Nissan X-Trail

For those of you with families and are looking for a bigger car, stay away from the people carrier and get one of these. The Nissan X-Trail is probably the best compact 4x4. The top of the range model has leather seats, heated seats, a panoramic sun roof and sat nav. All this and if you gey a four year old one, some are still in warranty, with under 60 000 miles on the clock, for less than £10000. Still want that people carrier? There is a hate campaign against 4x4 cars because of the damage they cause to the environment but the 2.2 litre diesel gets around 40mpg which is very respectable for a small car let alone a 4x4. The handling in the X-Trail, is just like a ...

Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di - Advantages: Torquey powerplant, Economical 6th gear cruising, Practical, spacious, fun interior - Disadvantages: Interior marks too easily, Poor turning circle, Some interior squeaks and rattles

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 ...