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haryan · 1st April 2005, 10:28

This monday Nissan's Hyderabad showroom was inaugurated ... One of the partners in the TAPASVI NISSAN is a very good friend of mine ...
I was there for the inauguration of the showroom which was done by Telugu Movie Star Jagapathi Babu ....
and after i had the privilige of taking the XTRAIL out on the road ....
What can i say about that car / SUV ...
As soon as i sat inside i first noticed that there was no speedometer behind the steering ... I was puzzled and looked around and There it was .... Speedometer and other dials are located in the centre of the Dashboard ...
Hmmm thought Nissan had styled that conveniently for both LHD and RHD Versions ... and After starting the car / SUV i felt that engine didnt start cos i felt no vibrations as in other SUVs the Engine was silent ....
Common Rail's Biggest Pluspoint .... the Nissan have named it DCi
The acceleration was amazing .. that SUV zoomed better than accent CRDi or Elantra Crdi ... the car was very powerful considering that it has 2.6 Common rail direct injection system ...
It was exhilerating ... the gear ratios were excellently matched to the engine and the car could also accelerate from 3rd gear at 20 kmph ....
But the enjoyment was shortlived as the test drive was short ... BUT my friend promised me a still longer drive the next sunday as he promised me a fishing trip to a Reservoir 90 kms out of Hyd ...

The car felt good in all departments ... It was 6 speed manual .. it has 2 wheel option , Auto aoption where the Four Wheel Drive is activated when neccessary and lock option Full time 4wheel drive ....
It has good seats and very good interiors though i am disapointed a little with the steering wheel ...
It had only one Minus point as far as i felt ... the rear silencer box is mounted too low and was the lowest point of the car ...
i think it will Bottom out if we do a serious Offroading ...
BUT THE BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT IS THE PRICE ....
HYD EXSHOWROOM PRICE IS 25 LAKHS ...
my friend says that the landing cost of car into India is just 10laks and the remaining amount is the TAXES ... as the car comes in CBU ....
well thats my review of Nissan X trail ,car which i will not and cannot buy ..

P.S any details missing please excuse as this is my first review in my whole life

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haryan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: HYDERABAD INDIA Posts: 317	NISSAN X TRAIL test drive This monday Nissan's Hyderabad showroom was inaugurated ... One of the partners in the TAPASVI NISSAN is a very good friend of mine ... I was there for the inauguration of the showroom which was done by Telugu Movie Star Jagapathi Babu .... and after i had the privilige of taking the XTRAIL out on the road .... What can i say about that car / SUV ... As soon as i sat inside i first noticed that there was no speedometer behind the steering ... I was puzzled and looked around and There it was .... Speedometer and other dials are located in the centre of the Dashboard ... Hmmm thought Nissan had styled that conveniently for both LHD and RHD Versions ... and After starting the car / SUV i felt that engine didnt start cos i felt no vibrations as in other SUVs the Engine was silent .... Common Rail's Biggest Pluspoint .... the Nissan have named it DCi The acceleration was amazing .. that SUV zoomed better than accent CRDi or Elantra Crdi ... the car was very powerful considering that it has 2.6 Common rail direct injection system ... It was exhilerating ... the gear ratios were excellently matched to the engine and the car could also accelerate from 3rd gear at 20 kmph .... But the enjoyment was shortlived as the test drive was short ... BUT my friend promised me a still longer drive the next sunday as he promised me a fishing trip to a Reservoir 90 kms out of Hyd ... The car felt good in all departments ... It was 6 speed manual .. it has 2 wheel option , Auto aoption where the Four Wheel Drive is activated when neccessary and lock option Full time 4wheel drive .... It has good seats and very good interiors though i am disapointed a little with the steering wheel ... It had only one Minus point as far as i felt ... the rear silencer box is mounted too low and was the lowest point of the car ... i think it will Bottom out if we do a serious Offroading ... BUT THE BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT IS THE PRICE .... HYD EXSHOWROOM PRICE IS 25 LAKHS ... my friend says that the landing cost of car into India is just 10laks and the remaining amount is the TAXES ... as the car comes in CBU .... well thats my review of Nissan X trail ,car which i will not and cannot buy .. P.S any details missing please excuse as this is my first review in my whole life __________________ MY NEW RIDE : HYUNDAI VERNA CRDi WITH ABS.