Facelifted Nissan Qashqai revealed!
Nissan has just unveiled its facelifted Qashqai mid-sized crossover, a car positioned in Europe as an alternative to traditional VW Golf class hatchbacks. Since its March 2007 launch, the Qashqai has exceeded Nissan’s sales expectations, with the 500,000th customer delivery set to take place before the end of 2009. Last year saw the introduction of the Qashqai+2, a seven-seat long wheelbase version of the original. The Qashqai is called the Dualis in Japan, and a few of those can be found on our streets as grey imports.
The biggest visual change is at the front with a new bonnet, front bumper, wings, grille and headlamps. Behind, the redesigned light clusters retain the same shape but are tweaked to reduce drag, while the tail lights are now of the LED variety. Two new five-spoke rim designs are available as well. Coefficient of drag (cd) has dropped from 0.34 to 0.33.
Inside, the cabin features a new dial design for added clarity while the redesigned trip computer with white text display sits between them. Further improvements include ambient lighting around the front footwells. New cubbys have been added too. Nissan claims improved isolation against noise, vibration and harshness, achieved by adding multi-layer insulation material around the front bulkhead, plus the fitment of an ‘acoustic’ windscreen. Wind noise around the A-pillar has also been lowered. Finally, the suspension has been tuned for improved ride comfort.
Joining the two petrol (1.6 and 2.0) and two diesel (1.5 and 2.0) models is a 1.5 dCi Pure Drive variant that produces only 129g/km of CO2. This is achieved via weight reduction, aerodynamic wheel covers, blanking of the fog lamp sockets, low rolling resistance tyres and lengthening of the final drive ratio.
More pictures after the jump.
December 5, 2009 @ 12:28 am
nice !!!!!
December 5, 2009 @ 12:29 am
looked better last time
December 5, 2009 @ 12:31 am
y malaysia nissan not got tis model?
December 5, 2009 @ 12:34 am
urgly car
December 5, 2009 @ 12:48 am
boring
December 5, 2009 @ 12:54 am
Any plans from Tan Chong to bring it here? I saw one in Singapore bearing the name Dualis.
December 5, 2009 @ 12:58 am
pity tan chong doesn bring it here in malaysia. might sell well and replace the xtrail.
cvt gearbox, 2 liter engine tuned for efficiency. moderate space, higher riding height etc etc.
December 5, 2009 @ 2:00 am
it isn’t boring at all to me .
it is a very special car, as sporty as a VW golf but u can see further on it when it is taller than the rest of the cars.
December 5, 2009 @ 2:21 am
y edaran tan chong didnt bring this in? maybe this would “destroy” x-trail’s sales?
December 5, 2009 @ 2:32 am
i think it have vanette engine inside
December 5, 2009 @ 2:56 am
hahahaha…. vanette engine…
now qashqai looks better in sum ways but it doesnt go well with is curved shoulder lines, the previous 1 its not ugly, altho it look alot like a koala bear….,
Tan Chong can’t bring it ere cuz it’ll be too expensive to sell….cuz its built in sunderland/england n fukuoaka , japan… (wikipedia) …, Tan chong will ony bring it in if its assembled round’ Asean….
The X-trail is ageing , but…. the economic downturn doesnt encourage suvs/soft roaders much i think….
European likes… ‘isi tersirat’ kind of styling…somethin hidden, heck, who knows …..they’re european…while.. Asian … we like ‘isi tersurat’…or ” HEY! LOOK AT ME!” kind of styling..,
dats y the japanese cars sold there are designed there….
but my all type fav is previous european Honda Accord…in ukraine here whr i’m studying, theres alot of them… too bad they’re a lefty
December 5, 2009 @ 7:10 am
When nissan facelifting, they really make major facelift… That is my point of view..
December 5, 2009 @ 7:29 am
cash what.. heheh i can’t afford this… nice meter tho..
December 5, 2009 @ 7:58 am
Reminds of Volvo XC90
December 5, 2009 @ 9:51 am
nice!!better than the pre-facelifted version.n the rims nice too~
December 5, 2009 @ 11:18 am
nice !.. the facelift made the difference
December 5, 2009 @ 11:37 am
bukan ke model Dualis ni dah ada kat Msia? cuma kurang promosi je
still nice..its Nissan anyway..
December 5, 2009 @ 11:49 am
why are our nissan look so shitty
December 5, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
I like it. It doesn’t look that simple than the previous design.
December 5, 2009 @ 12:15 pm
Tan Chong’s son just died on a car accident this morning nearby Jalan Istana. He is driving a X-Trail and lost control. Will this affect people’s confident on Nissan?
December 5, 2009 @ 12:44 pm
Is not Tan Chong’s son, is the CEO son, Datuk Ang.
He died of lost control and rumored that he is drunk.
If drink and drive.. Haiz…
Besides that if people will affect just becoz of 1 accident? How about Princess Diana S-Class Merc?!? I still see a lot of ppl buying merc still?
December 5, 2009 @ 1:46 pm
Hey, no yucky beige interior?
December 5, 2009 @ 2:15 pm
No telescopic steering again, Nissan??? (I don’t know about this car, just ask only). Even when it is here in M’sia, better buy Tucson or Santa Fe, or Sportage; more value for money.
December 5, 2009 @ 2:18 pm
think if this is in Msia, sure will give the CRV a good run for its money.
December 5, 2009 @ 2:52 pm
Again!
Why didn’t TAN CHONG bring in this model?
This is a question mark same with many other nice model of NIssan which not available in here~!
Time to switch Nissan dealer in here!!!
Nissan is a good car, has many nice models~ jsut that the dealer cannot do his job..
where’s the TEANA? when only SG ppl drive it ages then brought in to malaysia?? so now the Jap segment D car left only Camry & Accord… as last time still can choose the Cefiro~
and now this baby… if u have it here.. sure can beat hell out of CRV..
oh come on.. we dun need the Tan Chong manipulate the Nissan brand like family business~~ please… The Nissan HQ should come down often to see wat is happening with his brand in malaysia~
We love nissan.. just its seem like the range offer here is not complete enuf~
December 5, 2009 @ 3:17 pm
the CEO’s son IMHO doesn’t wear a seatbelt while driving , it is kinda obvious that when a person has been thrown out from the car but the car isn’t badly wrecked . i am not too sure either , but condolences to his family and nissan as well .
i do see this new qashqai is heavily influenced by the GTR from the bonet deisgn and line flow.
December 5, 2009 @ 3:48 pm
Jimmy.
hey anybody knows a thing or two on suzuki grand vitara?, its its not that popular in msia, y ah? fuel consumption teruk eh?
December 5, 2009 @ 3:57 pm
now that is definitely better
December 5, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
you can go to autocar.co.uk n check it out~! they have road tests n reviews, alho d version there mite be slightly different
December 5, 2009 @ 4:40 pm
exterior is nice. dial looks dull.
not sure bout the rest of the interior.
looks bigget than Golf.
sure it’s Golf-class?
Govt has not reduced tax for SUV.
so dont think tall vehicles will sell well, at least not before the G change the policy. Thank you G!
December 5, 2009 @ 5:28 pm
It adds variety to the market maybe some parallel importers will be bringing it in next year.
With the sad feeling of a lost son, where drunk or not, have to wait until mourning period is over before new launches will be seen.
The X -trail is a good n competent vehicle except lose out on looks.
December 5, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
Not bad, probably styled by their European studio.
December 5, 2009 @ 7:48 pm
Besides that if people will affect just becoz of 1 accident? How about Princess Diana S-Class Merc?!? I still see a lot of ppl buying merc still?
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same goes to p1, i have no major prob with my 3 model of p1, but people keep say it a bad car? so i just wonder? oo i forgot ,,they europe and jap car!!!
December 5, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
The 2 ‘lumps’ on the bonnet/hood is similar to Merc’s SLK sport.
December 5, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
Now this is what i call facelift
December 5, 2009 @ 9:51 pm
Please bring in the car… do you people know how can I own one?
December 5, 2009 @ 10:19 pm
i tot the son was driving a CRV?
well he wasnt wearing seatbelts so its a gone case right frrom the start.
December 6, 2009 @ 12:23 am
the front grille reminds me of the subaru Imprezza.
December 6, 2009 @ 5:27 pm
Yeah…Tan Chong really should bring this to Malaysia…better looking than the VW CrossPolo!!
December 6, 2009 @ 11:32 pm
the look is there,but tan chong will surely disappoint u all. that type of old man thinking.
chinese says, infront of the boat scared of thief, the rare or boat scared of ghost!
December 7, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
hmmm not so stunning compare sketches.CX7 lagi cun!
December 9, 2009 @ 4:46 pm
yes, i fully agreed nissan is a good car, i m a nissan fan but Tan Chong is disappointing, hope more new model is coming, we are seeing so many new model around our neigbour, what happen to Tan Chong…. maybe the nissan guy from japan got to come here…
December 16, 2009 @ 4:42 pm
Tan Chong, pls bring in this car!
This is a nice car to own.
December 20, 2009 @ 2:39 am
The most obvious change is to the front end, which has been completely redesigned, though there are some other styling tweaks around the car which help to lower its drag coefficient. There are also two new alloy wheel designs, along with two new colours, Magnetic Red and Mineral Grey.
Inside, there are new instruments, a revised trip computer, some extra storage spaces and low-level lighting for the front footwells. Extra sound deadening has been added, and new window seals reduce the wind noise around the windscreen pillars. Nissan has also retuned the suspension – which frankly did need a second look – and promises improvements in ride comfort and responsiveness.
There are four trim levels, called Visia, Acenta, n-tec and Tekna. The most interesting of the Visias is called the Puredrive: it’s a front-wheel drive version using the 1.5-litre dCi turbo diesel which we reckon is the best of the range, and with lower weight, aerodynamic wheel covers, low rolling-resistance tyres and higher gearing it has the lowest CO2 emissions of any Qashqai at 129g/km (compared with 137g/km for other 1.5 dCi models).
The Puredrive costs £16,795 and is one of the few versions not to be available in +2 form. Prices for the rest of the range, including 17.5% VAT, extend from £15,395 for the 1.6 petrol front-wheel drive Visia with manual transmission to £26,845 for the 2.0 dCi Tekna 4×4 automatic +2.