Test drive Nissan Qashqai 2007 - 2010 SUV

Seven on the shops

A pair of additional places, other sizes, proportions and positioning with a novelty expanding the Kashkai tribe, Sergey Voskresensky met. Photo by the author and Nissan.
This must, first convince everyone of the advantages of the original crossover called compact, praise maneuverability, chassis, adaptability to city life, emphasize the rationality of the layout and size of the salon and suddenly take a 7-seater car in size after 18 months! They say: it is more universally, spacious, preferable as a family vehicle. What for? Why? And what about the X-trail, with which they will probably intersect, if not in size, then in price? About such skeptical thoughts, I went to the presentation of a new crossover. Rather, not new, but in general, I meet Nissan-Kashkai+2.
The increase was beneficial
And if you discard the diligently cultivated need for additional places (it is better not to meddle on an adult), do not hide on the discussions about the choice of a crossover with the capabilities of a mini-wen? Then it will be easier to agree with the creators of the car: Kashkai+2 more pretty the collective, an increase in sizes was beneficial. Undoubtedly, he retained a sort of kurguza charm, but, stretching out and as if growing up, became more harmonious and proportional.
In the interior of the elongated pot, you should not look for fundamental changes. Well, perhaps a number of rear (sorry, medium!) Seats acquired adjustments and added 140 liters of volume to the luggage compartment. Two additional places for those who are below one hundred and sixty are growing from his gender.
The body as such has changed more thoroughly. The point is not only in increasing height, length and base. The front and especially the rear doors became others, which made the landing more convenient. Side windows, trunk door, geometric parameters of the cabin have changed. In a word, only the design of the interior, a set of engines and transmissions and the front part, approximately to the windshield rack, have been preserved from the previous pot. Even the pendants and the steering amplifier had to be reconfigured, because the car became a little heavier, moreover, he added significantly in the carrying capacity.
The reserve of certainty
Probably the previous environment, controls, a neat, discreet interior are to blame. Once at the wheel of a plus of the second, I instantly forgot about the novelty so easily and naturally the same 2 liters and 140 gasoline horses accelerate the covered car. Flexible, confident acceleration, coordinated, clearly in the topic of the work of 6-speed mechanics, the usual rumble of the motor, breaking through the salon after 3000 rpm.
I remember that the previous version with very careless, noisy pendants had a good, interesting handling. Yes, and this car is just great: easily, fervently and very reliable! There is nothing unusual in the behavior, however, seeing how surprisingly the car takes the intricate serpentines of the French Alps, you begin to think: is it not preferable to the behavior of an ordinary, short -term version? It is necessary to compare!
In the meantime, we pay attention to the pendants. It turns out that Kashkai knows how to be not only elastic, but also comfortable. He completely silently, without sharp savings, overcomes the majority of irregularities. Without believing the sensations, I turn off the gravel: no, the car really changed much more friendly to the driver and passengers. Comfort, of course, is not in abundance, but the fact: Kashkai+2 protects well even from pardon.
To reinforce the sensations, I move into a diesel car (perhaps such a kashkai will ever appear in Russia). But this is clearly rude in the chassis settings, it is not so elegantly controlled and shocks noticeably stronger. No, let the diesel not in a hurry to us yet!
A thousand per place
There is no trace of skepticism about the elongated, as a dachshund, a compact-crossover and a trace. Moreover, Kashkai+2 turned out to be a truly attractive car not only harmoniously folded, but also correctly driving. He is perhaps more interesting than the basic brother, at least the 2-liter front-wheel drive version is as follows. He would get rid of a rather conditional and, in my opinion, not very popular third row of seats, or a competent SUV will turn out!
In the meantime, you will have to pay: for large sizes, capacity, variety of interior transformation options and additional passenger places including. Expected increase in value, alas, 2000 euros. _x0008_
Nissan Qashqai+2 attempts to instill in the crossover the manner of an exemplary family man was very successful.
Between Wan and the Universal
No matter how the relationship with an additional row of seats in Kashkai+2 develops, one cannot but evaluate the solid potential of the changes laid down in the design of the crossover, especially its back. Here is an increase in the opening of the fifth door, and the appearance of a special compartment under the trunk floor, in which, in addition to things, it is supposed to remove the roller curtain removed when using seats of the third row. And also a solid set of adjustments and transformations of a separate passenger sofa: it can now be shifted by 240 mm and, of course, folding the angles of the back of the backs in various variations.

 



 

A source: The magazine "Driving"