Monthly Motor - December 2014
All Your Motoring Needs from Kenyan Publishers Media 7 Group
All Your Motoring Needs from Kenyan Publishers Media 7 Group
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COVER STORY<br />
The New Nissan X-Trail<br />
By Jesse Adams<br />
Third generation Nissan X-TRAIL recently launched<br />
expands Nissan crossover range. This All-new X-TRAIL<br />
wraps familiar driveability and off-road ability in stylish<br />
new crossover design, with the SUV character traits<br />
continuing as X-TRAIL hallmarks.<br />
Additional feather in the cap includes<br />
a five star Euro NCAP safety rating<br />
coupled with an advanced technology.<br />
Wide powertrain line-up<br />
diversifies X-TRAIL range to suit<br />
any lifestyle application in addition to featuring a<br />
brand new, super-modern crossover design.<br />
“With the new Nissan X-TRAIL, we are<br />
embracing an even greater mix of SUV consumers,”<br />
comments Graeme Birch, General Manager of<br />
Marketing Communications at Nissan Africa. “The<br />
SUV market is globally popular, and with increasing<br />
gravitation towards crossover vehicles which<br />
combine the dynamics and aesthetics of passenger<br />
and sports vehicles with the driving experience and<br />
off-road ability of an SUV, the new X-TRAIL fits<br />
perfectly above our JUKE and QASHQAI crossover<br />
ranges.<br />
“That being said, X-TRAIL has lost none of<br />
its go-anywhere attitude and embodies its pay-off<br />
line, ‘Keep up with your true self ’. It also personifies<br />
our ‘Innovation that Excites’ brand philosophy<br />
by introducing ground-breaking new features and<br />
technology to the segment. Generous ground clearance,<br />
our industry-leading intelligent four-wheel<br />
drive technology and a selection of punchy engines<br />
means off-road driving is fun and exciting, while<br />
the heightened levels of ride comfort, interior luxury<br />
and generous specification levels position new<br />
X-TRAIL perfectly for a balanced lifestyle in and<br />
out of the city.”<br />
The all-new Nissan X-TRAIL arrives in Africa<br />
as an eight-model range, including two-and fourwheel<br />
drivetrains, five or seven seats, petrol and<br />
diesel engine options as well as manual or Xtronic<br />
CVT transmissions.<br />
Completely new from the ground up, the<br />
X-TRAIL combines Nissan’s acclaimed 4x4 heritage<br />
with fresh ideas and technologies inspired by the<br />
brand’s ground-breaking crossover vehicles, initiated<br />
by the original MURANO, bolstered by the<br />
original QASHQAI and diversified more recently<br />
by the JUKE. The new X-TRAIL, much in line with<br />
the pioneering work done by its crossover siblings,<br />
redefines the compact SUV segment. The new<br />
X-TRAIL is built on the innovative, jointly-devel-<br />
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MOTOR DECEMBER <strong>2014</strong>
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