I recently fords…With interest, glancing at the Germans. Curiously -on the Koreans, but the Japanese I have historically not developed a biased attitude towards them or something. However, one of them – Nissan Qashqai seem to be able to change it.
A bit of history
Nissan Qashqai first went on sale as many as 10 years ago. Then, in 2006, an innovative and stylish crossover immediately won the hearts of motorists around the world. And the reason for that is the best combination of quality, design and price.
Of course, the highly acclaimed, Keski in the future several times reissued and passed restyling. Another update Qashqai received in 2016. In the digression: this year the Nissan Qashqai has again received the title of “Best crossover in Russia.”
Price list at the official dealer of Nissan in new model starts from $ 999 000 rubles. The price is kind of a psychological trick — after all, only one thousand is not enough to reach a million! Line Keski has from 7 trim levels and as many as 26 equipment levels — in order to finally “finish” of the buyer are available a wide range of opportunities and options.
Powertrains
Gasoline engines, which the manufacturer implements under the hood, designed for different levels of drivers and manner of driving. So, units 1.2 DIG-T (115 HP) and 2.0 (144 HP) combines with a six-speed mechanics, and with stepless variator. Unit 1.6 dCi 130 horses is also available only with a manual transmission. More expensive versions of the 2.0 CVT engine works with all-wheel drive, while a typical performance Cesky this traditional SUVs the front-wheel drive.
Asian in Russia
However, what has changed, and did it favor the usual Qashqai — quality test drive.
The first thing to look after any facelift is, of course, the exterior of the car. As before, the design Keski there’s nothing European — Japanese manufacturer deliberately emphasizes the Asian appearance of the car. All cars Keski (starting with the first models) is well recognizable on the streets. In fact, the restyling carried out in such a way that allows for another kilometer to see the crossover and think, “yeah, this is another innovation from Nissan!”.
In the relief of the body there is no reloading, massive or stressed severe solidity. In General, Keski — he is Keski.
In the cabin everything is extremely simple: no intricate ultra-modern instrument panel and gauges-spies who watch literally every movement of the driver, such as the Mazda CX-5. The word “base” Mazda is worth 1 349 000 rubles — in this plan standard Cesky much more profitable and easier to drivers of any age.
Sit behind the wheel or in the passenger seat is still very comfortable: the height of the ceiling lifted enough that even a tall person feel comfortable here. Besides the special design of the seats, which is called “Zero Gravity” helps the spine to relax even in the most long and tiring trips. And this is indeed the case: the test drive was about two hours back wasn’t tired at all. fans of comfort and luxury.
For that money take?
Package contents Le Sport (1 599 000 rubles) — the maximum speed for Nissan. What did you pay exactly half? It is, first of all, comfort: the seats in light beige leather and the ceiling is black, has Keyless entry, dual-zone climate control, etc. Not to say that these benefits should be evaluated so expensive. For example, Ford Kuga Titanium in the configuration (not the most expensive in the line) merits much more, and it costs 1 695 000 rubles. The only thing no Kuga panoramic roof, which is the Qashqai in the Roof trim, Le and Le Sport. But in recent years began the craze among young drivers cars with a panoramic roof.
In the way: no shaking, increased permeability
When driving noticeable special smoothness and absence of vibration. Yes, two-liter engine with the CVT works well, giving different sounds depending on the number of revolutions. The same Nissan X-Trail, for example, during the whole journey buzzing on one note — the monotony of the work of the engine causes drowsiness, to be honest. Machine running smooth, without jerks and twitching at every head stone or pit. It is felt that hodovku a little thought, although the old Nissan Cesky was one of the best in its class terrain.
Suspension in previous versions Keski did not cause any complaints, but the manufacturer decided to even more to soften it. As a result, almost completely eliminated the vibration of the body while shaking on uneven roads. By the way, and ground clearance of the car was increased from 185 to 200 mm. Apparently, the new Nissan Keski more designed for off-road explorers, rather than power drivers cities. But here a slight noise from the wheels is still leaking into the cabin, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Assisting the driver when driving are several systems that control security on all levels and are responsible for the comfort in the car. The chassis control system enter Keski even in the sharp turns with great ease — the tires literally dig into the asphalt and the car clearly is any turns. Also when the drive is activated, the system damping of the body. It not only softens the shaking, but also distributes the load evenly throughout the body to prevent roll when cornering. To help system is efficient and braking — then when you need to quickly slow down.
The wheel is equipped with power new model — the car responds to every movement of the driver quickly and accurately.
10.1 seconds
On a flat road the car squeezes 184 km/h and that’s her limit. Disperse hundreds Keski makes for 10.1 seconds. And it is also, to put it mildly, not the best indicator among the competitors. The same Mazda CX-5 quietly taking speed to 100 km/h in 7.9 seconds. Well, well, Japanese. They build a similarity space ships, stuffed to the eyeballs with the most modern machinery. However, in terms of efficiency Nissan Cesky ready to compete for the leading position. He Average fuel consumption in the combined cycle of just 9 litres on hundred kilometres of a way. In the urban cycle, as seen in the photo, max was 12.3 L.
Emphasizing the dignity…
Despite the fact that the dimensions Keski after restyling increased markedly (4377х1837х1595), the turning radius is still quite convenient for busy streets and awkward Parking — 5.5 meters. Compact and easy — perhaps that is the most important advantages of this car. Pricing authorized dealers as a whole fits into the framework of modern market crossovers. However, if you take the Ford EcoSport, which is our database is only 799 000 rubles, that overvaluation does not seem relevant. But the main purpose of EcoSport is parenting, in the conditions of the broken roads or the rural areas will be able to show itself as it makes Keski.
In Russia the model Keski has its own huge army of fans, which will attract not only the characteristics of the new models, but also special offer for a trade-in.
