2023 Nissan Qashqai e-POWER Review // Better Than Ever ?

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The Nissan e-POWER range of hybrids are electric only to the wheels, but powered by a fuel motor. Is this the perfect pairing for your large family car needs?
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[@seltaeb3302]

I drove a Modus that had a light American style steering wheel. Initially I wasnt sure about it & took me a month & it clicked & in town it was a breeze & open road it slightly stiffened & I drove fine, in Europe we like it weighted with resistance. Give me the light any day, dont fight against it just go with it.

[@kellymoses8566]

Steel wheels are better than fancy alloy ones because they are MUCH more durable.

[@jctoyou]

Mate don’t say it’s not as good as an Ev it’s better it’s a hybrid that’s why people want them the Ev market will collapse it’s not the future!!!

[@ItsDanLatham]

Not as good to drive, doesn’t mean it’s not as good! This is a great solution for a lot of people

[@richt222]

In what way is it better than an EV? You can do more miles in it, and that's about it as far as I can see. In every other respect, it falls short? EVs are totally the future for people that are able to home charge and don't regularly do 200+ miles a day IMO.

[@holdontoyourwig]

@@richt222 My MG ZS EV 70 kwh will do 270 in the summer. You have to have an airtight bladder to go that far without stopping. Piss and charge

[@kuntibolox]

@@richt222 You answered your own question in your first sentence.....

[@whocares264]

So your solution is pollution..

[@dmartin23]

I’m not sure how much more modern tech you can get? You say it’s a middle ground but it has like absolutely everything modern tech wise? What is it missing exactly lol

[@ItsDanLatham]

If you compare it to its rivals from Hyundai/Kia for example, the tech is very dated, both in terms of driver assistance and also infotainment. Doesn’t mean to say thats a bad thing for all people, its down to preference - but I have to make fair comparisons

[@mkkravist11]

These early adopters of EV will see ruinous losses. The cars will be worthless once the batteries are done. I was offered a brand new EV for £35k with a list of £97k. Hybrid if you have to, but petrol or diesel is best and actually better for the eco argument over a car’s lifetime.

[@ItsDanLatham]

@@mkkravist11 the depreciation on EV is insane right now especially the high end ones

[@davel9359]

@@ItsDanLathammy EV’a of choice would be an ioniq5 or Enyaq, both available relatively new at insane prices but I still think there’s a little way to go before I’d buy one.

[@essexranger]

I have the Epower Tekna. Local driving I'm getting 4.5 litres per 100km. Which is about 64mpg in UK figures. I don't do many long journeys but still get high 40s to low 50s on a run. E Pedal and gentle driving makes a difference... You can trash figures by booting it if you want... 😉

[@kuntibolox]

I'm getting a regular 54mpg with combined A, roads, B roads (120+ miles) and town driving each week. I didn't think it would match the diesel version I had previously but it has. That's on the "From Start" display.

[@whocares264]

i only get the equivalent of 200 mpg from my ev, less than 2p per mile

[@WeAreAllDoomed-n5i]

E Power Tekna, worst feature of car? Automatic wiper system! The system fitted to the Leaf runs rings around it. Of all the cars we have owned over the last 20 years, this is the only one my wife says the wiper system is crap! Also the Apple car pllay is hit and miss! Never know what it's going to do. Sometimes when opening the boot with the foot action, the alarm goes off. Why is the battery so small? We tried all the competition and the Qashqai won!

[@charmed1]

Electric motor very noisy

[@whocares264]

No the petrol engine is very noisy...

[@trs4u]

This is the EV for all those people who say they'd get one but they can't charge at home. Now they can arrive and leave home silently without emissions. Seems like a logical evolution from StartStop?

[@ItsDanLatham]

Well, the engine does kick in fairly consistently and produce emissions, but it is a smoother system than a traditional hybrid and as you say, totally ideal for those folks who don’t have access to home charging. It’s definitely a step in the right direction even if the tech isn’t fully evolved yet

[@whocares264]

this is a full polluting petrol car...

[@ItsDanLatham]

@@whocares264 yes obviously, but we’re talking more about charging practicalities in this instance

[@trs4u]

@@whocares264 pollution is an important issue around densely occupied conurbations, rightly controlled by LEZs which we can expect to become only more strict as time goes on. Away from city dwellers' lungs the pollution issue is GHGs, and that's not the fault of burning fuel but where we get it from. We must start recycling our GHGs so they're just another way of storing energy.

[@Imanc]

How are you getting 48mph? I try very hard but end up with only 35 36 tops..in winter

[@WeAreAllDoomed-n5i]

Tekna E power, how on earth are you getting so low a figure? Normal running around 49mpg, long motorway 46mpg. Best recorded 58mpg! Somethings wrong with yours!

[@seltaeb9691]

You must go on Eco mode. Will take time to learn this new way of driving. Seems you're bit heavy right foot maybe.

[@ShrekVapeReviews]

Nice to hear a proper review. All the rest have a "sponsored" feel

[@ItsDanLatham]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I always make sure to be 100% honest in my reviews, and for the most part, the manufacturers respond well to it.

[@ShrekVapeReviews]

@ItsDanLatham my dad has one. I drive it quite often and everything you described, if exactly as I'd describe it. His one is an ex demo one of the top of the range one, the Bose system is really good. Far better than the one in my old school Juke. But my juke is far more fun to drive with 263 bhp (Nismo,tuned up slightly)

[@gerrybrennan7205]

great review explained it perfectly for me thinking of changing from the old to the new

[@Steve-Cross]

I have a Tekna + With all the bells and whistles. It is the standard petrol version, not the epower version. You say the CVT gearbox is noisy. I have done 14,000 miles and I can honestly say it is as quiet as any car I have driven and it is incredibly smooth. Also, you can put the power steering into sport and leave it there. It gives a nice weight to the steering and a very spirited driving experience, if you have the talent, thanks to the multi link suspension on the rear. Regarding the tech. It has everything you need, for driving around town, or long journeys. it really is a very comfortable car, that fills you with confidence. As for its looks, it is the business. It has many lines lifted straight from the Lexus SUV, making it look purposeful and sophisticated. I could harp on for hours about this brilliant car. I don’t understand what you mean about the infotainment system. It has Apple CarPlay and android auto. My car has the 10 speaker Bose system, which sounds amazing. The satnav is as good as any, as I think it is a TomTom system. And lets you know if there are any problems and hold-ups on the road. All the information you need is shown on the largest HUD in its class. Just another standard feature on the top of the range. If you were to buy a BMW or Mercedes, you would pay a fortune for the standard extras you get with a Qashqai Tekna+. That is why it is a bestseller. 🙂

[@ItsDanLatham]

A lot of your comments vs the rivals I agree with. It’s by no means a bad car, definitely worthy of being a bestseller. Its just that I drive pretty much every car in the class, so I have to compare things accordingly. Standard equipment on nissans is great, I just think they’re a bit numb in comparison to some other cars as a driving experience. And trust me, the tech is not a patch on Kia/Hyundai etc. But again, they are often more expensive. A lot of people just want something reliable and practical, and good value, which this is, which hopefully came across in my review.

[@whocares264]

hooray a full polluting EV... What puzzles me is BMW had a better system in 2014 with the I3 REX.

[@RichardNelson-h4b]

Wow it sounds like everybody is making bad choices apart from you. And how many years have you drove polluting cars as you say?

[@whocares264]

@@RichardNelson-h4b i have driven polluting cars for forty years , now i don't need to..

[@robertregan2305]

I PREFER EV.. EV6 KIA WAY TO GO ❤😂😅

[@rexeverything100]

My diesel qashqai does 60mpg i can get 500 miles a tank no worries, i really thought this would be better on fuel. I would still have one thought definitely thinking of getting this one next.

[@holdontoyourwig]

Worlds most pointless car......A petrol engine that charges a battery that drives the wheels.....why ? Just get an E.V.

[@kuntibolox]

I have the diesel because I do a long commute, I get around 55MPG combined. Town driving with the E-Power appears to give better MPG than a diesel, but emmissions are higher. Unfortunately Nissan don't offer a diesel version after 2019 so it's this or the "mild hybrid"....

[@kuntibolox]

@@holdontoyourwig Why make a long journey 4X longer in an EV and pay more for the privelidge? That's pointless.

[@holdontoyourwig]

@@kuntiboloxMy car has a range of 270 miles per charge. I think at some point during a long trip you will probably stop for a piss and a drink. You charge at that point. I have had an EV since 2019 and have charged it twice at motorway services and once at a Bannatynes gym in Dumfries. My rolling yearly electricity bill at home is £85. My last car cost £60 a month in diesel. Done !!!!

[@kuntibolox]

@@holdontoyourwig your car forces you into a piss break, you have to plan your journeys based on recharge points rather than quickest, shortest or most scenic.

[@OmzTheSingerTV]

Thanks Dan I bought one based on this review it’s pretty simple for local driving day to day

[@ItsDanLatham]

No worries, glad to be of help and I hope you’re enjoying it!

[@seltaeb9691]

Loads' money eh. Yeah, bought a 50 Grand one, y'know just for shop, pub like, know wot I mean, hic..

[@GameWinner85]

Well is a headache....Can't choose Xtrail or Quashkai....so good price on leasing :)

[@kuntibolox]

Unless you have a specific need or the extra space of the X-Trail then go for the Qashqai.

[@whocares264]

lease an ev, the fuel savings will pay for the lease

[@kuntibolox]

I doubt it.

[@conradmilson6654]

The steering is adjustable in settings.

[@ItsDanLatham]

It is yes

[@hydraflyer]

Wonder what the reliability is like now you have a petrol engine and an electric motor

[@ItsDanLatham]

Definitely a concern once you get to the out of warranty stage, I imagine repair costs would be expensive on the battery side. In general though Nissan stuff tends to be fairly reliable in my experience

[@hydraflyer]

@@ItsDanLatham Is the battery that big? If it's charged by an internal combustion all the time I assume it isn't anywhere near as big as an EV so if that failed it wouldn't be as expensive to replace. Good video though! 🙌

[@ItsDanLatham]

@@hydraflyer Good point! Its a 2.1kwh cell. Thanks for watching!

[@whocares264]

i have a bmw i3 rex for three years , have never even seen the engine or battery

[@kuntibolox]

What is the point of the turbo on the petrol engine? Nissan and all the reviewers state that the IC engine is "just" to charge the battery, there is no physical connection to the driven wheels nor any performance assistance because the wheels are driven directly by electric motors, fed from the battery and inverter so the performance advantages of a turbo engine are pointless, as far as I can see a normally aspirated engine would perform the sme task! I don't get it.

[@ItsDanLatham]

I thought the same thing, but you can find in depth explanation of exactly the reason for this here: www.nissan-global.com/EN/INNOVATION/TECHNOLOGY/ARCHIVE/E_POWER/#:~:text=The%20e%2DPOWER%20system%20is,motor%20and%20a%20gasoline%20engine.

[@kuntibolox]

@@ItsDanLatham thanks for the link Dan, I’m not trying to catch you out on this, I’m just looking for a logical explanation from someone in the business. 😊 They still don’t explain the reason for using a sophisticated, variable compression, turbo charged engine as a generator when in simple terms, they could use a straight forward, conventional Donkey engine for the job allocated to it. “Combined use of the engine and turbocharger enables the vehicle to deliver high torque on par with a large displacement engine, despite the 1.5L, small-displacement engine that it has, by lowering the compression ratio and raising boost pressure, such as when driving at full throttle” just doesn’t cut the mustard if it just acts as a generator, in fact it contradicts itself that the petrol engine plays no part in the performance of the vehicle! 🤔

[@ItsDanLatham]

@@kuntibolox from what I can gather, it needs a relatively large amount of torque to provide enough energy for the level of performance in the electric motor, I imagine otherwise it would not keep it sufficiently charged. Which explains why it’s relatively average mpg wise and worse than a plug in. The turbo would mean they don’t have to use an N/A 2.0 or 3.0 or something to provide the same torque output. I guess it shows that as a generator an engine is relatively inefficient for this practice, and whilst it works well here as an alternative for those who can’t or won’t go EV or plug in, its probably why other manufacturers haven’t really toyed with this. Like yourself though I would love a more technical explanation to satisfy my curiosity and educate me on the science and figures behind this solution!

[@kuntibolox]

@@ItsDanLatham I think you may be onto something with the torque theory Dan. I also don't understand why the motor battery is so small for a vehicle that uses motors only, directly on the driven wheels? Upping the capacity would increase the range and improve economy, they could still play on the "E-Power" trick and have a hybrid that produces competitive MPG figures!

[@ItsDanLatham]

@@kuntibolox I’m wondering if that decision was made based on the fact that ICE engines are less expensive to maintain. It works better for the consumer if you have to replace a few engine parts rather than a very big heavy expensive battery for £10k or whatever they are on something tesla sized. But again, just speculation. I’ll quiz them on it next month when I see some Nissan reps, they’re bound to have more insight than the website!

[@cynic150]

I want to know how much for maintenance, reliability and repairs. Guaranteed?

[@seltaeb3302]

No such thing as guaranteed on repairs. You get charged £140 for just looking at the problem by A Clark.

[@davel9359]

Search E power generator failures and CVT box issues on non E power.

[@daverees9344]

If the engine is only there to charge the battery,why such a big engine. Why not use a 50cc moped engine to charge the battery?. You would get 150 miles per gallon.

[@kuntibolox]

It's not so much the capacity of the engine that I question, it's the complexity and use of a turbo that I can't get my head around.

[@whocares264]

Physics, you don't get more power than what is produced. IE if you need 100bhp to propel that is what you need.

[@kuntibolox]

@@whocares264 The motors give out 190bhp, they are fed by the battery, why do you need a 1.5, variable valve timing, turbo charged engine to charge that battery?. Granted, you need extra power for climbing hills, towing or when there isn't enough battery power but why that size and complexity of engine to charge the battery? There is no physical coupling between the IC engine and the driven wheels so there appears to be no benefit in adding a charging unit that is more than adequate to power the non e-power, 'mild hybrid' model by itself! Even my Nissan dealer can't answer that.

[@whocares264]

@@kuntibolox If you use 100 bhp electric you need to generate 100bhp to keep the battery charged, i have a bmw i3 with a rex range extender it only has 40 bhp so if i go over 75mph the battery will deplete as the rex cant produce enough power, but in reality this is not a problem, this stupid epower system relies solely on petrol it has no electric range because the battery is small...

[@kuntibolox]

@@whocares264 The IC engine in the e-power will directly feed the generator when the battery is depleted instead of being powered via the battery, (an EV with a petrol engine) so still giving electric drive right up to top speed. That reduces the battery size and weight and extends the range way beyond an EV whilst removing 'range anxiety' and planning journeys around charging stops. E-power ain't so stupid in that respect but it still doesn't answer my question.

[@daverees9344]

Had the 1.6 petrol. 1.3 turbo and now the 1.5 E drive. [All automatics] The best was the 1.6 petrol, nice even poer delivery. 1.3 turbo still has some turbo lag, not my favorite. Now 1.5 Eco drive which is inbetween the 2, no turbo lag but the power comes on a bit harshly. Only had it 3 days so will probably get used to it.

[@gaza66]

If the engine breaks down won't that mean no electricity being made so no power. Would it be better to go for the plug in hybrid instead that way if the engine does not work then you can use the electric and if the electric don't work you could use the engine that way you will always have some sort of power to get you moving.

[@thug3m]

Nope, The plugin Hybrid engines and electric motor are couples together. So if the Engines breaks down you cant drive on Electric. Engine is still very much the heart of the car,

[@panibodo]

Have you met anybody in the last 40 years that had an engine breakdown? And what difference does it make what engine your car has? If the engine does not work anymore, you have to walk anyway.

[@1231ababc]

if car loses 4 wheels suddenly it can't go.. why do they put wheels on a car

[@whocares264]

yes

[@WeAreAllDoomed-n5i]

No it won't! Especially come sale time and no one wants to warranty a large battery.