The Qashqai is a cash cow for Nissan, just like the iPhone for Apple. It was one of the first crossovers to get worldwide fame for blending in family hatchback elements with attributes of a crossover. More than two million Qashqais rolled out since2007, when it was first unveiled. New Qashqai is available with four engine options, two petrol and two diesel.
All four Nissan Qashqai engines are turbocharged and equipped with world class technologies like start/stop system for fuel economy and a cleaner environment.
Petrol engines are powered by direct injection gasoline turbocharged or DIG-T technology and range kicks off with 1.2-litre DIG-T engines. It is an 113bhp engine, in case you were wondering about the power of this tiny machine, it offers a torque of 190Nm.
As it is a small engine, it sound a bit when cruising on the motorway. On the other hand, Nissan claims that it has a brawny performance with extra fuel economy than its predecessor, 1.6-litre petrol engine which was fitted in the previous generation of Qashqai.
In city cruising and on local roads, it is extremely quiet and smooth, although, it lacks a bit in power when revving very low. But for the urban roads, this engine is arguably the pick of the range.
Despite of smaller engines, Nissan Qashqai is a very good performer. But the figures that headline the Qashqai performance, belongs to 1.6-litre DIG-T engine.
It was first released in autumn 2014 with the ability to generate the power of 148 horses and torque of 240Nm. It promised to offer flexible performance with strong in gear acceleration due to its hefty torque.
Despite of its power figures, it has been acclaimed as the most economical engine in the petrol engines line-up.
There are two diesel engines available to select from, a 1.5-litre DCi diesel engine is quieter, smoother, powerful and more economical than ever before.
This engine has received a refresh from Nissan engineers for an extra 20Nm of torque. This tweak is helping the engine for some muscular in-gear acceleration. The Range-topping diesel engine is 1.6-litre DCi with 128bhp for both two and four-wheel drive versions.
It is fairly quiet and flexible on the road.
