The Nissan Xtrail is amongst firce competition. Soft Roaders, SUV's or whatever you want to call them have become increasingly popular in the last 10 years. Some like the high driving postion and large load carrying capacity, other like the 4x4 capabilty. I personally like both, and the Xtrail delivers both. I had a Landrover series 3 109" as the "dog" car and PT cruiser as my main car, howver I wanted something that Would do both jobs. I spent ages looking at all sorts, from Freelanders to Discoverys and Honda CRV's. I then spotted the Xtrail and was imediately taken it by its boxy soild looks. This is a car that knows what it is, and is ...  Read the complete review

Xtra, xcessive, xpensive, xasperating, xclusive, or just xtreme! Nissan certainly raised the curtains with the launch of the all singing, all dancing new x-trail. Drive this along the high street and you cant help but turn heads, some from curiosity, some from admiration and some from distaste. Love em or hate em, off roaders have developed far beyond the aluminium bodied Land Rovers of early days. Statistics show that some 90% plus off roaders don’t! Don’t go off road that is! So why do the big 6 car manufacturers insist on lumpy bodies, extra long shells and vehicles that are so hard to manoeuvre, you need a ...  Read the complete review

My husband and I are currently deciding which car to buy to replace his beloved Mini Cooper as we are planning to start a family soon and need a car which is better suited to a family's needs. We have test-driven numerous cars and I have a lot to say about all of them. I will be focussing mainly on telling you about the features and specifications that I am looking for in a family car i.e. space, comfort and the little added luxuries which make life a bit easier. This review is about the sure-footed Nissan X-trail. We both found that the X-trail is very comfortable to drive even though it feels very big. It has a definite off-road feel, but on the ...  Read the complete review

My 2003 Nissan Xtrail diesel is the sport version with the Nissan 2.2 di engine. I have found it to be extremely reliable needing only brake pads and tyres in the last two years. The six speed gear box is really usefull when driving at motorway speeds as it allows the car to averaged 37 mpg. This is very respectable for a big 4x4 and coupled with its ability in snowy weather makes it a very useful all rounder. Its reassuring to be able to drive such a big safe vehicle given the weather in the last few years and the state of some of the roads near me! The rear seating space is excellent and I can easily seat three adults in the back in relative comfort. As a 6 ...  Read the complete review

well what can i say me and my husband to be were looking for a four track that we could use for our family and to pull our two lovely horses when we were looking around we test drove a free lander but when we got inside it was tacky and it just felt like you were driving about in a tin with wheels on it and inside was just tack then i went shoping one day and this black nissian xtrail caught my eye so when i got home i read quite a few reviews and they all seemed to be very possitive so i went to my local dealers and as soon as i test drove it we bought it that day it was really really nice and the best thing about was it wasnt tacky and when it rained u didnt think ..  Read the complete review