Nissan X-Trail

Overview

The X-Trail is one of the most popular SUVs from the house of Nissan being sold in the European markets since 2000. It has some great numbers to show when it comes down to sales over the years in the global market. It is available in both five-seater and seven-seater layout and is considered to be one of the best family cars worldwide.

The Nissan X-Trail entered into its third generation in 2014. With its huge surge in demand in recent years, it has grown to be one of the top-selling vehicles in UAE. The third generation model has received a mid-life update this year and is all set to roar in the Arabian market. The update improves the finishing of the cabin further, adds some safety features like rear-view monitoring and emergency braking along with some more colors to its palette. The mid-life update keeps the car fresh and competitive to the current market scenario.

Interior

Jump inside the updated Nissan X-Trail SUV and you will get a premium cabin to look around with a more modernized look. It has been completely refined to offer you a highly comfortable and convenient ride. The dashboard layout of the car now gets a sleek design and features almost everything, right before you for your convenience. The seats of the car are upholstered in fine quality fabrics for the base variants, while the SL variant gets top-quality leather upholstery.

The cabin of the car is quite spacious to offer a comfortable headroom and legroom for the occupants. The third row of the seven-seater ones is foldable that means you can easily create additional boot space when required. The boot space of the car is 135-litre, but you can expand it to 445-litre on folding the last row seats.

The car offers three driving modes - Eco, Normal and Sport. All the information are displayed on the 5.0-inch screen that allows you to drive it with more confidence. The presence of independent temperature controls allows both driver and passenger to adjust the climate as per their wish. With the NissanConnect feature, you can easily enjoy music, use social media and more stuff like that in the car itself.

Exterior

The updated 2018 Nissan X-Trail is a real stunner in terms of looks with sharp and premium touches all around. It is one of the best adventurous family cars in the UAE and with the update, it gets even more athletic and assertive. With a bold attitude, the sculpted body of the SUV gets several styling tweaks over the outgoing model and looks to have leaped to another level of engineering excellence. It now runs on the all-new sporty alloy wheels with flared arches that adds a lot to the impressive styling of the car.

Dimensionally, no changes have been witnessed to the updated model. It continues to stand on the 2,705 mm of wheelbase, while the length, breadth, and height remain 4,641 mm, 1,820 mm and 1,709 mm.

The car is an epitome of excellent design with chrome garnishment rightly done starting from the front grille to door handles and carried through to the roof. The LED headlights, with DRLs, revamped rear bumper and LED taillights adds to the premiumness of the design. It gets a power Panoramic Moonroof that offers to have a pleasing view sitting inside.

Engine Performance

The all-new 2018 Nissan X-Trail in UAE is available in only petrol guise, whereas it comes in primarily three different variants, S, SV, and SL. The top-end trims, SV and SL are available in only seven-seater layout with four-wheel-drive (4WD) system on offer. On the other side, the base variant SL gets both five- and seven-seater options, but the four-wheel-drive system is available with the five-seater only.

The SUV is powered by the 2.5-litre, four-cylinder, DOHC petrol engine that produces up to 169 bhp power at 6,000 rpm and 233 Nm torque at 4,000 rpm. The engine is paired with the Nissan’s new XTRONIC CVT gearbox that aids to produce high torque at low revolutions and improves the fuel economy as well.

With the X-Trail’s intelligent 4x4 drive system, you can enjoy great riding experience even on off-road. It gets an Auto Mode, which constantly monitors the road conditions to automatically adjust the power between the front and rear wheels in order to offer the best traction. For challenging road conditions, the 4WD mode is the best choice.

Braking Safety

Nissan introduces a completely new level of confidence to your ride with its intelligent mobility. With this, the new X-Trail becomes more than just a car to your responsive partner in tough situations. With a smarter cruise control and intelligent 360-degree view around monitor, you can drive your way safely. The presence of dual airbags as standard adds to your safety during any sort of mishap. Other safety features include smart rearview mirror, hill assist, front seat belts and ISOFIX child seat anchors.

In the braking department, you can get efficient braking due to the presence of disc brakes on the wheels aided by anti-lock braking system (ABS), which prevents locking of wheels during sudden braking. Moreover, EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution), brake assist and emergency braking combine to provide a safe braking to the vehicle.

Apart from these features, the SUV is equipped with some of the extra features like rear cross traffic alert, blind spot warning, and intelligent ride control aids that make your driving experience much simplified. The presence of intelligent engine brake feature aids to control the transmission of the vehicle automatically by shifting down to decelerate the engine and shifts back up for acceleration.