Nissan has just revealed the new X-trail at the Frankfurt motor show and its fresh lines, seven-seat layout and improved driveability and dynamics are what Nissan says you will love about this new car.
Put the new Nissan X-trail next to the current car and you’ll realise what a departure the new car is from the old one. The new X-trail has lost the ‘wannabe off-roader’ stance and now borrows styling cues from other cars in the Nissan range, like the Qashqai, Juke, Murano and Patrol. The Nissan has an angular nose and sharp cuts around the headlamps, which make it look more like a sleek crossover than a rugged off-roader.
It’s the first car to be built on Nissan’s new Common Module Family (CMF) platform. What this basically means is that Nissan can take parts like the engine bay, suspension, cabin, and front and rear underbody sections, and mix and match them with other cars in the line-up for better cost efficiency. Renault-Nissan has stated that the CMF architecture will be used on 11 future cars; everything from small hatchbacks to larger, more premium cars. In fact, the Alliance claims that it can save up to 30 percent on parts alone. The CMF system is expected to be used in approximately 1.6 million vehicles per year initially.
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