Test drive Nissan Qashqai 1.6 dCi 4WD: the theory of evolution
Will Generation 2.0 continue on the path to success? And what does NASA have to do with it? In fact, courage is nothing more than not giving in to the fear of risk. Trying to remember Nissan Almera soon discovers that we need to work hard to come up with something for this model. However, in 2007, a truly bold decision was made - to end the tradition of the 1966 Sunny B10 model in creating traditional compact models and launch something completely new on the market in the form of the Qashqai. Seven years later, after more than two million Qashqais have been sold, it is now clear to everyone that the Japanese company could hardly have made a better decision. Due to high demand...
Test drive Nissan Qashqai 1.6 dCi 4WD Tekna, road test – Road Test
Nissan Qashqai 1.6 dCi 4WD Tekna road test - Nissan Qashqai road test with 131 hp engine. finds the panache that he lacks, but always consumes little. Pagela city 7/ 10 Out of town 8/ 10 highway 7/ 10 Life on board 7/ 10 Price and costs 7/ 10 safety 8/ 10 In Tekna 4WD version, the Nissan Qashqai doesn't miss anything, guaranteeing grip even on the slipperiest surfaces. There are many standard accessories, as well as finishes. The real highlight, however, is the 1.6 dCi with 131 hp, a bright, lively and not very thirsty engine that finally feels oversized for the car. The price is not the lowest, but this is the top version. La Nissan Qashqai has a large…
Test drive Nissan Juke 2018: What you need to know before buying
Nissan Juke survived the upgrade, and once again creates queues of buyers in the showrooms. The updated model has slightly changed its appearance and has acquired a good BOSE Personal audio system. But most of all, its new price is pleasing - from 14 thousand dollars. But what tricks does Nissan have to go to in order to reduce the price so much and is it worth the attention? You will find answers to all questions in this review. Nissan Juke 2018 Juke is one of the most interesting models on the market. Since its debut in 2010, it has hardly changed its appearance. What the creators decided on was small improvements. This is exactly what happened in the last update of 2018. The main distinguishing feature of the Nissan Juke 2018…
Test drive basic off-road SUVs
We are talking about the most authentic of their kind: Mitsubishi Pajero, Nissan Pathfinder and Toyota Landcruiser do not obey road fashion. The Land Rover Defender does even less. A true SUV makes you feel like you're venturing outside of civilization - even when the next village is just over the next hill. For such an illusion, a rocky scree is sufficient if it is dug into the ground and looks like a closed biotope. Such, for example, is the off-road park in Langenaltheim - the perfect terrain to inspire three Japanese 4x4 legends and pit them against the old European rugged Land Rover Defender. He started first - so to speak, as a scout who must find his way. If the Defender encounters difficulties, it will mean the end of the adventure for...
Test drive Nissan Qashqai 1.6 dCi 4 × 4: First in the class of SUV models
For 100 kilometers, the Nissan crossover showed what it is capable of. The second generation of the Nissan crossover is no less popular than the first. A 000 dCi 1.6×4 Acenta covered the 4km distance in our editor's marathon test. And it turned out to be the most reliable SUV model of all time. Actually, you don't need to read any further. The Nissan Qashqai finished the marathon test as casually and unobtrusively as it began. With zero defects. Loud displays are foreign to its nature – Nissan's SUV model prefers to stay in the background and do what it does best – being an unobtrusively good car. Qashqai Acenta with a base price of 100…
Test drive Nissan Micra XTronic: Urban stories
New addition to the Micra line-up - the long-awaited version with CVT transmission Recently, the smallest model in the European Nissan line-up has undergone a partial overhaul, during which, along with minor cosmetic changes, it received a number of important technical innovations, the most significant of which is a new three-cylinder turbo engine and the car's expected debut in 2017 with an automatic transmission. The new unit with a displacement of 999 cubic centimeters has a power of 100 horsepower, which is a significant advantage compared to its predecessor by 90 hp. As an alternative to the standard five-speed manual gearbox, buyers can opt for a CVT-type continuously variable transmission, which fits much better with the Micra's urban character. Energetic drive The liter engine turned out to be quite…
Test drive VW Passat, Nissan Murano, Subaru XV and Infiniti QX70
A Subaru XV with forgotten passengers, a very cozy and safe Infiniti QX70, a search for a home sofa in a VW Passat, and economical records in a Nissan Murano Every month, the AvtoTachki editors select several cars that are on sale on the Russian market right now and come up with different tasks for them. In late March and early April, we thought about the safety of the Infiniti QX70, searched for a home sofa in a Volkswagen Passat, set fuel economy records while driving a Nissan Murano, and for some reason forgot about passengers in a Subaru XV. Yevgeny Bagdasarov forgot about the passengers in the Subaru XV Actually, the XV is an elevated Impreza hatchback, but it is not afraid of broken regional roads at all. If not for the long nose, he could go far enough off-road. What for? To let the fountains of snow and mud from under the wheels is at least fun. The ground clearance of the Subaru XV is more than 20 cm, and the proprietary all-wheel drive system is not afraid of long…
Test drive Nissan GT-R
By its tenth anniversary, the Nissan GT-R has approached in excellent physical shape - it is still faster than most of the most powerful supercars on the planet, and now it is also well equipped. noon. “By the start of the GT-R races at one o’clock in the afternoon, the temperature will exceed 38, and the air over the hot asphalt of the autodrome will most likely be 40-45,” warns race car driver and Nissan R-days chief instructor Alexei Dyadya. “So, you need to carefully monitor the brakes?” - I ask in response, in parallel looking at the brakes of a couple of GT-Rs in the pit lane. “It’s always good to keep an eye on the brakes, but I don’t doubt the Nissan mechanisms, even though they are cast iron.” And indeed, on...
Test drive Nissan Murano
Volumetric aspirated, phlegmatic variator and soft suspension - the reasons why a Japanese crossover with American roots fits almost perfectly into Russian reality. The past Nissan Murano was quite original, but still a little controversial car. Especially in our reality, where a large SUV is perceived by default as an expensive and impressive thing. Alas, the Japanese crossover, which looks like an alien from the future, turned out to be a rather simple car inside. The transatlantic eclecticism that reigned in the interior literally screamed about the orientation of the model to the United States market. The simplicity of forms and the uncomplicated finishing materials from artificial leather in expensive trim levels to matte "silver" on plastic inserts immediately betrayed a typical "American Japanese". The new generation machine is another matter. Especially if the interior is executed in light cream colors. Here…
Test drive Nissan Qashqai
Having missed the segment of business sedans, the Nissan representative office refused to release the Teana model in Russia and re-profiled its production facilities for the production of crossovers - the Qashqai and X-Trail have recently been assembled at a plant near St. it is still a foreign state from which Russia imports wines and fruits. We did not see a single truck with tangerines at the customs post: it turned out that private traders are engaged in fruits, who manually transport three boxes of citrus fruits “for personal use” on carts - without any checks and customs payments. On the Russian side, the boxes are put into trucks and taken to markets. It turns out something like a local assembly without unnecessary paperwork and ...
Test drive Nissan Micra 1.0: Micra with atmosphere
Micra with new base version using a 3-litre naturally aspirated 1,0-cylinder engine Special presentation with which the revered base version of the new generation Nissan Micra is at least as rare as the type of powerplant used in it - 1,0- liter naturally aspirated petrol engine with a modest displacement of 998 cubic centimeters and an equally modest 70 hp by modern standards. Contrary to the recent widespread trend towards forced refueling, the creators of the new car decided to save money by expanding the range of existing turbocharged engines with a displacement of 0,9 liters (gasoline) and 1,5 liters (diesel). Considering the segment that the Micra is attacking after a complete redesign of the model last year, this strategy is certainly not without common sense - the small class...
Test drive Toyota RAV4 vs Nissan X-Trail
Toyota RAV4 was updated at the end of last year and is selling better than all its classmates, but in some regions it still seems like a new product. The same situation is with the localized Nissan X-Trail “Dear, come here, please,” the whitewash seller on the highway somewhere between Safonovo and Yartsevo was very persistent. — Do you have a new “Rav”? Or what kind of car is this anyway?” Half a minute later, the crossover was surrounded by so many onlookers that it seemed that I would remain in the Smolensk region forever - without a car, money and a good weekend. “My name is Samat, I want to buy myself a Toyota, but I don’t have enough for a Kruzak, and you know what a Camry is for local roads,” the owner of the shop sincerely revealed his plans and thereby reassured me.…
Test drive Nissan Navara: For work and pleasure
First impressions of the new edition of the popular Japanese pickup truck The fourth generation Nissan Navara is already on sale. At first glance, the car has the typical rough pickup features that make for a very impressive appearance, but underneath the traditional layout hides much more modern technology than we are used to seeing in representatives of this category of cars. As for the design of the front end, the stylists borrowed some inspiration from the latest version of the Nissan Patrol, which is unfortunately not available in Europe. It is about this representative SUV that the chrome-plated radiator grille with characteristic contours and trapezoidal decorative elements in the area of fog lamps remind. The headlights have received modern LED daytime running lights, and the layout of parts with large surfaces, such as the front cover, has become much more flexible than ...
Test drive Nissan Qashqai vs Mazda CX-5
The higher and more powerful the city crossover, the further you run for the Land Cruiser Prado “While your SUVs were sitting here last spring, I flew here in a Grant.” Sound familiar? To finally dispel the myth that city crossovers like the Nissan Qashqai and Mazda CX-5 are not capable of anything, we dipped them in mud up to the mirrors. A washed-out country road at the end of October, deep ruts, sharp changes in elevation and clay - a complex obstacle course, where even the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, which we took as a “technical equipment”, periodically strained all the blockages. The snow-white Nissan Qashqai froze in front of a huge puddle, like a parachutist before his first jump. One more step and there will be no turning back. But pushing...
Test drive Nissan Juke vs Mitsubishi ASX
These crossovers used to be very popular, but the devaluation spoiled everything. Juke and ASX stopped selling, and now, three years later, importers have decided to return them to Russia. Only the alignment of forces in the market is already different Once upon a time, Nissan Juke and Mitsubishi ASX easily dispersed with circulations of more than 20 thousand units a year, but that was back in 2013. Later, due to the fall of the ruble, cars generally left the Russian market. As soon as the market situation stabilized, the supply of crossovers was resumed. But will they be able to compete with numerous new products? Even more stylish, technically advanced and dynamic. You don't need a spider or a microscope to see what a spider looks like under a microscope—just look at the Nissan Juke. Love it or hate it design...
Test drive Nissan Qashqai against Suzuki SX4 and Subaru XV
The Nissan Qashqai wasn't the first high-clearance C-Class hatchback, and its clean, stingy lines didn't make for a dizzying success. Nevertheless, in ten years more than three million cars were sold worldwide. Competitors - Suzuki SX4 and Subaru XV - are not so famous, but this does not mean at all that they have nothing to oppose to the bestseller. With the change of generations, the Qashqai has become more massive and now looks more like a crossover than a passenger hatchback. With the launch of production in St. Petersburg, he began a third life - already as one of the most popular cars in the segment. The localized crossover received a suspension adapted to our conditions, with new shock absorbers and an extended track. All-wheel drive…