If you\u2019re a stat-freak still not satisified since my last hot piece of trivia, that means 62mph in 10-seconds and 40+mpg if you behave yourself. Not bad at all for something heavier than a small nation.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n

All SUVs of a certain size drive in pretty much a similar way, and that story hasn\u2019t changed here. The overriding feeling you get from driving it is of a smooth ride with a commanding high seating position, and the usual SUV discomforts in corners – corners and SUVs don\u2019t tend to mix at this level, but who really cares? Is there really much point going into deep details about how a big SUV drives? No, not really. You know what to expect, and it\u2019s exactly that.<\/p>\n

\"X-Trail<\/a><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s really impressive how easy off-roading has been made by computer systems and all-wheel drive cleverness, we took the new X-Trail around a disused mining site in North Wales and it felt right at home. We can relay to you with confidence that if you want to climb or descend a steep muddy bank, you can. Want to go through deep water? You can do that too. The new X-Trail won\u2019t exactly get you to the South Pole, but it will cope with just about anything a normal person will throw at it. Winter conditions certainly won\u2019t be a problem.<\/p>\n

\"X-Trail<\/a><\/figure>\n

The world\u2019s best-selling SUV then, eh? Drives like an SUV, can off-road like an SUV should, and it isn\u2019t too expensive for an SUV either.<\/p>\n

It won\u2019t knock your socks off, it won\u2019t excite anybody, but it will get you around with comfort and ease for a price that won\u2019t knock your bank manager to the floor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"X-Trail<\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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