Nissan X-Trail

Hybrid powerfulness marks a invited instrumentality to signifier for the Hyundai Santa Fe rival The Nissan X-Trail has recovered itself successful a somewhat unusual place, and a acold outcry from what it erstwhile was. As the brand’s largest SUV successful Europe, and 1 disposable with 7 seats, it is earthy to comparison it with different seven-seaters specified arsenic the Skoda Kodiaq, Kia Sorento, Hyundai Santa Fe and adjacent the behemoth Toyota Highlander.But that was ne'er the constituent of the X-Trail. It was launched successful 2001 arsenic a reasonably no-nonsense Land Rover Freelander-esque 4x4, and Nissan made plentifulness of sound astatine the clip astir the four-wheel thrust strategy (two-wheel-drive versions came overmuch later) and uncarpeted boot.The X-Trail’s ngo remained overmuch the aforesaid for the 2nd generation, though it gained much family-friendly sensibilities, and by that constituent the X-Trail had to stock showroom abstraction with the Nissan Qashqai, which for astir radical fulfilled the aforesaid role. So, for the 3rd generation, the X-Trail grew a small and efficaciously replaced the seven-seat Qashqai+2. And since the Qashqai tends to beryllium a spot smaller than cars similar the Kia Sportage and Toyota RAV4, that allowed the 2 Nissan SUVs to coexist.The caller 1 mostly picks up wherever the past 1 near off. Visually it looks little similar a large Qashqai, but successful galore ways that is inactive what the X-Trail is. As such, it’s much of a Sportage and RAV4 rival, conscionable 1 with a tiny 3rd enactment of seats.For 2026, it has been facelifted. It's a spot of a spot-the-difference workout visually, but there's a refreshed infotainment system. There's thing unusual going connected with the powertrain line-up, though. Range astatine a glanceAt launch, this procreation of X-Trail was disposable with 1 front-wheel thrust mild-hybrid petrol motor and 2 versions of Nissan's e-Power afloat hybrid system: a modular front-wheel thrust and the four-wheel thrust e-4orce. With the 2026 facelift, the mild hybrid was dropped. VersionPowerNissan X-Trail Mild hybrid 163 †161bhpNissan X-Trail E-Power201bhpNissan X-Trail E-Power E-4Orce210bhpTRANSMISSIONS1-spd simplification cogwheel (full hybrid)CVT (mild hybrid)