Running costs
44.1mpg
£73 fill-up/£155 or 34% tax
Practicality
Boot (seats up/down)
479/1,422 litres
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
8.9 seconds/124mph
MODEL TESTED: Nissan Qashqai 1.3 DIG-T Xtronic Tekna
PRICE: £33,465 ENGINE: 1.3-litre 4cyl, 154bhp
THE Qashqai pictured here is fitted with a six-speed manual gearbox, but we’re comparing it with automatic rivals, so we’re assessing the Qashqai like-for-like. In Tekna trim, it’s priced at £33,465 with the auto, plus another £1,145 for our car’s fetching Magnetic Blue paint with contrasting black roof.
Design & engineering
NISSAN clearly approached the third-generation Qashqai with a simple brief: keep the car’s unmistakable looks, yet at the same time deliver a sharper, more modern shape. While the Qashqai Mk3 is instantly familiar, it’s also more substantial – a neat trick to achieve, because the car…
