2023 Nissan X-Trail / Rogue driving REVIEW - what is the e-Power Hybrid? 🤔
2023 Nissan X-Trail / Rogue driving REVIEW - what is the e-Power Hybrid? 🤔
This is our in-depth review of the 2023 Nissan X-Trail / Nissan Rogue. We’re taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience.
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00:00 New Nissan X-Trail / Nissan Rogue (US)
00:52 Design language
01:46 Length and wheels
02:44 Interior: key fob and doors
03:05 New interior quality
03:42 Seating position
05:54 Digital instruments
06:20 Fuel economy / consumption
06:44 Interior cockpit overview
06:54 Infotainment system and camera
07:45 AC unit
08:13 Lower middle console
09:18 Rear seats
10:55 Trunk / boot
14:04 Engine: 1.5 3cyl with e-Power
14:53 Driving 2023 X-Trail Rogue
15:23 e-Power AWD acceleration test
17:09 Road driving
18:40 e-Power e-4orce driving
23:02 New Nissan driving experience
26:02 e-Pedal one-pedal-driving
27:27 X-Trail / Rogue better than the RAV4 now?
29:23 Driving modes
30:55 Is it a Audi BMW Mercedes competitor?
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0 -> Well, we all know it's a global world
1.68 -> and car manufacturers certainly don't make that
4.08 -> any easier to navigate.
5.534 -> So this is the Nissan X-Trail,
7.56 -> which is brand-new to Europe.
9.212 -> US viewers will have known this
10.74 -> as the Nissan Rogue,
12.06 -> which has existed in the States
13.803 -> in this form for a year.
15.24 -> But the news is there's a new engine
17.848 -> that this is being launched with.
19.443 -> A new powertrain in Europe.
22.14 -> And of course, it's built on the same platform
24.36 -> as the Nissan Qashqai in Europe
26.34 -> or the Nissan Rogue Sport in the States.
30 -> So I hope that has managed to make it
31.86 -> a little bit less confusing.
33 -> So here are the questions
34.02 -> that we're going to be trying to answer.
35.666 -> 1. Is this credible competition
38.22 -> for its German rivals?
40 -> Have Nissan finally managed to
41.88 -> elevate themselves out of
43.32 -> what you could describe as the 'budget sector'?
45.951 -> 'This is a premium SUV.'
48.36 -> That's Nissan's statement.
49.68 -> We're going to take a closer look and find out.
52.239 -> All of that starts with the design language.
54.831 -> So as we look straight on
56.4 -> at the front of this thing,
57.964 -> what does it communicate to us?
59.34 -> Nothing here exactly to blow your mind.
61.886 -> And honestly, I think that that's a good thing.
64.68 -> SUVs are a very difficult design proposition
67.26 -> because they're large by nature
68.58 -> but you don't want to
69.42 -> visually impose too much.
70.97 -> Global products are even harder.
73.2 -> Because in a country like America,
74.88 -> visual presence is really important.
77.704 -> Europe, less so.
78.914 -> So what you're trying to do always is
80.28 -> find the right balance
81.36 -> between those two things.
83.056 -> The problem with managing
84.573 -> to hit those design briefs
86.04 -> is that you can risk ending up with a product
88.586 -> that's neither one thing nor another.
91.067 -> So for me, what Nissan
92.76 -> have done really well with this design
94.62 -> is that it doesn't make
96.24 -> too big or too specific of a statement.
99.682 -> Nothing here really blows you away,
102 -> but I don't think that's a bad thing.
104.46 -> What do you think?
105.54 -> 4.68 meters or 184 inches in length.
110.16 -> I have to say that
111.144 -> the side profile of this vehicle
112.86 -> is a little bit more of a
114.54 -> taste from the front.
115.499 -> There's nothing particular here to hate.
118.5 -> But for me, also nothing particular here
120.78 -> to fall in love with.
121.74 -> I do like the rugged feeling
123.42 -> of these plastic trim elements
125.04 -> on the wheel arches and on the bottom.
126.84 -> And I will say that in contrast to
129.18 -> a lot of other SUVs that
131.04 -> you can have on the market,
132.404 -> they feel properly solidly built
134.46 -> and actually as though they're
135.84 -> designed for offroad use.
137.34 -> And I like that.
138.48 -> That feeling is echoed in
140.16 -> the 19-inch wheels that we have here,
141.96 -> and tires that look rugged enough
143.64 -> to take a farm track such as this
145.98 -> but still not make you feel
147.36 -> uncomfortable on the road.
148.32 -> Looking at the side profile in total,
151.08 -> I would definitely say that
152.46 -> there is something reminiscent
154.08 -> of Hyundai of this to me.
156.124 -> Now, that's not that there's anything
157.8 -> bad with Hyundai's design
159.12 -> and that's not that there's
160.14 -> anything bad with this design either.
161.64 -> But I have the same kind
162.96 -> of sensation of them both.
164.28 -> Let's start off with the key.
165.798 -> What I really like about this
167.16 -> is it's very light,
168.3 -> and that's nice to carry around in your pocket.
172.74 -> You know what?
174.96 -> The more cars we're testing now,
177.72 -> the better we're finding
179.34 -> the finished quality of the build.
180.901 -> I think that is a very
182.691 -> high-quality cabin proposition.
185.183 -> And there are really nice details
187.14 -> right throughout this thing.
188.1 -> The last time I owned a Nissan,
190 -> I did not think that I was ever going to be
191.82 -> looking at a cockpit that looked like that
193.773 -> with the word 'Nissan' written on it.
195.96 -> They've come on so far!
197.863 -> This really does speak to a new quality
201.255 -> and a new approach to styling.
203.344 -> It just makes me feel good.
205.32 -> And you know what?
206.28 -> It's very much reminiscent
207.589 -> of its german rivals.
209.583 -> So when I see this cockpit,
211.38 -> I do start to think maybe,
213.622 -> just maybe,
214.823 -> there could be some viable competition.
216.9 -> Let's take a seat inside
217.86 -> and see if it feels as good as it looks.
223.08 -> Well, right from the moment
225 -> you take a seat in here,
226.526 -> again, the overriding sensation you have is
229.851 -> 'Wow! Nissan, really?'
232.215 -> Now I think the fairest
233.607 -> competition for this car,
235.86 -> just being honest,
237 -> is probably going to be the Toyota RAV4.
239.56 -> And Toyota, I'm a massive fan of
241.98 -> but I've also been complaining about for years.
243.96 -> It's almost as though they were
245.52 -> designing their interiors as if
247.08 -> they've never seen a car before
248.4 -> for the longest time,
249.843 -> and you could say the same thing of Nissan.
252.4 -> But whereas Toyota,
253.38 -> I still think we are on the road to discovery
255.66 -> in terms of making interior
257.7 -> that matches the quality of the people
259.32 -> they want to compete with.
261.076 -> This seems to have gotten it absolutely right.
265.169 -> Everywhere you look,
266.28 -> the material selection looks, feels,
269.571 -> and behaves in a premium manner.
271.56 -> I'm 5'10 or 178 centimeters
274.44 -> but I do have a very long torso.
276.42 -> So you can compare me seated down
278.34 -> to somebody around about 6'1 or 6'2.
280.92 -> And as you can see,
281.88 -> I have plenty of head space here.
283.56 -> That said, the seat is in its
286.08 -> lowest possible position.
287.644 -> As far as the seat itself goes,
289.38 -> we have one under the top trim here
291.54 -> which means I have non-leather seats.
293.88 -> Easy to keep clean,
295.44 -> and nice and hard-wearing.
297.3 -> It feels comfortable,
299.88 -> but I don't know that I feel that well-held.
302.22 -> So it'll be interesting to see
303.54 -> how it behaves once we actually start driving.
306.42 -> Now as far as the position
307.62 -> within the car itself is concerned,
309.565 -> I really feel nicely
310.8 -> bedded down into this vehicle.
312.54 -> And everything has adjusted
314.52 -> really nicely for me to feel good.
316.935 -> Truthfully, I never have quite understood
319.44 -> the point of motorized steering wheel adjustments.
322.238 -> It just takes 100 times longer than it needs to.
325.431 -> I'm a fan of the manual,
326.58 -> and it takes no time at all
328.14 -> for me to put this wheel
329.1 -> exactly where I want it to be.
330.698 -> Steering wheel itself,
332.366 -> really nicely finished.
334.695 -> As a piece of design,
335.94 -> that really works for me.
337.68 -> It communicates the brand.
338.82 -> But look at these lovely buttons!
341.04 -> I can push and feel these
342.72 -> without needing to look at them at all.
344.7 -> And there is no danger of me
346.5 -> pressing something I didn't intend,
348.18 -> even though there is clearly an awful lot
350.52 -> of capacity to change things
352.74 -> using these controls alone.
354.66 -> This is the driver's cockpit
356.46 -> as Cornelius is showing you.
357.78 -> That's around about 12 inches
360.12 -> from corner to corner,
361.32 -> which coincidentally is the same
363.06 -> as the infotainment screen as well.
364.801 -> As you can see here,
365.94 -> this is the standard display that it comes with.
368.16 -> But of course, you can adjust
369.6 -> everything from the steering wheel here.
371.52 -> So if I push on the settings,
376.56 -> you can see how I can cycle through
378.6 -> the various different displays.
380.7 -> Now although we've been doing
382.2 -> a little bit of driving-shooting
383.46 -> just now which has changed here,
384.96 -> I definitely think it's worth
386.64 -> pointing out that this number right here
388.86 -> was at 6.4L/100kms for efficiency.
393.42 -> And the reason that's worth mentioning
394.92 -> is that I believe for the first time ever,
397.68 -> that is exactly what the manufacturer
400.68 -> told us this car would deliver.
402.339 -> So two thumbs up for that!
404.46 -> Now if we take a look slightly further over,
406.44 -> you can see the infotainment screen.
408.3 -> That obviously is embedded into the dashboard,
411.42 -> and more or less has
413.7 -> everything that you would expect.
415.32 -> It's responsive, but not that responsive.
418.56 -> The screen is a high-gloss type,
420.72 -> which means it's going to be
421.98 -> showing up your fingerprints.
423.18 -> Cornelius has been bravely
424.56 -> standing outside in during the rain.
426.48 -> But I asked him just to
427.56 -> hop in here for one moment
428.82 -> because I want to show you this.
430.08 -> Now if put the car into reverse,
432.84 -> this is hardly a new feature
434.16 -> and I'm sure you've seen it before,
435.24 -> but this aerial view on this car
437.64 -> which doesn't always work spectacularly well
440.7 -> everywhere that I've seen it applied,
442.586 -> actually works here great.
444.639 -> If you can see, I'm just reversing onto
448.2 -> a very narrow, very small road in a vineyard,
452.535 -> and that allows me to do that really effectively.
455.823 -> Now the reason I'm particularly impressed
457.92 -> by that is, as you can see,
459.12 -> there's rain all over the cameras.
461.28 -> But this system still works really well indeed.
465.12 -> Slightly further down, and Hurray!
467.4 -> Look at this!
468.12 -> An **** of physical buttons that I can press.
471.314 -> I'm not going to care about
472.44 -> most of these things,
473.22 -> but I really enjoy being able to
475.62 -> adjust the heating and cooling
477 -> without ever needing to look at
478.56 -> or think about it in any way shape or form.
481.108 -> Heated seats on this car,
482.52 -> heated steering wheel,
483.96 -> and easy-to-adjust fan speed
486.48 -> right at a finger's push.
488.595 -> Brilliant!
489.48 -> Also well done Nissan
491.16 -> for this execution down here.
493.2 -> I love the fact that it has USB-C and USB-A
497.88 -> right there in the dash.
499.98 -> Yes, I know that this is the modern standard.
502.2 -> But let's be realistic,
503.559 -> 90% of everything I own
505.14 -> still operates with one of those.
506.52 -> This is an S21 Ultra
508.68 -> so it's a big phone.
509.58 -> And as you can see,
510.66 -> it fits in beautifully.
512.03 -> Now I have a case on my phone
513.42 -> which means inductive charging
515.22 -> can be a little temperamental in cars.
517.44 -> So I'm sure if I took that off,
518.76 -> it would work perfectly.
520 -> However, they have given me
521.4 -> this nice light down here.
522.9 -> I'll just see if I can show you with the case off.
525.66 -> "That really does let you know
527.4 -> if your phone is charging
528.6 -> and what the state of it is",
531.42 -> he said optimistically.
532.5 -> Come on, phone!
533.64 -> There we go.
534.36 -> And you can see, I have a helpful orange light
536.64 -> so I can tell at a glance
537.84 -> that everything is working
539.1 -> exactly as it should do.
540.72 -> Here we have the pure electric
mode for this vehicle.
543.48 -> Now it only has a 2.1 kW battery.
546.446 -> So when you ask the manufacturer
547.8 -> what does that really mean
548.7 -> in terms of pure electric driving,
550.346 -> they'll tell you that's 3 kilometers.
552.42 -> Drive-mode selecter here.
554.16 -> And then finally at the rear,
555.72 -> the storage area for everything else.
558 -> This car's killer feature
559.68 -> was always going to be space.
561.506 -> It sells an astonishing number already in China.
564.639 -> And as we all know,
565.85 -> the Chinese really, really love
568.08 -> the space in the back.
569.1 -> So that should not come as a huge surprise to you.
573 -> Let's have a look.
574.539 -> Well, this seat is set for me
578.34 -> so it's really an unfair comparison.
580.2 -> I'm going to slide over instead
581.64 -> to where Cornelius sits.
583.5 -> Cornelius, who has a normal body,
586.154 -> is over six feet tall.
587.52 -> And as you can see,
588.89 -> look just how much room I have back here.
592.059 -> Absolutely loads.
594.48 -> And I've even got a couple of inches
596.52 -> of spare space above my head.
598.6 -> Thank you Nissan for not thinking as others do
601.62 -> that a coupe line is a good idea for an SUV.
603.78 -> It really isn't.
605.308 -> This is the benefit you gain
606.6 -> when you just design for space.
608.391 -> Acres of room back here.
609.84 -> The seating,
610.8 -> well, it does feel a little bit...
613.32 -> Should I say less-refined
615.06 -> than the seating at the front?
616.02 -> Obviously, the material selection
617.28 -> is exactly the same
618.18 -> but there's even less
619.56 -> holding me in place back here.
621.36 -> Meaning that if I'm doing a little bit
623.94 -> of challenging writing,
625.14 -> it's not the best rear-seat experience for that.
628.56 -> However, for around town,
630.36 -> the seats are very firm,
631.68 -> very supportive, and comfortable.
633.6 -> Loads of room.
634.98 -> I'm going to be more than happy.
636.976 -> Let's find out if that fifth passenger
640.74 -> can enjoy life at all.
642.59 -> Well, it's not bad.
645.72 -> It's not the best middle seat you ever sat in.
648.36 -> It's very, very firm,
650.34 -> but there is still a lot of room.
652.32 -> So in sum, I would say
653.94 -> yes, you can be comfortable back here.
655.56 -> From 575 liters to 1,396.
660 -> The rear should have more than enough space.
662.403 -> And fortunate to our driving so far,
664.888 -> I'm really pleased that
665.88 -> there's a button on the key fob.
667.14 -> That means I don't have to touch it.
670.2 -> Well as with the interior of the front,
673.671 -> what's really pleasing to me
675.12 -> about the first look at the rear
676.56 -> is that it delivers on a quality
678.18 -> that you're not fully expecting
679.98 -> after only having looked at the aesthetic.
682.431 -> I quite like these
683.52 -> contrasting colors back here.
684.9 -> And this is an already well-known
686.94 -> but extremely useful and practical Nissan innovation,
690.48 -> which is a split-part floor
692.16 -> from front to back.
693.699 -> So you can actually have different levels
696.42 -> for different bits of your floor,
698.223 -> depending on exactly what it is
699.9 -> that you want to put in here.
701.16 -> Now I guess you could think
703.14 -> that's a little bit of a faff.
704.763 -> And 99% of the time,
706.5 -> you're just going to keep these lids
708.3 -> absolutely in place.
711.24 -> And when they say flat,
713.1 -> they actually do properly mean flat
715.26 -> which means that you've got
716.58 -> more than enough load space back here
718.32 -> for anything most regular people
719.94 -> could expect to need to carry.
721.719 -> Now, Thomas would never forgive me
724.62 -> if I didn't give you the direct dimensions.
727.74 -> So let's have a look.
730.454 -> You can fit a width fitting
in here of around about,
734.82 -> well, let's be really brutal
736.5 -> and take it down to the flat part,
737.76 -> 41 inches or about 1.05 meters.
743.277 -> The depth, loadspace right through to the back,
746.76 -> well, 'effective back'
748.08 -> which is obviously the lip of the loadspace,
750 -> 36 inches or about 91 centimeters.
754.62 -> And with the seat fully folded down,
757.2 -> going to need to fully extend this...
761.041 -> Now this is actually good
761.88 -> because Thomas is always saying
763.08 -> if only he had an SUV
764.34 -> in which he could transport
765.3 -> one of his extendable rulers
766.86 -> without needing to collapse it in any way.
769.43 -> Oh! Nissan didn't quite make the cut
771.3 -> but it's not that far off.
772.984 -> We come up to around about 180 centimeters
776.7 -> or about 71 inches.
779.28 -> And I suspect you could probably
780.54 -> actually, even get a little bit
782.04 -> more than that in there
783.06 -> especially depending on your size.
785.1 -> Now...
787.02 -> Why did I say that?
788.52 -> It's because, of course,
789.54 -> the smaller you are as with my legs,
791.28 -> the further seat actually goes forward.
794.078 -> I wish I'd have had a camera on me
795.54 -> but I recently just fitted
796.74 -> a 2.4-meter countertop into a Nissan Micra
800.94 -> and I'm not making it up.
802.32 -> And if anyone wants to bet me
803.58 -> it's not possible,
805.098 -> I'll do it again
805.74 -> but you'll have to pay for the new countertop.
808.12 -> Now if we look at the top to bottom access here,
811.62 -> it comes in at around about
814.32 -> 35 inches or 90 centimeters.
819.65 -> So you almost have a full cubed meter
822.84 -> of direct load into this thing.
824.64 -> And thanks to the way in which it's designed,
827.114 -> if Cornelius takes a bit of a step back,
828.9 -> you can see that a cupboard,
831.66 -> a chest of drawers,
832.68 -> anything else that is huge and bulky,
834.6 -> is literally going to slot
836.76 -> directly into the rear of this.
839.104 -> I've seen an awful lot of SUVs.
840.9 -> This looks a really good proposition
843.9 -> for loading and unloading stuff.
845.52 -> Let's take a look and see
846.54 -> what's powering this thing.
851.138 -> Okay.
851.88 -> Well, what you are looking at there
854.403 -> is a 1.5L three-cylinder engine.
857.703 -> And that doesn't power the car.
859.68 -> That powers the electric battery
861.66 -> or sends power directly
863.52 -> to the electric motors.
864.72 -> You have two of those.
865.98 -> 150 kilowatts at the front
868.14 -> and 100 kilowatts at the back.
870.243 -> That produces a combined system output
872.34 -> of 214 horsepower.
875.189 -> The idea being that that petrol engine
877.56 -> produces all the power that's necessary
880.388 -> in order to keep the battery, which is a 2.1 kW,
883.44 -> fully topped up and running optimally
885.66 -> to power the car.
887.34 -> It does have a theoretical
889.26 -> pure-electric range of about three kilometers,
891.48 -> which you can access for driving around town.
897.48 -> So power test time, as you may remember,
899.88 -> I mentioned earlier that if the battery
902.1 -> can't supply what the electric motors want,
904.814 -> the power distribution changes
906.3 -> and the engine is now supplying
908.46 -> the electric motors direct
910 -> through the alternator.
911.729 -> So let's see what all of that translates to.
914.34 -> I found a bit of road with a nice hill on it.
916.62 -> Why?
917.415 -> We all know that three-cylinder engines hate hills.
920.751 -> And I want to see what
921.96 -> the most that this car can give me is.
923.94 -> Seven seconds of promised delivery.
926.499 -> I've put it in Sports mode.
927.84 -> I'm very excited about that.
930 -> Let's put our foot down and see what happens.
932.04 -> Ready? Ready, Cornelius?
935.1 -> Let's go.
939.446 -> Actually, it's not bad.
943.778 -> It's really not bad.
946.85 -> That seven seconds felt pretty good, actually.
949.26 -> And you know what?
950.655 -> I felt secure.
951.72 -> I felt that the car was not, in any way,
955.694 -> disappointing at all actually.
957.11 -> I have to be honest,
957.9 -> I was expecting that to be a bit of a blowout.
959.88 -> I thought I would put my foot down,
962.04 -> then wait, and nothing much would happen.
964.02 -> But you know what?
964.92 -> It was good.
966.4 -> Well, that was Sports mode.
968.28 -> It's only right that
969.36 -> we try it again in standard.
970.44 -> Same road, same incline,
972.6 -> now Standard mode.
974.548 -> Now Cornelius, the challenge here is
976.2 -> you have to find in any way
977.58 -> something that is different
978.54 -> between this and Sports.
980.355 -> Are you ready?
981 -> -Yes.
981.78 -> -Let's go!
986.461 -> No.
987.36 -> Any difference? No.
988.8 -> No, not at all.
991.32 -> Same feeling again though.
992.82 -> Actually really pleasing power delivery.
995.619 -> I think I found my sweet spot
997.08 -> for a larger SUV.
998.94 -> Seven seconds.
1000.3 -> I think that's good.
1001.378 -> If you look at the power curve
1003.491 -> in terms of what's required
1005.06 -> to make a car deliver at different levels,
1007.488 -> I want to say seven seconds
1008.78 -> is probably around about optimal.
1011 -> Once you go below that,
1012.863 -> so we did the Wey Coffee 01
1014.72 -> and that was five seconds,
1016.393 -> you really have to use a lot of energy
1018.14 -> to move this kind of weight
1019.7 -> and this kind of size through the air.
1021.26 -> So seven for me feels like
1024.26 -> the right power for this platform.
1025.88 -> What do you think?
1030.73 -> Well, it's about time we get out onto the road
1032.54 -> with the brand-new X-Trail,
1034.28 -> or if you're watching in America, Rogue.
1036.62 -> And yes, I know if you're watching in America,
1038.48 -> it's not quite brand-new over there.
1040.726 -> But I'll tell you what is brand-new,
1042.44 -> and that's the three-cylinder
1044.069 -> 1.5L engine that this thing is now equipped with.
1047.459 -> So if you bought your Rogue
1048.56 -> last year in the States,
1050 -> bad luck, you just missed out on this
1051.86 -> and you may well want to think about
1053.36 -> if it's worth your time upgrading.
1055.703 -> Because I have to tell you,
1056.72 -> a lot of innovation has taken place there.
1059.123 -> Yes, I know that this car
1060.68 -> has a different drive platform
1062.3 -> and is a slightly different proposition.
1064.486 -> But it's still the same 1.5L engine
1067.28 -> that you would find in
1068.72 -> the standard internal combustion engine version.
1071.42 -> Now on top of variable displacement,
1073.7 -> it also has the ability to deliver
1077.18 -> the most efficient version of what
1079.52 -> Nissan at least thinks you can achieve
1081.68 -> with a three-cylinder engine.
1083.72 -> If you have experience of driving around
1086.12 -> with a three-cylinder,
1087.26 -> that might make you grind your teeth
1089.42 -> a little bit and say,
1090.79 -> "Come on O'Brien,
1092 -> I'm just not interested in doing that."
1094.52 -> But wait, I promise you,
1096.2 -> they're really worth checking out.
1097.7 -> They're not what you think,
1099.02 -> and they get better all the time.
1101.473 -> So this one in particular,
1104.54 -> comes originally from Infiniti.
1106.22 -> I don't know if you've ever
1107.9 -> experienced it in their car,
1108.98 -> but they've had an awful
1110 -> lot of time to refine this.
1112.955 -> And it works really well in this platform.
1116 -> Now that said, that's not what
1118.22 -> this specific car has been set up to do.
1121.344 -> This specific car is the e-4ORCE,
1124.76 -> which is a really interesting
1126.74 -> take on the proposition of hybrid.
1129.36 -> So regular viewers may know,
1131.06 -> I'm not the world's biggest fan of hybrid cars.
1133.16 -> The reason being, to me,
1134.12 -> it kind of feels like
1135.08 -> the worst of both worlds.
1136.22 -> You have to lug around twice as much equipment,
1138.756 -> twice the effective cost,
1139.94 -> and the only benefit that you get from that
1141.62 -> is an extended range.
1143.364 -> Well okay, better fuel economy as well
1145.4 -> but you have to drive
1146.48 -> an awful lot of miles in one
1147.74 -> to really see the value of that.
1149.77 -> So this then is a slightly different proposition.
1153.719 -> This only uses the engine
1156.684 -> to charge the battery.
1158.9 -> That's it.
1160.46 -> Now if that sounds a bit odd,
1162.744 -> the obvious advantage to that
1164.6 -> is that you don't need to have
1166.88 -> a big battery because it is not
1169.16 -> a standard hybrid in any sense at all.
1172.161 -> So what that means in real-world use
1174.528 -> is that you get a driving experience
1176.3 -> that in principle is a lot more
1178.76 -> like an electric car in some ways,
1180.44 -> and a lot more like
1181.966 -> an internal combustion engine in others.
1184.736 -> Because you have a large effective range,
1187.1 -> this car should do around about...
1189.215 -> -You can interrupt the voice prompt
1191 -> and give a command.
1191.9 -> -I'd love to interrupt the voice prompt.
1193.7 -> Thank you.
1194.6 -> This car should have an effective range
1196.82 -> of around about 750 kilometers.
1199.223 -> Well that's pretty great
1200.18 -> especially for a potentially seven-seat SUV.
1203.771 -> But on top of that,
1205.58 -> you're not going to be able to charge the battery
1207.62 -> because it's so small.
1210.454 -> Well, 1. There's no technology
1211.76 -> to allow you to do it.
1212.66 -> But 2, the effective range of this
1214.4 -> in pure-EV mode is only
1216.86 -> a slightly brilliant three kilometers.
1220 -> And if you think why,
1221.96 -> why would anyone build such a platform?
1224.48 -> As Nissan will point out to you,
1226.46 -> the vast majority of trips
1228.62 -> you ever take around town in an EV
1230.6 -> are brilliantly actually
1232.82 -> less than three kilometers.
1234.526 -> So that might end up being
1235.82 -> an awful lot more useful than you think.
1238.453 -> In real-world everyday usage however,
1240.646 -> the system is set up to work
1242.18 -> standardly like this.
1244.38 -> The petrol three-cylinder 1.5L engine
1247.62 -> runs pretty much permanently
1249.38 -> charging the battery
1250.94 -> through obviously, a current alternator
1254.004 -> that then allows you to power
1256.4 -> in this car, two electric motors.
1258.56 -> You have 150 kW in the front
1261.68 -> and 100 in the rear,
1262.94 -> giving you a slight front-wheel bias
1264.56 -> which is not unusual at all.
1267.37 -> Now that is the electric benefit of the car.
1270.08 -> That results in a performance
1272 -> of around about seven seconds for 0 to 100.
1275.759 -> But this is where it gets
1277.4 -> a bit more complicated,
1278.795 -> if you put your foot down and really demand,
1281.41 -> now in a standard hybrid,
1282.74 -> it will use that power
1284.675 -> to drive the engine itself.
1286.16 -> In this car, what it will then do
1288.5 -> is send that power directly
1290.36 -> through the alternator
1292.14 -> to the electric motors,
1294.44 -> allowing the car to intelligently decide
1297.119 -> where its best use of that power is.
1298.94 -> Either sending it directly to the battery,
1301.164 -> a proportion of it to the battery,
1303.071 -> or a proportion of it to
1304.52 -> the electric motors themselves.
1306.861 -> All of that is nothing you're gonna
1308.96 -> care about if you actually own and drive this car.
1311.3 -> It's just to give you an idea
1312.86 -> of how this technology is being applied.
1315.048 -> Real-world, what all of that adds up to
1317.784 -> is that you get the power
1318.98 -> that you would want and hope for
1320.24 -> from a car of this size,
1321.62 -> as an electric vehicle.
1323.06 -> The range you would hope for,
1324.68 -> from a hybrid.
1327.321 -> Theoretically, the ease of driving
1328.88 -> and dare I say, cost
1331.704 -> that you would hope to get
1333.08 -> from the internal combustion engine.
1334.859 -> I think it's really worth considering.
1336.32 -> Smaller battery, massive saving on weight,
1338.89 -> makes the car much more efficient,
1340.28 -> and hopefully makes it cheaper
1343.82 -> and easier to run and maintain...?
1345.79 -> Okay, I'm on pretty thin ice with that one.
1347.54 -> But all of which is to say,
1350 -> I start this test drive feeling
1351.86 -> pretty positive about the proposition.
1354.468 -> I think it's a nice take
1356.195 -> on what we could be looking at
1357.8 -> as we're moving further forwards
1360.08 -> into pure-electric platforms.
1363.504 -> Now, if you consider the different options
1368.48 -> that are available for this,
1369.44 -> first of all, Cornelius is going to
1370.88 -> have a go at managing to get this
1372.26 -> charming lady to stop talking to us.
1377.493 -> I think what's happened is that
1379.59 -> she's telling us about the menus.
1380.96 -> I think that's what's happened.
1382.34 -> There we go.
1383.243 -> So I am more than delighted
1385.22 -> to learn that they finally figured out
1387.98 -> how to bring an air of refinement
1389.84 -> into their cars.
1391.343 -> Look at this!
1392.48 -> It's great!
1394.199 -> It feels modern, it's stylish,
1396.02 -> the material selection is good.
1397.93 -> Is it going to blow your mind?
1399.73 -> No, it's really not.
1401.48 -> But you know what?
1402.74 -> It feels solid.
1403.94 -> It feels well put together.
1406.02 -> It feels stylish, and it does just enough.
1408.875 -> This is the Tekna line
1410.601 -> that's one under the top, which is Tekna Plus.
1412.76 -> And I think gives you
1413.96 -> just enough of the extra bells and whistles
1415.82 -> that you're probably going to want.
1416.72 -> The Head-Up Display is nice.
1419.375 -> It's not too hard to adjust.
1421.379 -> Doesn't have any automatic brightness adjustment.
1423.44 -> So on a day like today,
1424.88 -> I really had to dim it down
1425.96 -> as low as it would go
1426.86 -> so it wasn't glaring at me.
1428.06 -> But I did like the fact
1429.62 -> that I was able to get it, for once,
1432.32 -> into a right position for me to drive.
1434.3 -> You've got to get the Tekna line or above
1436.04 -> if you want that to come on this car.
1438.68 -> Drive experience,
1440.66 -> well you know, there's not
1442.82 -> a huge amount to get blown away by.
1444.56 -> But at the end of the day,
1446.135 -> it is a seven-seat -potential- SUV.
1449.3 -> So you really wouldn't expect it
1451.16 -> to be too exciting to drive.
1453.094 -> What is exciting immediately right off the bat
1456.154 -> is the comfort and the build quality of this vehicle.
1458.84 -> Everything feels really well put together.
1461.89 -> And although it doesn't blow your world,
1463.799 -> it does present as being very nice.
1466.1 -> Thank you very much.
1467.54 -> I wish they had used more of that
1470 -> brushed black plastic effect here
1472.52 -> instead of all of this high gloss,
1474.08 -> famously great for fingerprints.
1476.494 -> But I do appreciate the fact
1478.04 -> there are still some tactile
1479.3 -> knobs and buttons.
1480.381 -> This volume button in the middle,
1481.94 -> which allows you to adjust
1483.08 -> and mess around with it
1484.16 -> without bothering to look,
1485.783 -> that's great.
1487.151 -> And believe it or not,
1488.36 -> still tactile realistic
1490.4 -> heating and cooling controls.
1491.72 -> Which ignoring the fact they're
1493.4 -> finished in high gloss black plastic,
1495.443 -> actually are super easy to address
1497.48 -> without bothering to spend any time looking at it.
1500.435 -> That combined with a head-up display
1502.68 -> mean that my driving experience here
1504.32 -> really is focused on exactly that.
1507.345 -> Seats,
1508.46 -> well, they're firm and supportive.
1510.526 -> They're not amazing.
1511.76 -> Certainly, they don't give me
1513.02 -> quite as much side support as I might like
1515.495 -> but they do the job.
1516.8 -> And they certainly do feel as if
1518.48 -> they're going to be comfortable
1519.38 -> over longer distances.
1520.52 -> The steering wheel itself is really good.
1523.008 -> I'm a big fan of these manual controls.
1526.16 -> It's great to have buttons.
1527.48 -> It's great that they're clearly delineated
1529.474 -> so I can easily push and adjust what I want
1532.04 -> without needing to look at it.
1533.603 -> That said, when you do it,
1536.3 -> and let's see if we can cycle through
1538.1 -> some menu options here,
1540.706 -> they do feel a bit plasticky to push on.
1543.44 -> So steering wheel seat,
1545.746 -> steering wheel controls,
1547.1 -> all echoing just a little bit of the...
1551.901 -> I still feel the Nissan underneath it all.
1554.856 -> But that is quite a harsh complaint.
1558.2 -> The really good thing is
1559.34 -> it all feels solid and well-built.
1561.32 -> And I really appreciate that.
1563.985 -> Now in terms of what you're actually going to get
1566.06 -> when you're driving around in this thing,
1568.066 -> it won't surprise you to learn
1569.66 -> that it does have
1571.175 -> a different level of regeneration.
1572.96 -> And here, I'm always complaining about this,
1575.723 -> I don't understand why more firms
1577.65 -> don't do what Mazda do,
1579.08 -> put it on a stock.
1580.04 -> Allow you to adjust it,
1581.36 -> and then you can have a bit
1582.5 -> more fun playing with it.
1584.039 -> Here, it's a small button
1585.74 -> irritatingly located right in
1587.6 -> the center of the console here.
1589.308 -> And it's right next to the pure EV mode,
1591.68 -> which means really irritatingly
1594.5 -> easy to hit by mistake.
1596.591 -> Nissan calls it the e-Pedal.
1598.22 -> And you can see if I push this,
1601.82 -> there's the regeneration.
1604.52 -> Now, it's actually not badly delivered.
1607.94 -> I think once you get used to it,
1610.64 -> you're going to find yourself using that
1613.14 -> by way of one pedal driving
1614.48 -> an awful lot more than the brake
1615.86 -> because it's practical
1617.06 -> and it improves your efficiency.
1620.66 -> My only two real gripes are
1622.16 -> 1, Why place it there
1624.2 -> and make it so hard to get to?
1625.46 -> Are they just assuming
1626.42 -> customers won't bother using it
1627.86 -> or they'll set it and forget it?
1630 -> I mean, that's not my experience of these things.
1632 -> I like to adjust them as I go
1633.62 -> depending on how and where I'm driving.
1635.9 -> That's quite a lot of drag.
1638.039 -> That's all from the e-Pedal.
1639.68 -> Nothing from the break at all.
1641.566 -> So I would have liked that
1642.92 -> clearer and easier to access,
1644.543 -> and I would have liked
1645.56 -> different levels of recuperation.
1647 -> But you know what?
1648.034 -> You can't have everything.
1649.114 -> 150 kW in the front, 100 in the back,
1652.46 -> gives us a combined system output of 214 horsepower.
1656.531 -> And if I put my foot down,
1661.919 -> well it promises 0 to 100 time of seven seconds.
1666.154 -> That's 100 km/h or 62 mph, around about there.
1671.48 -> You know, to be honest,
1672.68 -> I think that's more than sufficient.
1674.24 -> Yes, there's a little bit of delay
1675.74 -> in actually getting what you want.
1678.403 -> But it's an SUV.
1679.46 -> And this especially is an SUV
1682.7 -> that's designed to deliver efficiency,
1684.68 -> which those two things don't naturally
1686.9 -> sit happily in the same zone.
1688.58 -> So if you want the performance, come on,
1691.46 -> Porsche makes some really amazing cars.
1694.7 -> But how often are you really
1696.08 -> going to be putting your foot down?
1698.061 -> Now I started off this clip by asking
1701.42 -> is it possible for you to save the money?
1703.82 -> Are the non-German models now
1705.74 -> coming to a level where
1707.24 -> you can realistically say,
1708.38 -> "You know what?
1708.92 -> I'm not going to feel bad shame.
1710.6 -> And an actual fact, I can get
1712.4 -> what I want from a cheaper model."
1715.1 -> Well, I would have loved
1716.84 -> for the answer to that
1717.92 -> to honestly have been 'Yes'.
1720 -> But the answer is,
1721.499 -> well, kind of.
1723.62 -> On the upside, the finish and fit out
1727.078 -> of this is superb.
1729.08 -> If I put this against a more
1731 -> reasonable direct competition,
1732.73 -> which would be the Toyota RAV4,
1735.504 -> I have to tell you, I think it wins.
1737.78 -> As is so often the case with Toyota,
1740.812 -> I kind of want to say
1741.68 -> in the pure agricultural sturdiness
1744.02 -> of the engine and the layout,
1745.58 -> Toyota have the edge.
1746.84 -> But in terms of refinement
1748.58 -> and the finish of the vehicle
1749.96 -> and your enjoyment of ownership,
1751.956 -> we're gonna give it to Nissan.
1753.6 -> And that's important because
1755.06 -> it means you are then entering a region
1757.76 -> in which you're looking at
1758.72 -> more expensive German models
1760.64 -> that before simply hasn't been remotely possible.
1764.7 -> While we're on the subject
1765.92 -> of talking about comparing
1767.48 -> this car to higher models,
1768.86 -> everyone's familiar with
1770.06 -> a jog shuttle wheel on older Mercedes
1772.739 -> and of course, the ability to be
1774.56 -> able to change between modes.
1775.88 -> Well, this car rather charmingly
1777.44 -> also has different driving modes.
1779.48 -> Why do I say 'rather charmingly'?
1781.355 -> Well, there's a Sports mode on it.
1783.96 -> I'm not massively ambitious about that
1786.02 -> but let's check it out
1786.92 -> and see what happens.
1787.58 -> That Sports, I'm currently driving 80 kilometers,
1791.854 -> let's put the foot flat down and see what happens.
1797.9 -> Okay.
1799.585 -> Any difference Cornelius?
1801.08 -> Let's, by direct comparison,
1802.58 -> put that straight back into Standard mode.
1804.8 -> -Nope.
1805.37 -> And 80 again, foot flat down...
1808.94 -> -I think no difference.
1810.14 -> -I think that is 100% the same.
1813.56 -> I don't really know why they put
1815.48 -> different driving modes onto cars like this.
1817.82 -> I don't really see the benefit.
1819.73 -> But that said,
1820.906 -> this is a four-wheel drive
1822.02 -> and there is a Snow mode and a Rain mode
1824 -> so possibly you'll find
1825.32 -> some use out of those.
1826.993 -> Here, we are in Standard Mode.
1828.2 -> No problem at all.
1829.22 -> I think to be honest,
1830.254 -> for the most time you're in this vehicle,
1832.16 -> you'll just stick it in Standard
1833.48 -> and forget about it.
1835.694 -> So we've done a really interesting
1839 -> series of looks of late
1840.92 -> at cars performing in segments
1843.38 -> you wouldn't necessarily
1844.52 -> expect them to perform in.
1846.455 -> I was very impressed by the Coffee 01.
1849.5 -> If you haven't seen it, check that out.
1851.651 -> I think that this car performs very well
1854.9 -> in the segment in which it finds itself.
1857.3 -> So is this going to convert somebody
1859.46 -> who really drives an Audi, a BMW or Mercedes?
1864.02 -> No, that's the honest answer.
1866.12 -> No, it isn't.
1867.92 -> But it is going to convert somebody
1870.26 -> who's just gotten sick and tired
1872.24 -> of paying the premium purchase price
1874.88 -> and the servicing as well.
1876.899 -> When you compare this to a reasonable field
1881.208 -> which has more similar marks in it,
1883.34 -> it actually does very well indeed.
1885.515 -> And the fact is, after you've
1886.94 -> finished driving up and down your street
1888.38 -> at a high speed in a Mecan,
1890.6 -> there's only so many times you can do that
1892.88 -> before you go to the garage
1894.659 -> and then have to pay the cost for doing that.
1897.825 -> That might change the way
1899.18 -> that you think about this car.
1901.198 -> What I can tell you is
1902.3 -> I'm genuinely excited about
1904.1 -> this new take on the hybrid platform.
1906.32 -> I think it's a really good solution.
1908.146 -> It's always irked me
1910 -> driving around with massive weight increase
1912.86 -> because of batteries,
1914.06 -> especially if you're in a non-EV.
1916.643 -> And none of that applies here.
1919.22 -> It looks, feels, and handles
1921.815 -> like what you would say
1922.76 -> in Europe, is a large SUV
1924.8 -> and obviously in the States, is a compact SUV.
1928.22 -> And I think it speaks very well
1930.2 -> to all of the markets it operates in.
1932.6 -> So there's not enough here
1934.22 -> to make it distinct and unique.
1936.38 -> But what there is,
1937.7 -> is everything's finished really well.
1940.46 -> Is this the fastest SUV? No.
1943.04 -> Is it the most economic SUV? No.
1946.88 -> Is it the most sporty or the most fun? No.
1949.82 -> No to everything!
1950.72 -> It doesn't excel in any single field
1953.9 -> I can think of, except one.
1956.84 -> It does the best across all of those levels.
1960.26 -> If you put them all together and you say,
1962.6 -> 'What do I really want from
buying a car like this?'
1965.78 -> And the answer to that question is,
1967.631 -> 'I want to be comfortable,
1968.78 -> I want to feel safe,
1969.8 -> I want to have a car
1970.76 -> that's going to hold its value
1971.9 -> and feel solidly well-built.
1973.94 -> And I never want to have to deal
1976.28 -> with range anxiety ever again.'
1979.04 -> You know what?
1980 -> There is an awful lot compelling you
1982.46 -> to take a look at this.
1984.2 -> I like it!
1985.46 -> Yeah, it's not going to be
1986.84 -> my car of choice for any one of the reasons.
1989.48 -> But put them all together,
1991.02 -> and it's really a very nice proposition indeed.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1-SD-gpa4c