The mobile and versatile trunk floor is retained, now with a reversible wipe-down side, while the door pockets are larger and the practical lockers are more numerous. Best of all are perhaps the rear doors, which can now be opened up to 85 degrees – perfect for loading and unloading children. As a car for the hectic family life, the spacious Qashqai is up there with the Skoda Karoq quite reasonable.
Like its Czech rival, Nissan has tried to move upmarket indoors. Some rough plastics stay lower in the cabin, but elsewhere they’re soft-touch materials within reach. It might not be as boldly designed as the exterior, and while the larger 9.0-inch infotainment touchscreen is a breeze to use, its graphics still lag behind. to the best for clarity.
But overall, the cabin is comfortable, well laid out and easy to use. Traditional physical shortcut buttons and rotary dials for climate controls are especially welcome in an increasingly populated world of touchscreens, while the widescreen heads-up display is brilliant in its clarity. No, there won’t be any traditional premium brands or even Volkswagen shakes yet, but it’s a significant improvement in quality over the old car, especially on the exterior where you get always tight panel gaps and a glossy paint finish.
Where the Qashqai really needs to step up over its predecessor, however, is on the move, where cars like the Mazda CX-30 and Seat Ateca have shown the Nissan to be a bit heavy. The weight reduction should help, as should a new electric power steering system that mounts directly to a faster rack.
Go for the 20 inch wheels like our car and the torsion beam rear suspension is ditched in favor of the same multi-link rear axle as the future four-wheel drive machine. As before, MacPherson struts are used up front.
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Source: www.autocar.co.uk
This notice was published: 2021-06-16 23:01:24
