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2010 Nissan X Trail Facelift Review

October 2010
Filed under: NISSAN Car News | NISSAN Headlines

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Nissan has unveiled prices for the revised X-TRAIL SUV, on sale now for first customer deliveries in October.

Already highly acclaimed for its durability, practicality and convenience, the revisions include an updated exterior design plus new levels of interior quality, comfort and functionality and CO2 performance. Standard equipment on the Acenta includes body coloured electrically adjusting door mirrors, privacy glass, automatic headlamps and wipers, front fog lamps and 17-inch alloy wheels.

Additional features above Acenta trim include power-folding door mirrors, xenon headlamps, panoramic sunroof and leather seats. The infotainment package incorporates a Connect Premium HDD sat-nav with music server and USB port, a rear view camera and BOSE audio with nine speakers.

CO2 emissions for the X-TRAIL 2.0-litre dCi 173 PS diesel manual now stand at just 168g/km. That's a drop of 30g/km, or 15%. It also takes the company car BIK percentage liability from 32% to 26%. There has also been significant improvement on fuel economy, with performance up from 38.2mpg to 44.1mpg on the combined cycle. The 2.0-litre dCi 150 PS diesel automatic also benefits from Nissan's engineering excellence. The CO2 drops from 216g/km to 188g/km, or 13%, which takes the car from VED Band K to Band J and company car BIK liability from 35% to 30%. Fuel economy improves from 34.9mpg to 39.8mpg on the combined cycle.

Mechanical revisions to the X-TRAIL include a new manual gearbox for optimised environmental performance, and an improved shift schedule and enhanced friction reduction for the automatic transmission. The car also features low rolling resistance tyreson Acenta 17' wheels and lightweight castings on Tekna 18' wheels.

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