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HomeUsed carsContact us Quality used cars & a professional service NISSAN Primera 2.2Di SE View all our used cars £2,995 Year/Reg: 2003 (03) Mileage: 91,000 Engine size: 2.2L Fuel type: Diesel Transmission: Manual Body style: Hatchback Colour: Gold 5 Doors, Manual, Hatchback, Diesel, 91,000 miles, Metallic Gold, MOT-10-2011, 2 Owners. Fantastic value Family sized 5dr Diesel in fantastic condition with great ownership and history. ABS, Air conditioning, Alloy wheels, Central locking, Electric sunroof, Folding rear seats, Lumbar support, Immobiliser, Rear armrest, Side airbags, Radio/CD, Rear headrests, Audio remote control, Alarm, Rear electric windows, Trip computer, Steering wheel reach adjustment, Steering wheel rake adjustment, Remote central locking, Rear wiper, PAS, Front head restraints, Front fog lights, Front electric windows, Body coloured bumpers, 3x3 point rear seat belts, Reverse parking aid. 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All usual dealer facilities available. £2,995 Technical specification Vehicle summary Body style Hatchback Engine size 2184 cc Fuel type Diesel Number of doors 5 Number of seats 5 Gearbox type MANUAL CO2 emissions 161 g/km Insurance group 9 Vehicle tax band G Standard manufacturer's warranty (miles) 60,000 miles Standard manufacturer's warranty (years) 3 years Standard corrosion guarantee 6 years Standard paintwork guarantee 3 years Performance & economy Fuel consumption (urban) 35.8 mpg Fuel consumption (extra urban) 55.4 mpg Fuel consumption (combined) 46.3 mpg 0 - 62 mph 10.9 seconds Top speed 121 mph Cylinders 4 Valves 16 v Engine power 126 bhp Engine torque No details available Dimensions Height 1482 mm Height inclusive of roof rails No details available Length 4567 mm Wheelbase 1528 mm Width 1760 mm Width including mirrors 1998 mm Fuel tank capacity 62 litres Gross vehicle weight 1940 kg Luggage capacity (seats down) 465 litres Luggage capacity (seats up) No details available Max loading weight 443 kg Max roof load 100 kg Max towing weight (braked) 1500 kg Max towing weight (unbraked) 725 kg Minimum kerb weight 1497 kg Turning circle (kerb to kerb) 11.18 metres Interior/exterior Interior features Exterior features 3 rear headrests Auto dimming rear view mirror 60/40 split folding rear seat with ISOFIX Body colour bumpers Aluminium kick plate Body colour door handles Card and pen holder Body colour door mirrors Centre console box with lid Body colour side sill spoiler Climate control air conditioning Driver's side wide angle mirror Coat hooks on both sides Electric front/rear windows with one touch/driver anti-trap Coin Box Electric tilt/slide sunroof Door pockets Front fog lights Driver and passenger front seat pockets Halogen headlights Driver sunglasses holder High mounted rear brake light Driver's footrest Manual headlamp level control Dust/pollen filters Rain sensor windscreen wipers Front and rear ashtrays/front cigar lighter Rear wiper Front and rear cupholders x 2 Roof aerial Front door step lamp 16" alloy wheels Height adjustable head restraints Illuminated glovebox with lock and damped opening Illuminated passenger vanity mirror Interior light with delay Leather steering wheel Map reading lamp Passenger side and 2 rear grab handles Personal Lamp Rear armrest Rear Luggage Lamp Security indicator lamp Tilt and lumbar adjustable front seats Tilt/telescopic adjust steering wheel 6 speakers CD Tuner Steering wheel mounted audio controls 6" colour centre display monitor Door ajar warning lamp Headlamp on warning buzzer Interior fuel flap release Low fuel warning light Plug and go intergrated hands freephone operation Rear view camera Speed sensitive power steering Trip computer Safety 'Childproof' rear door locks 3 rear 3 point seatbelts with ELR ABS, brake assist and EBD Front seatbelt pretensioners with force limiters Front side curtain airbags Seatbelt warning lamp and buzzer Twin cyclone horns Anti hijack feature Immobiliser Keyless entry Locking wheel nuts Perimetric alarm Remote central door locking Superlocking Please noteThe information displayed above describes the typical specification of the most recent model of this vehicle. It is not the exact specification for the actual vehicle being offered for sale which may vary. Specifications for older models may also vary. Please contact us prior to purchase to confirm the exact specification of this vehicle. Dk Cars Telephone: 01384 401955 / 07850 709971 Address: Wall Heath Service Station, Kidderminster Road, Wall Heath, West Midlands, DY6 0EU Email us To contact us by email, please fill in the details below and click 'Send Email'. To: From:(Your email address) Email Subject: Message: Thank you We will be in touch soon. Sorry There was a problem sending your email. Please check that your email address is correct or alternatively there may be a technical issue. Click 'Back' to return to your email or 'Cancel' to close. 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Report: First Nissan Leaf delivery to a U.S. customer happening very soon Cracker Barrel to install high-speed plug-in vehicle charging stations at 24 Tennessee restaurants Toyota to repair 650,000 Prius models globally over coolant risk Honda reveals new Brio city car prototype in Thailand [w/video] Iceland's Northern Lights Energy places order for 1,000 Amp electric SUVs ←→ Nissan introduces 1.2L supercharged-DI three-cylinder for Micra (March) by Sam Abuelsamid (RSS feed) on Jul 19th 2010 at 8:50AM With the introduction of the new Nissan Micra/March minicar comes an all-new engine for the brand. The HR12DE is the first of many similar engines from various automakers expected to debut in the next several years. This is a 1.2-liter inline-three with direct injection and a supercharger. The engine runs on the Miller cycle, a variant of the Atkinson cycle used on hybrid vehicles. Miller cycle engines close the intake valve late (after bottom dead center on the intake stroke) which gives an effective power stroke that is longer than the compression stroke. This cycle is more efficient but produces less torque, a deficiency that is alleviated by the supercharger. The new triple is equipped with automatic start-stop and internal friction is reduced by 30 percent through special coatings on the piston rings and a variable displacement oil pump. Nissan claims the new engine will have power similar to a 1.5-liter inline-four (100-105 horsepower) with CO2 emissions of about 95 grams / kilometer on the EU drive cycle. [Source: Nissan] PRESS RELEASE Nissan Announces a New 3-Cylinder 1.2L DIG Supercharger Engine - Aims for Lowest level of Fuel Consumption in the World with a Power Output Equivalent to that of a 1.5L Engine - YOKOHAMA (July 16, 2010)-Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its newly developed HR12DDR, a 1.2 liter engine, aiming to achieve the lowest level of fuel consumption in the world for gasoline-powered cars, with an engine power output equivalent to that of a 1.5L engine(s) and CO2 emission of 95 grams per kilometer (New European Drive Cycle). The engine will be mounted on the new "Micra (also known as March in other markets)" in the European market in the first half of 2011. The engine is based on the HR12DE, the 1.2L 3-cylinder engine mounted on the new Nissan MARCH. High engine performance and low fuel consumption levels have been achieved through the adoption of the Miller cycle, gasoline direct injection system (DIG), and a highly efficient supercharger, in combination with an Idling Stop system. Here are details of the technologies: By adopting the Miller cycle, in which the power stroke is enhanced by the compression stroke as a result of delaying the closing timing of the intake valve, the thermal energy of the fuel is converted to kinetic energy much more efficiently than it is with regular 4-stroke cycle engines, and pumping loss caused by intake manifold negative pressure has been reduced. Moreover, the highly compressed and high-temperature air-fuel mixture is cooled by the latent heat of the vaporization of fuel directly injected into the cylinder, and the temperature of the combustion chamber is lowered by adopting a piston-cooling channel and sodium-filled valves to control detonation. These technologies have enabled a compression ratio of 13*1 for improved combustion efficiency. The supercharger*2 is equipped with an automatic on/off clutch, which means that both high fuel efficiency and high engine performance can be achieved by automatically switching off supercharging while driving at low speeds, such as on city roads. Moreover, adoption of a hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating for the piston rings and a variable displacement oil pump helps to reduce friction by up to 30%, compared with conventional 4-cylinder engines with similar performance levels. These technologies are the culmination of the company's research and development efforts based on the Nissan Green Program 2010 (NGP 2010) - Nissan's mid-term environmental action plan that includes initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions and introduce truly effective technologies, products and services into the market. 1. *1 Volume ratio of top dead center (TDC) and bottom dead center (BDC). With a higher ratio, higher efficiency (i.e. high performance) can be expected, although it becomes prone to detonation, such as engine knocking. In the case of gasoline-powered engines, the compression ratio is around 10, even for high-performance engines. 2. *2 A system in which a pump engine powered by the output shaft forcibly sends compressed air to the cylinder to gain a similar effect to that of engine displacement. Filed under: MPG, NissanTags: 2011 nissan, 2011 nissan march, 2011 nissan micra, 2011Nissan, 2011NissanMarch, 2011NissanMicra, automatic start stop, AutomaticStartStop, direct injection, DirectInjection, inline three, InlineThree, nissan HR12DE, nissan supercharged di inline three, NissanHr12de, NissanSuperchargedDiInlineThree, Supercharged, three-cylinder, three-cylinder engine, Three-cylinderEngine Print this Email this Comments (13) Tweet Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)1MikeW 11:16AM (7/19/2010)I wonder what kind of supercharger they are using?Mazda used a Lysholm, not a Roots.Reply ↓↑report2Bip-D-Bo 12:58PM (7/19/2010)I would bet on twin screw, and here is why.We know that it isn't centrifugal, leaving roots or twin screw (Lysholm). A twin screw is a positive displacement compressor, whereas the roots is a positive displacement pump. The roots only pumps air, but the twin screw pumps and compresses. At load, the twin screw has much higher efficiency, but at low load, or even coasting, it will compress the air at the same ratio as in high load. The airflow has to be more greatly restricted upstream at throttle body to compensate. This causes the engine to be very inefficient at low load. We do know, however, that this engine has start-stop and a clutch that disengages the supercharger. I assume that they also have a a bypass duct and 3 way valve on the inake manifold. The ability to turn the supercharger off and go to natural aspiration is complex, expensive and very valuable if using a twin screw supercharger, but of only little value if they were using a roots. Therefore, they would not likely have a clutch on the spuercharger if it were a roots. ↓↑report3why not the LS2LS7? 11:27AM (7/19/2010)The Miller cycle makes less power, not just less torque.Reply ↓↑report4lne937s 12:24PM (7/19/2010)You should change to "Atkinson cycle" makes less power and torque. A Miller cycle engine by definition has forced induction- and typically makes more power. Compare the 210 hp 2.3l Miller cycle Mazda Millenia to the 170hp 2.5l Otto cycle. Despite smaller displacement and higher output, the Miller cycle engine still made better gas mileage. ↓↑report5Doug Danzeisen 11:35AM (7/19/2010)Using the Atkinson cycle with reduced displacement and fraction reduction strategies is logical and clever. Can we please see something like this here in the US>? I love the Volt, but realistically I will probably have an ICE vehicle as my primary transport for quite a few years yet. Bring it, we will come.Reply ↓↑report6lne937s 12:26PM (7/19/2010)"first of many similar engines from various automakers"Who else has a Miller cycle engine planned? Is it of similar size and displacement?Reply ↓↑report7EVsuperhero 12:28PM (7/19/2010)Looks like it's Miller time!Reply ↓↑report8Middle Way 3:37PM (7/19/2010)Interesting, i wonder what the fuel economy is like.Or why they chose to use the Miller cycle. I know Mazda experimented with it way back when, but ultimately abandoned it. How is it better than an otto cycle with a supercharger attached? anyone know?30% reduction in friction is pretty intense too.Hoping to see this bad boy in the Sentra/Versa. But Nissan usually does keep it's high tech engines in Japan..Reply ↓↑report9lne937s 4:26PM (7/19/2010)" i wonder what the fuel economy is like" There is a direct relationship between CO2 emissions and fuel mileage for a given fuel. 95g/km is using a gasoline motor is roughly equivalent to ~4.1 l/100 km or ~57 mpg (~same a Fiat 500 with 84hp twin air). So it is pretty good for a non-hybrid with a 100 hp+ gasoline motor. ↓↑report10Middle Way 4:48PM (7/19/2010)Are you sure? irregardless of emissions equipment and motor type?If it's a 50mpg motor, and they brought it here for around $15k... i think i'd be at the dealership gawkin' at it.. O_O ↓↑report11lne937s 5:17PM (7/19/2010)"Are you sure? irregardless of emissions equipment and motor type?"If it is using the same fuel, it makes no difference. CO2 and water are the ideal end products of hydrocarbon combustion. All improved emissions equiptment will does is lower the byproducts from incomplete combustion (that are fractions of a gram per km in modern internal combustion engines)- but that is not enough to make a significant change to the calculations. Basically, miles per gallon is measuring the distance traveled per unit of consumption of a fuel made up of carbon and hydrogen. If you burn that fuel, it will make water vapor and CO2. So the CO2 emissions are directly related to the amount of carbon being burned. In other words, the more of a carbon-based fuel you burn, the more CO2 you generate. Do some conversions (g/km CO2, l/100km, mpg) and you can figure out one from the other for a given fuel for a given test cycle (not all test cycles are the same, so you can't directly calculate EPA mpg estimates from EU cycle co2 emissions, but you can figure EU cycle fuel consumption).The only variable that makes a difference is if the fuel contains more or less carbon per gallon (diesel is more carbon dense, for example). Like the press release said, this is the best fuel efficiency for a motor in its performance class. The only way to beat currently it is to go hybrid, use a different fuel or have less power. Now, it may not rate 57 mpg in US fuel economy standards (as opposed the the EU cycle tested), but it would still be pretty good. ↓↑report12mentz 5:00PM (7/19/2010)"Miller cycle engines close the intake valve late (after bottom dead center on the intake stroke) which gives an effective power stroke that is longer than the compression stroke." This is exactly the same as so-called Atkinson cycle as it is implemented in eg the Prius. Historically Atkinson cycle was mechanically implemented via a complicated rod and crankshaft arrangement, rarely done anymore, if at all. (I'm not aware of any current examples.) "Miller cycle" is the term used when this approach is used along with a supercharger, as the article goes on to say. The lack of a supercharger is probably why Toyota and others use the term "Atkinson", since they use an electric motor's high torque to compensate for the engine's low power/torque, instead of the supercharger. Miller was the guy who had the idea of getting the benefit of Atkinson's approach, but by using valve timing instead of mechanical linkage, plus adding a supercharger.The advantage of the miller/atkinson cycle is significantly greater efficiency, since the expansion stroke is longer than the compression stroke, allowing the force of combustion to be more completely utilized. The disadvantage is low power, esp at low RPMs. I suspect that even with a supercharger the Otto cycle isn't as efficient because it doesn't utilize the force of each power stroke as completely, despite improved combustion from the supercharger, which the Miller cycle is also getting.Reply ↓↑report13digitalzombie 5:22PM (7/19/2010)Sweet! The next gen Micra/March is coming over to USA. Nissan delayed the current gen model for a next gen global model.Hopefully we'll get this engine. The Micra/March compete against the Fit no? 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All rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Trademarks | AOL A-Z HELP | Advertise With Us || skip to main menu skip to search Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport Reviews Watch this item Average rating for this product is: 3.4 out of 5 From 16 ratings and 69 reviews 64% of users recommend this product Overview Reviews Write a review Ask a Question Average Ratings for Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport Performance Practicality Reliability Value for Money Reviewer Ratings Overall Rating 69 Reviews For Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport Guest 7th Nov 2010 Reviewer rating: Guest's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review I searched high and low for the perfect 4x4 for me, something that was economical, not too big, but could pull a small horse trailer and cope with my very bumpy track and muddy fields. All was well until yesterday morning when I got in the car to find the oil light on. I immediately filled up and the light went off. However, the engine seemed very restricted, with no pull or drive up hills and through the changes of the gears. I got a neighbour to look at it last night (mechanic and car salesman) and he thinks its a blocked cat, not sure whats caused it but it doesn't look good. We seem to think that possibly the same issue had happened with the old owner but as he was also a mechanic, possibly he had cleared it out and thats why it had run so well until now. So its going in for diagnostics on Monday, and we will go from there, it will probably end up at auction and I will be back to driving my dads R reg 306 until I can save up enough money to buy another 4x4. I'm very disappointed, apart from this it is a lovely car. Read Guest's full review and ratings (205 words) Guest 1st Nov 2010 Reviewer rating: Guest's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review 2.2di bought 1 year ago rattle on acceloration .back to garage found fault to be injectors they replaced free of charge ok now but not much power below 2250 rpm which makes towing caravan hard work and drinks diesel but still like it. leather interior fab. comfey as you would expect.nice lookingand ok to drive swapped x type jag .no regrets .would liked to know about lack of power before buying and also fuel economy having said that i would not swap it Read Guest's review (82 words) Guest 22nd Jul 2010 Reviewer rating: Guest's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review We have had our 54 plate X trail only a few months and it seems to need something on a monthly basis: Air Conditioning Fault (apparently comon with 54 plates), intercooler has burst £533+vat + fitting, fuel and oil filters have been replaced only a couple of thousand miles after the last service and MOT and were completely choked, can;t blame the windscreen chip on the car. Fuel efficiency so far has been well below what reviews led us to believe and the black smoke coming out of the exha ... Read Guest's review (192 words and 1 comment) galbrac 1st Feb 2010 Reviewer rating: galbrac's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review Bought this when I retired, since then it has had one intercooler, 4 turbos and 3 fuel boost sensors replaced. I currently have a problem with the battery discharing over night. It has never gone more than 6 months without a problem. As I am retired I cannot afford to replace it, getting close to the point where I cannot afford to run it either. I contacted Nissan to bring their attention to my plight, all they were interested in was whether or not I would buy another Nissan, after ... Read galbrac's review (168 words) Fidd 30th Nov 2009 Reviewer rating: Fidd's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review Mine's a 2007 Aventura. A very nice compact 4 wheel drive, being the Aventura it has all the kit like sat-nav, heated leather etc. all for a sensible price as well. Bought a petrol one as I strongly dislike the Renault Diesel engines, they have far too many major problems which makes them not worth buying especially once out of warranty - check on Google if you are unsure. The petrol gives really good economy if driven properly as well, which some people might find surprising. Good reliabilty, g ... Read Fidd's review (104 words) splutter 30th May 2009 Reviewer rating: splutter's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review The Cold Start Engine Clatter is Back again on Our Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport but this time Nissan Have agreed that there is a problem and are going to replace 3 more injectors , That's the 3 that were not replaced last year...................SO IF YOU HAVE THE SAME CLATTER TAKE IT BACK AND INSIST ON NEW INJECTORS.>>>>>> I THINK WE ARE WINNING!! Nissan will issue you with a Customer Service Bulletin, read it hand it back amd insist on new injectors. i have it on good authority that Nissan know ... Read splutter's review (460 words) Beacon 8th Apr 2009 Reviewer rating: Beacon's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review Bought a new Nissan X Trail Sport Artix 2.0 TDI 173 bhp with Safari roof lights, Chrome side steps, reversing camera, blue tooth, Satnav, keyless entry and all the trimmings , £7000 off retail price, a great deal. Pity about the chronic dealership, wont go there again. Read Beacon's review (113 words) davethedog2000 29th Oct 2008 Reviewer rating: davethedog2000's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review My Nissan X-Trail is a 2004 2.2dci model. Engine was missing a beat and not allowing me to accelerate past 2500rpm earlier this year and after much messing about by local Nissan Dealer, they replaced the fuel filter and all was fine until this week. Problem has returned with vengeance so heading off once again to have another fuel filter fitted by a local mechanic.I have done 25k miles since the last replacement in January, never let fuel run down, always fill up at Tesco and do mainly motorway ... Read davethedog2000's review (204 words and 5 comments) Whittaker420 31st Aug 2008 Reviewer rating: Whittaker420's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review The Nissan X-trail is a good car, on '05 plates, no problems. The interior could be better but hey. For those complaining about small whells, and low power. What do you expect from a small 4x4, ITS A DIESEL, not a Lambo! Read Whittaker420's review (68 words) Guest 20th Aug 2008 Reviewer rating: Guest's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review It has got tremendous power for its class. The mounted headlamps in the roof rails makes it cooler looking. Good four wheel drive system. Its a good suv for its money. I think that Nissan could have fitted it with a bigger wheel to make it more cool looking and produce a better engine that has 200hp but still is cheap. Read Guest's review (91 words) amayland 2nd Mar 2008 Reviewer rating: On average, people found this review helpful Report this review I am a professional engineer (Chartered Mechanical) and have worked in Automive Component Supply for 20 years. Even with my 'insider knowledge' I was caught out by the Nissan X-Trail. The 2007 new X-Trail has even more BHP out of a smaller diesel engine - very worrying.....my personal recommendation is forget Nissan all together, they use too many Renault parts now and that means higher variation = lower reliability. By a Honda, Toyota, Kia or a Hyundai if you want peace of mind. If you want 'co ... Read amayland's review (195 words and 2 comments) aandaleach 21st Feb 2008 Reviewer rating: aandaleach's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review Mine is an early 2003 model, ie. the lower bhp version. However it is undoubtedly more reliable than the upgrade Nissan did in the second half of 2003 to the higher bhp model judging by what I have read. Now has 82,000 on clock and still goes very well. Always serviced at correct intervals. Have to be careful not to overfill with oil; it seems to have a very shallow sump and this possibly could cause smoky exhaust? But passes emission test OK. Seems very reliable so far. But after reading so man ... Read aandaleach's review (158 words) colin188 3rd Feb 2008 Reviewer rating: colin188's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review Comfortable motor. Plenty of power. Nice vehicle bit I hope it does not encounter problems like other drivers have found. Read colin188's review (30 words) Guest 26th Jan 2008 Reviewer rating: Guest's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review The Nissan X-trail good speed for a car like this and is fantastic off-road, also the sound system is incredible, at least for the 2004 Sport 4X4. Its good! Read Guest's review (35 words) Nigel Rose 1st Jan 2008 Reviewer rating: Nigel Rose's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review I purchased my Nissan X-Trail in 2004 a brand new 2.2 DCI, the wheels started to flake off after 6 months and the side bars went rusty, the wheels were re dipped and the side bars replaced. There have been quite a lot of recalls, however the car developed an idle problem after two years and went into Nissan delership for a fuel filler pipe replacement on recall, I asked them to see what the idle problem was and they called me to say they had put it on the diagnosis machine and now it would not s ... Read Nigel Rose's review (285 words and 1 comment) Guest 24th Dec 2007 Reviewer rating: Guest's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review Overall good vehicles learners are surprised how well they pull. Once the power problems were sorted the seam fine but took nissan a long time to get to the problem fixed. Read Guest's review (56 words) Gem1210 10th Dec 2007 Reviewer rating: On average, people found this review helpful Report this review Bought the car secondhand and it has never worked very well, it has been backwards and forwards to the garage as it cuts out completely with no warning and no reason. at traffic lights, in the middle of the motorway it makes no difference and is incredibly dangerous!! the car has now been in the garage for 7 weeks as no 1 seems to know what is wrong with it or what to do about it, garage has replaced various parts after the car was put on diagnostic machine, none of the parts have solved the pro ... Read Gem1210's review (185 words and 1 comment) Richd54 21st Nov 2007 Reviewer rating: Richd54's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review Like the up and over tailgate as opposed to farm gate type,the Nissan X-Trail 2.2Di Sport does everything I want in terms of space, comfort and performance. Let down badly by Nissan''s 'warranty'. Had a problem with rear brake sticking on which damaged disc and meant renewing both rear discs and pads - NOT covered by warranty. This was after two years, 18k miles and regular dealer servicing. Also noisy auxillary drive belts - not covered and not cured by garage tightening them. My son wo ... Read Richd54's review (134 words) mainman 21st Sep 2007 Reviewer rating: mainman's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review Always had the Nissan X-Trail serviced with Nissan garage which is annually. Had a problem in France in Sept 2007 where the Nissan agent mistook the noise I reported to be the Turbo which they replaced at a cost of £900+. Brought the part back to England where my normal garage stated there was nothing wrong with it. The noise was front wheel bearing going! I am presently in positive discussions with Nissan Customer support team regarding both parts. Read mainman's review (113 words) crispypancake 13th Sep 2007 Reviewer rating: crispypancake's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review I am very happy with this car. From other owner reviews the problems with the vehicle appear to have shown up when Nissan put the 2.2dci Renault engine in the car. Shame, shame Nissan we know your name, you shouldn't have done that. I had the shudder on my vehicle, I didn't know about this problem until I bought the vehicle and strangely enough, the dealer never mentioned it either. However, from my experimentation chaps, the shudder problem is down to fuel quality, nothing to do with the filter ... 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Firstly, this is not the kind of thing a lifestyle off-roader is meant to be good at; and secondly, if the desperately out-of-date Terrano II was anything to go by, a Nissan lifestyle off-roader in particular ought to be avoided if at all possible. Still, you have to play the hand you're dealt. The need to travel to a far-off metropolis arose at the same time as I was living with the X-Trail. End of story. And do you know, I could hardly have picked a better travelling companion myself. Its name suggests a vehicle which can stride boldly across ground previously visited only by the occasional llama, but this is not what the car is all about. Although it feels like it would make a reasonable job of rough-terrain driving, the X-Trail's design brief was biased towards performance on tarmac. This is almost universally the case these days, since off-roaders famously spend almost none of their time off-road. Still, it's a difficult compromise to make, and Nissan has done it expertly. The test car, in top-of-the-range SE+ specification, used the 2.2-litre turbo diesel engine and the long-striding six-speed manual gearbox. Along with supportive seats and a roomy interior, these allow for hours of quiet, relaxed, comfortable motorway cruising. Far more so, in fact, than you would expect from a car fitted with this particular engine, which apart from a radical and obviously extremely effective rethink of the fuel system is exactly the same as the one which made such an appalling racket in the Almera hatchback we tested some time ago. Real-World Performer It's by no means the strongest engine of its type on the market, and on paper the performance isn't all that impressive. But 0-62mph figures, for example, can be quite irrelevant to the way a car behaves in the real world, and in-gear acceleration is certainly strong. There's also enough torque to pull that high sixth gear without any trouble, and also to let you overtake easily and safely. The suspension has been very well thought out, too. Barring an occasional uncertainty in cross winds (an almost unavoidable consequence of the car's height), the X-Trail was very stable in a straight line. In quite different driving conditions, it also proved capable of being hustled enthusiastically along more challenging roads, thanks to a combination of softness and good damping which is shared by most of the cars I particularly enjoy driving. This is the time to mention the Electronic Stability Programme (ESP+) which links the 4x4 system, ABS, traction control and active brake limited slip differential to sort things out in tricky situations. Nissan makes quite a big deal of this, and understandably so, but the handling is so good that I'm sure tricky situations are unlikely to arise very often, unless the driver does something particularly stupid. There's room for a lot of luggage, which can be covered as necessary. The only slight problem with this is that the independently reclining rear seats require two smaller extra covers to take into account possible differences of intrusion into the luggage space. Dealing with the three covers can be a fiddly business, though I didn't help matters by trying to undo them while kneeling on one of the back seats (an amused bystander asked why I didn't just tip the seat forward, which I would have done if I'd realised it was possible.) The small list of options includes rear parking sensors for £310 and Nissan's own Birdview navigation system for £1500. The test car did not have the former, which turned out to be something of a pity (no scrape marks, though), but did have the latter. Sorry, but it's not worth the extra money. For a start, the screen lighting is set up the wrong way round, so that it's too dim in daytime but too bright at night. This makes it effectively unusable after dusk, and the only way of using it safely during the day is to switch on the sidelights. Just Hand Me A Map  But that's not the worst of it. The tracking system isn't very good at keeping up with the car, which can cause problems even when you're going through town. At motorway speeds the situation can become ridiculous, such as when I went sailing past an exit which the computer insisted was a quarter of a mile away. (I know this doesn't read very convincingly, but I didn't know the road - which was why I was using the damned system in the first place - and I'd assumed the exit I drove past was one of a closely-spaced pair.) Even that was a mere frippery compared with Birdview's bizarre attempt to lead me through a strange city by the most convoluted route imaginable. Not knowing the area myself, I had to believe what I was being told, and continued to wend my way through narrow side streets until I turned into one which had been permanently blocked off to through traffic. Unlike some rival sat-navs, Birdview does not suggest ways of rejoining the "correct" (ha!) route if you are forced to deviate from it, so I had to wander around for a bit before re-setting my destination. About ten minutes later, not in the sunniest of moods, I was advised to turn right on to a dual-carriageway, a manoeuvre which would have involved clambering over the central reservation. It was at this point that I decided once and for all that Birdview is for the birds, and it would be just peachy if Nissan either got the system working properly or bought in someone else's. Until either of these things happen, I'd give the sat-nav a miss and spend a minute fraction of the money saved on a good map. And then I'd enjoy living with what might just be the best car of its type on the market. Price: £20,895 Capacity: 2184cc Power: 111bhp 0-62mph: 13.7 seconds Maximum speed: 103mph Economy: 47.1mpg extra-urban, 39.2mpg combined CO2 emissions: 190g/km Insurance: Group 10 Nissan figures. Second opinion:  Am I glad I drove the X-Trail on home ground! Sat-nav apart, this is certainly a first-rate 4x4 for tarmac motoring, especially if that includes occasional bouts of bad-weather driving and towing. It's always worth bearing in mind that, although this is a chunky-looking off-roader, its electronic four-wheel drive system has features borrowed from the high-performance Skyline GT-R. The X-Trail feels robustly built and well planned, but I wonder what dwarf designed the radio controls. Thank goodness Nissan has now gone for common rail. Its current turbo diesels are vast improvements on their rackety predecessors. Yes, the combination of a good diesel engine, a high sixth gear, comfortable seats and a sufficiently supple ride quality does make this an unexpectedly good long-distance cruiser. That 47mpg extra urban fuel consumption figure is worth a few Brownie points too. Ross Finlay. Back to Nissan Road Test index Back to main Road Test index | SITE MAP PARIS SHOW 2006 BRITISH SHOW 2006 GENEVA SHOW 2006 DETROIT SHOW 2007 GENEVA SHOW 2007 FRANKFURT SHOW 2007 DETROIT SHOW 2008 GENEVA SHOW 2008 PARIS SHOW 2008 BUYING FINANCE NEW CAR BUYING GUIDE USED CAR BUYING GUIDE INSURANCE BUYING GUIDE GLOSSARY DRIVING TIPS MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE AND STYLING