{"id":466,"date":"2007-05-19T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-19T03:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/nissan%e2%80%99s-new-suv\/"},"modified":"2007-05-21T00:12:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-20T18:54:00","slug":"nissan-new-x-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/nissan-new-x-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nissan’s new SUV..<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/u1:p>The world\u2019s fifth largest manufacturer \u2013 Renault Nissan may be late entrant to India<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place> but that does not seem to halt the enthusiasm of world\u2019s fastest growing manufacturer. Nissan \u2013Renault \u2013Mahindra has palnned to invest around Rs4000 crore for their new plant in Chennai. Renault has rolled out its wide body car Logan<\/st1:city><\/st1:city> and Logan<\/st1:place><\/st1:city><\/st1:place><\/st1:city> already tops the segment in Auto magazines\/portals comparison test. Similar to its sibling, Nissan wants to be a serious player in India<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>. Carlos Ghoshn the CEO of Renault-Nissan said, Nissan and Renault may sell cars in same segment in India<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> in future. Nissan and Renault may also opt for different marketing partners for distribution of their cars. Nissan India<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:country-region> currently offers Teana sedan and Nissan X trail SUV in India<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>. X trail is the only popular product of Nissan India<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place>. Nissan has exhibited the new Nissan X trail in recently held Geneva Motor show. Nissan has ambitious plans for India<\/st1:country-region><\/st1:place><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> from 1.3lakh car to sporty sedan 350Z, but Nissan will wait and use the X trail for its brand building till its Chennai plant is ready for production. Let\u2019s check the new X trail! <\/u1:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Engine and Powertrain:<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/o:p><\/u1:p><\/p>\n

New X trail is offered powered by four engines (two petrol and two diesel). Of the four engines for the western market, only one petrol engine is carried forward to the new X trail. But for the Indian new X trail, Nissan may go for the diesel engine. The 2.0L diesel one with 150hp and other with 173hp, Torque outputs are 320Nm and 360Nm respectively, 90 per cent of which is developed, in both cases, at a low 1750rpm. Both engines are fitted with diesel particulate filters to minimise emissions Transmissions will be a choice between a six-speed manual and CVT automatic, or a six-speed auto for the 173bhp diesel. <\/u1:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Styling and engineering:<\/em><\/strong> <\/u1:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Truly this kind of vehicles is easy to market – the new Xtrail is all about clever engineering. From the users feedback Nissan has carefully engineered the new Xtrail. New X trail is evolutionary, rather than revolutionary. <\/u1:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n

In the styling, Nissan retains the classic, solid shoulder line, large glasshouse and the window and tall SUV proportions of the original for the new X trail. With a high mounted stop lamp integrated to the frame and extended tail lamps looks afresh from the rear. Low loading sill and larger tail gate are clever engineering but new X trail too miss sidesteps which is very important for SUVs. Soft feel materials feature on all touch points, while grained plastics and flocked surfaces in contrasting shades \u2013 black and grey or black and sand \u2013 are used throughout the cockpit. Depending on the trim level, instrument surrounds and other features are finished in silver or titanium colours to give a technical feel. <\/u1:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n

In the new X trail instrument cluster has been positioned behind the steering wheel; unlike the existing X trail\u2019s centre-of-the-dash mounted instrument panel. This move is claimed to allow greater versatility in the centre console and provide space for the audio system. New X trail is slightly larger than before: its wheelbase has increased by 5mm to 2630mm, while overall length has risen by 175mm to 4630mm. Much of this extra length can be found in the trunk area, which has increased dramatically in size (from 410L to 603L). A notable feature in the new X trail is the intelligent double-decker trunk – trunk with a sliding drawer under the floor where valuable items can be stored away from prying eyes. The drawer has partition walls that can be placed in a number of different positions or removed altogether as required. This has been achieved by rerouting the exhaust silencer from its original transverse position under the boot floor to a north\/south location alongside the rear wheel well. Raised ribs have been placed at unequal distances apart to help prevent loads shifting when the vehicle is on the move. <\/u1:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n

For better ride and handling:<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/o:p><\/u1:p><\/p>\n

New X trail features strut-type suspension at the front with a multi-link system at the rear, both ends being mounted on separate rubber insulated sub-frames to provide enhanced refinement and isolation from vibrations. With the approach and departure angles as 28 and 23 degrees and with a generous 200mm ground clearance, the new X trail will be able to traverse difficult terrain with a comparative ease. <\/u1:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Safety and Special Features:<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/o:p><\/u1:p><\/p>\n

Apart from the standard safety features which includes airbags, ABS and EBD, new X trail features the intelligent four-wheel drive system. Intelligent 4x4i includes two unique systems to Nissan: Downhill Drive Support (DDS) and Uphill Start Support (USS). USS is a fully automatic system that maintains brake control on 10 percent inclines until the driver starts to move away. DDS uses the vehicle’s anti-lock brakes to maintain a descent speed of 7 kilometers-per-hour, enabling the driver to concentrate on steering. <\/u1:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n

New X trail\u2019s long list of equipments includes power windows front and rear, and Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity. Principal options include Xenon headlamps, roof rails with fully integrated driving lamps, and satellite navigation with a full colour screen shared with the rear parking camera. <\/u1:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Price and the launch:<\/em><\/strong>
\n<\/o:p><\/u1:p><\/p>\n

Nissan India say that the new X trail would most likely be in India \u201cwithin a year or maybe sooner\u201d and pricing would be slightly higher than the current version\u2019s Rs 25-30 lakh range, due to the higher 113 percent import duty on fully-built vehicles.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

For Nissan’s Indian Line up <\/u1:p><\/a><\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nissan’s new SUV.. The world\u2019s fifth largest manufacturer \u2013 Renault Nissan may be late entrant to India but that does not seem to halt the enthusiasm of world\u2019s fastest growing manufacturer. Nissan \u2013Renault \u2013Mahindra has palnned to invest around Rs4000 crore for their new plant in Chennai. Renault has rolled out its wide body car … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “Nissan”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,33],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vicky.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}