Nissan X-Trail test drive since 2007 SUV

New X-Trail: the first test in Russia

The presentation of the new X-Trail began with information about the past merits of X-Trail. In total, more than 800 thousand crossovers of the previous generation were sold in the world. In Europe, having implemented 300 thousand cars, the models managed to take first place at all.
It is planned that the second generation X-Trail will support the baton and will go to sales leaders among crossovers not only in Europe. The priority market is now Russia. Moreover, the X-Trail will be assembled at a new plant near St. Petersburg.
Most of the current SUVs are made in unisex style. Against their background, X-Trail favorably has an abundance of straight angles. At first glance, X-Trail has not changed much. However, the numbers say the opposite: the wheelbase increased by 5 mm, the total length - by 175 mm. It has become higher by 10 mm. and wider by 20 mm. The hardness of the body has also increased. The exact numbers are kept secret, but according to Nissan representatives, these indicators are better than that of competitors.
Why does the new X-Trail not look new? The answer is simple: everything suited the former customers. Therefore, Nissan decided not to cut on the living. Only a few strokes were added to the usual external features: headlight disperfires were larger, and the back found great solidity. The remaining differences are in appearance and you will not find. The main changes are waiting inside.
According to the representatives of Nissan, X-Trail received a completely new salon. So it is, for the X -Trail it is new, but at the same time it is identical to the youngest - Nissan Qashqai. Moreover, X-Trail shares one platform with it.
Nissan is no longer experimenting with the central location of the devices. Devices, a selection selector of the transmission mode, variator, steering wheel power power, the skin on the seats is the same as that of Qashqai. It is clear that the unification is designed to reduce the cost of the car. Owners of cheaper Kashkayev can be proud of, but will potential customers X-Trail like this kinship?
The presence of various plastics was surprised. Several shades of gray, silver, black. Part is hard, part is soft. It is not clear why this vinaigrette. The most striking interior innovation is four cooled cup holder.
I started a salon test with the back seats. Despite the sensations of a large crossover, it was not spacious in the back seats. On a long trip, only two people of medium height can work comfortably. But the most amazing is a panoramic hatch with an electric drive. Perhaps the largest among me. The large area of \u200b\u200bglazing can only be in panoramic roofs. So, this all the hatch-loud eats the whole space above his head. With my height of 180 cm, it was impossible to stick a palm between the roof and the head. Come on a pit on the road, and you will immediately abandon your head in upholstery.
Nevertheless, X-Trail turned out to be a very comfortable car. When the irregularities of vibration to the body are practically not transmitted. On a broken road X-Trail in his element, he feels no worse on a good asphalt. Joints, seams at speed he simply flies. Courage stability, unlike Qashqai, is on top. The indicator of the limit capabilities is only the knock of shock absorbers on the Hitch, but besides acoustic support in the limit modes, there are no complaints about the suspension. Unlike most perpetrators and SUVs, when loading, the situation changes for the worse. The car becomes more sensitive to irregularities.
The trunk compared to the predecessor not only increased (its volume is now 603 liters), but also became more practical. Its internal space is divided by a partition into two levels, and for dirty or valuable things there is a retractable tray. If you fold the seats, the trunk volume will grow to the immodest 1773l.
In the Russian market, the buyer is offered only gasoline motors with a volume of 2.0l (140l.s.) and 2.5 l (169l.s.). According to Nissan engineers, the new ecological diesel will not be able to work on the Russian diesel fuel in it too much sulfur.
The two -liter engine is known to Russian customers by the Qashqai model. The most unpleasant in it is its acoustic accompaniment. With a suburban ride for this buzz, you pay attention to the most acute. It, subjectively, has the same curve as the dynamic characteristics of the motor: 90% of the torque is reached already at 2000 rpm, and the maximum power falls at 6000 rpm. If we talk about fuel efficiency, then in mixed mode we had about 14 liters per 100 kilometers.
We chose a test car with mechanics. The transfers on the handle are turned on clearly, and the clutch drive is very informative. Due to the fact that the box is six -speed, the programs came out short and if you quickly wield a lever, the acceleration is quite intense. An alternative to mechanics is a very successful wedding variator. For a 2.5-liter motor, the variator, as in the kashkai, has virtual steps, and manual mode. For a two -liter CVT variator without manual mode.
The X-Trail of the second generation has implemented a new intellectual system of all-wheel drive All Mode 4x4-I with electronic control. Now she works in tandem with ESP, performing the functions of maintaining exchange rate stability. It also has a forecasting mode that allows you to evaluate the risk of slipping of the wheels based on the analysis of the position of the throttle and the torque of the engine. This makes it possible to supply torque to the rear axle before the front wheels begin to lose the clutch with the road.
The selection selector of the transmission mode has two fixed positions: 2WD, when only the front wheels and 4WD are driven into motion, when the torque is automatically distributed by an electromagnetic coupling. In the case of slipping or at a sharp start, the rear wheels are connected. The extreme position is a non -fixed Lock mode. In this position at speeds up to 40 km/h. The drive between the front and rear wheels is distributed symmetrically.
The X-TRIIL is also equipped with a system of assistance from the mountain (DDS), when the descent is controlled by electronics and is maintained at the level of 7 km/h, and an anti-leaving system that automatically works with a slope of more than 10 degrees.
Unfortunately, there was no outright off -road on our way. Nevertheless, we found several areas with puddles and mud imitating the village thaw. I translate the selector into Lock mode and the car is quite confidently crawling from the edge to the edge of the road. ESP actively crunches, blocking the skid wheels. The main restriction for the X-Trail outside the roads is a low-located muffler and plastic bumper. I somehow do not want to check them for strength.
Nissan designers managed to embody the best SUV features in the new generation, but competitors did not doze off. For classmates, innovations such as the ABS system are offered, with a variable algorithm for off -road. Or, for example, unlike competitors, the X-Trail is not supplied to the Russian market with satellite navigation. There are no economical diesel engines.
The car in the basic configuration with a two -liter engine and manual transmission will cost from 872 984 rubles. The price of the richest configuration with a variator and a 2.5-liter engine will be 1,069,484 rubles. Prices for a new generation did not increase much, which should allow X-Trail to successfully compete against the background of analogues. If at the same time the plant can satisfy the dimensionless demand of the domestic consumer, then the sales of the X-Trail should really become record.
Yaroslav Marshalkin
      
 

 

Source: Auto.mail.ru