El Nissan Qashqai is a best seller. The brandhas sold over a million units of the Qashqai (since 2007) and Qashqai + 2 (since 2008). In Spain Nissan has sold more units than Qashqai than the rest of the range together, always being in the top positions of absolute sales. Such is the nissan qashqai success that the brand no longer sells a compact (normally the segment that monopolizes the most sales) after stopping manufacturing the Nissan Tiida, although surely return to the segment soon.
El Nissan Qashqai that we tested today is the model that went on sale in mid-2010 but with the new 1.5 hp 110 dCi engine that replaces the previous 1.5 hp 106 dCi. The finish is intermediate Agency but it's still nice enough and comes with the necessary equipment to make it a good buy.
Exterior design
the line of Nissan Qashqai It is already well known enough to expand on talking about it. It is the typical image of a modern suv, that is, a compact with a slightly taller, muscular body and with a higher ground clearance than usual. It is a design that pleases and attracts buyers because it appears to be more of a car than it is, it conveys a greater sense of security (although it doesn't necessarily have to be that way) and its raised driving position offers confidence to the driver.
Design and interior space
El Nissan Qashqai It has spacious interior seats although it does not stand out for its width. In that sense it is narrower than some compacts although in any case four people will travel comfortably and with a feeling of spaciousness. The main advantage is the free height to the roof, accentuated by the raised rear bench. Very tall people will sit comfortably in the Qashqaiboth in the front and rear seats. Access to the car is good, although the gap left by opening the rear doors is a bit small.
The seating They have a very soft padding, but curiously they are not uncomfortable with the passage of kilometers. I've driven it for several hours straight and I have not had that feeling of "sinking" in the seat as it usually happens when the padding is soft. On the contrary, it feels like it offers firm support and good lateral support. The seat has height, longitudinal, backrest adjustment, lumbar support and headrest (active type). The steering wheel is adjustable in length and height. Combining all this, it is easy to get a good posture behind the wheel.
Since we talked about steering wheel (multifunction), it has a good touch although the ring is a bit thin for my taste. In the central part it has a coating in aluminum-like plastic that I don't quite like and that looks like it will age very badly (Time will tell if I'm right or wrong). All the controls are located correctly and in a very logical position, except for the control for the electric mirrors, which is located just in front of the right knee. Apart from being uncomfortable and not very easy to manipulate, it is not logical to place a control directly in the impact zone of any part of the body In case of an accident.
El dashboard has a good touch with padding materials much of it. The design in general is nice although the colors are a bit “sad”. Climate control is easy to use and looks good. On the contrary, the Radio cd-mp3 with Bluetooth it seems to have been manufactured in the previous decade with a screen that is not very integrated with the whole of the car.
The car has several holes distributed by doors, armrests, etc. and the glove box is a normal size. The trunk with 400 liters is within the normal range for such a car and its access is similar. The edge of the trunk is somewhat high and there is a step between the edge and the bottom, but there are few cars of this style that manage to avoid these problems. For example, the seven-seater Nissan Qashqai +2 has a trunk flush with the door, without a step. In the Qashqai From our test, folding down the rear seats does not leave a flush surface with the boot floor either.
Driving and behavior
El 1.5 dCi engine with 110 hp It is the lowest in the Diesel range. exist three diesel engines (1.5 dCi 110CV, 1.6 dCi 130CV and 2.0 dCi 150CV) and two gasoline 1.6 of 117CV and 2.0 of 140CV).
This 110hp Diesel engine may be enough for most buyers. since it moves the car with relative ease and spends little diesel. Plus, it's amazingly quiet in normal driving and doesn't vibrate or sluggish around town. In much of the test we were four occupants with little trunk maintaining cruises of 120-140 km / h marker effortlessly on the highway. On secondary roads, acceleration suffers and is essential to reduce gears and squeeze the engine to overtake safely. The development of the change is short and the engine always turns high to help, but neither the consumption nor the sound are very affected. In general, the engine complies and we will only miss more power if we are going to carry a load often or drive frequently on secondary roads where we need to overtake.
La driving the Nissan Qashqai poses no problems. He is very comfortable and his reactions are quite safe, although he cannot hide his state of being. SUV, with the dynamic problems that this entails. Since 2010 the Qashqai It has a softer suspension than before, so the rolls and pitches are more pronounced (I drove the previous Qashqai so long ago that I don't remember). The car moves well, but we cannot expect the agility and surefootedness of a Ford Focus or Renault Megane, For example. This car is not a compact, both for better and for worse.
Driving fast the big ones standard tires (215/60/R17) They grip the ground well and convey confidence. In quick maneuvers zigzag o sudden braking you can feel how the rear of the car does more than just “come on”. Quickly the ESP acts, with more softness and moderation than in other cars. It can be driven agile, even more than with other SUVs, but we must not forget that the thresholds of "scare" are closer than with a compact.
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- Large enough boot, although access could be better
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- The interior looks sober but with good touch
The image of the car is not the 1.5 dCi model, since the car that mounts this engine has the "Pure Drive" logo instead of dCi on the rear.
If you go through any of the Nissan Qashqai forums, no matter what country, you will see the problems that this engine is giving in terms of the distribution belt, in fact, Nissan has already called more than one buyer of this car to change the timing belt. strap, but of those who continue to sin the entire range of this "product" is how poorly protected they are in terms of underbody corrosion, it's a shame to see them... Personally as the owner of a Qashqai, I would have preferred less fame and a better finish.
By the way, the Customer Dis-attention Service is the worst that has been seen in a brand of this prestige, simply the quality of the bottom of the cars is well above the quality of the SAC
Salu2
I am the owner of a qasqais 1,5 and with only 3 years I am from problem to problem, a car costing 24 thousand euros and it seems that it is a third division vehicle, apart from what is said about corrosion (not only in the lower exhaust, shock absorbers, silencer anchors etc…) some models give it dinitrol, anti-gravel to make up its real state of corrosion, but also in some supports on the back of the seats in the internal areas but that can be seen from the outside) , there are plastic mismatches, hood and trunk mismatches, handbrake problems, noise from the driver's door area, door opening plastics that peel, noise on the dashboard, and a long list of other problems that If you look on the internet you can confirm it and I assure you that in the forums not only people with problems and discontent speak.
Many of the problems appear after a few kilometers of use, others are visible from the moment of purchase.
there are infinite units with the 1,5 engine and with less than 100 thousand kilometers that are breaking the engine due to problems with the belt, connecting rod, etc... and if the guarantee does not cover you, you have to put up with it or pay the amount of repair approximately 5 thousand euros, in addition Of these problems we must add what they comment here, their customer service is lousy, they lie and instead of helping you or giving you a solution they clean their hands sometimes in a good manner and other times they send you to hell by hanging up the phone.
Me after learning that some user after putting a claim on consumption and hiring a lawyer, those from Nissan dropped their pants and changed the timing belt at no cost, in my case when calling customer service and commenting The subject told me that my car is not affected by the belt problem and that they are not going to do anything, because a month later and with 71 thousand kilometers and already out of warranty for 3 and a half years, my timing belt breaks, which It has cost me to repair a fortune, and the repair tells me that they do not know if it can originate again since the reason for the breakage is not clear, that if a screw that rubs that if the ratchet, cylinder, connecting rod, etc,,, they have no idea , so I put it up for sale and give him the qasqais.
I have visited different dealerships and I assure you that almost all of them are the same, from the Nissan Iberia headquarters they give them orders and mark the guidelines that they have to communicate to the owners of the qasqais and they clean their hands in the face of problems, although it is true that small problems and that have a simple and low-cost solution, they perform repairs, such as misalignment of the hood or blown bulbs.
Honestly, it will be the best-selling car for whatever reason, people are itchy as it is, it's their day, but my Nissan doesn't take me out of the game again, I don't buy another Nissan in my life.
In summary, a nice car but a birria, the qasqais crashes before what one thinks.
Greetings and I hope that people think about it before buying this car and don't be fooled that this only happens with the 1.5 model, the others also have their own, there are people who have the model with a timing chain and they are also in great trouble.
Very nice if it can last a few years, number of affected by breakage of the distribution and engine after the guarantee. The car to the new scrap. The great miracle of Nissan.
August 2013
good, I have a casqhai + 2.2.0 4 * 4 year 2010.85000. XNUMXkm the distribution chain to fuck and with it the engine. Nissan does not know anything. I stay comfortable