Nissan Qashqai

An excellent crossover with 2litre smooth cvt engine and sleek exterior with well-defined front presence.

As this is a 06 model, you dont see functions such as bluetooth, side light, usb etc which you can find in other new models.

Since I got it at 74k i think its a steal as the omv is about $29950.

Got this car two weeks ago at $77500. OMV was surprisingly high at $29500. Sound proofing is way better than expected. Moonroof is cool. Gear change is smooth with 6 gear for you to play with. Cornering was better than expected with minimum body roll. Good fuel consumption of 11.5km/L. I wonder how others can get a 13km? i am already a light footer.

Overall worth buying if you do not have a big family because rear seat leg room is small.

Just got this baby at around $75000 the Premium model. It's a good bargain as compared to my 2003 hyundai tucson bought at $82,000. The only thing lacking is the sad 2 Din audio system. Going to change it to a Dvd type soon. I am happy with it! Fuel consumption at the moment is about 13km per litre, very good for a 2.0 litre car. Hope the 1000km servicing will not cause it to change.

This is my second Nissan that I've owned in 3 years. Traded in my Latio for this beast. It is really one unique ride. Lets start from the interior, It is nothing much to shout about the the standard DIN that comes with it. In fact my previous ride, Latio have a better DIN. Anyway that wouldn't stop me from laying my hands on this car. The Premium have nice leather seats with white trims, a full panaromic roof, this was the killer that made my wife said YES to the deal! Keyless system, auto headlights, CVT, solid interior, extremely good sound proofing, comapred to the Civic and CRV, the Qashqai wins hands down on sound proofing. With the full glass roof, rain never sounds the same in your metal roof car again. Stiff suspension, it feels almost like the Subaru Outback. The drive is really exceptional. It is higher than most sedan or wagons on the road. Cornering os just great although the CG is high but it just grips with confidence.

This car creates a blurred line for cars. The car is so compact that it is around the size of a Focus but has a high ride height, a 2-litre engine and rides on 17" wheels. It creates many problems.

If you think that this car is to compete with the Focus, then be prepared to be disappointed. For a hatchback, the interior is okay, but the high ride height makes the car feels wallowy, and every bounce is exaggerated. Though the crash safety is the best out there, structural rigidity doesn't feel tight, with some body flex around bumps. The 2.0-litre engine has real strong torque, but then off the line it's really sluggish. Once on the move it manages to pick up speed well. The CVT is really good though, smooth and silky with tiptronic function. And then you have big 17" high profile tyres with so much gap in the wheel arches that it creates so much resistance in high speed cruising. Prepare for poor fuel economy no matter where you go, because the Qashqai has a drag coefficient of 0.35, which is high compared to normal hatchbacks with the figure of betweel 0.28 to 0.31. And with an enormous weight of almost 1.5 tonnes, it beats the norm for hatchbacks which is around 1.1 to 1.3 tonnes! A much bigger Toyota Camry weighs that much.

The equipment level is really shocking too. It's very low. Yes, moonroof, dual climate control, auto headlights are standard on the PREMIUM version, but why can't the display show the average fuel consumption? Why does it feel spartan? The interior design lacks confidence. The door handles flexes when you closes it, like it will come off after repeated use. The car just ain't solid enough. Mind you, i am driving a Honda Airwave and i am more pleased with my Airwave in terms of driving dynamics and interior room as well as fit and finish of interior.

Some good points are, that really nice moonroof, small footprint so it's really nippy, really large wing mirrors that offers fantastic view of the rear. Other than that, nothing else... Too compromised for a family hatchback, potentially too expensive to run too. Smaller than a CR-V yet weighs so much and the poor driving dynamics.