Nissan X-Trail hybrid 2023 review: ePower | Range-extender electric car targets Toyota RAV4 Hybrid!

[@stephenberry1205]

RAV 4 Hybrid real world consumption is 5.5 to 5.8 litres / 100 km. CVT and thrashy engine if pushed in RAV4 is a less refined driving experience. I drove an X Trail E Force last week and it exceeded my expectations in finish, comfort, responsiveness, ride and serenity... love it.

[@stephenberry8658]

Great review which highlights the impressive driving experience. My brother recently bought a 2020 RAV 4 non hybrid as a second car and hired a RAV 4 Hybrid. Was not impressed with the driving experience. He test drove a Nissan X Trail E Force and had one word for the driving experience... BEAUTIFUL. Ordered one immediately from dealer's allocation. Gets it in April. I am looking forward to a drive in it. It is better value as an impressive 4WD than the QASHQAI E Power, which is now delayed until late 2023, as the QASHQAI is now the top selling car in the UK where it is made. I personally would not want an EV or PHEV or a hybrid with a CVT. Don't have facilities to plug in. Current battery technology is not good enough in terms of resources to build, weight and range and charging time.

[@josephpereira1390]

I really like this hybrid technology. Hope to see more cars use it.

[@designandrewsmith]

I've ordered an e-Power Ti-L. Super impressed by the ride, refinement, performance and perceived quality. 4 month wait time currently.

[@rameshd877]

Excellent review. Watching this from America . I own a 2022 Nissan Rogue which is the X trail equivalent in other markets . Wish I had the similar power train . Somehow Nissan fails to offer any hybrid variants of the Rogue in America . Only ICE options are available

[@ammeazinternationall]

Your way of presenting is superb

[@Yaketyyak21]

Nissan has totally missed the concept of what an electric car is supposed to achieve..

[@Justaeuropeanman]

I really hope the hybrid will come to the USA. I was about to buy a 2023 Nissan rouge platinum which is the US version of the X-Trail but I think I will wait a bit longer to see if they hopefully bring the hybrid to the US for 2024

[@steve8567]

Been waiting over 12 months for a RAV4 hybrid on order. Dealer said it could be another 6 months or longer. So I test drove a Nissan X-Trail ePower and was blown away. So I've ordered one and will cancel the Toyota.

[@gregdavidson3986]

What is wait time on x-trail n which model did u order?

[@melb0tz]

Love the concept power and torque of an ev, no transmission so no delay in shifting and also no need for heavy batteries compared to EVs so its pure performance and power and has advantages over Evs that is very dependent on the infrastructure which is not yet developed here in the philippines

[@raedkhmous1292]

How come that this channel gave the normal X trail rate 7.8 And gave this hybrid 7.6 Although this hybrid has more power?

[@SirGregory]

Modern cars have such poor reward vision that digital rear-view mirrors (8:58) should be mandatory.

[@yt-user7639]

If im not wrong this option (8:58) ist not avaible in Europe version of this car.

[@hollybolly1]

Really comprehensive thank you I’d go for it, but the economy is a deal breaker

[@chung6554]

It's an interesting concept but the non-Hybrid fuel economy at a premium price point hurts the value proposition. It seems the only reason to buy this over the Rav4 is 1) less wait time 2) it drives like an EV. Given this doesn't qualify for the gov't FBT exemption, if you want a car that drives like an EV it seems to make sense to just buy an EV? 🤷‍♂

[@daweigo6851]

Many people cannot charge ev

[@hadleywillan2108]

@carsguide thank you for the detailed review. Some further questions please. 1. Do the seats offer any kind of active cooling? 2. Is the passenger seat mechanical or electrical adjustments? 3. Can the memory seating be enacted remotely in preparation to driving? I share with my wife but we’re quite different heights. 4. Sorry was there a wait time mentioned for say a Ti-L top spec? Is it 3-4, 4-6, 6-12? Thank You

[@carsguide]

Hello @Hadley Willan, 1. No active cooling. Fronts are heated on the Ti with the outboard rear positions also heated on the Ti-L. 2. Driver and front passenger seat are 10-way power adjustable. 3. No. There’s an ‘Intelligent Key System’ but it’s confined to access to the car and enabling the push-button start. 4. Given the car’s only just hit showrooms, it’s hard to say. Maybe check in with Nissan online or direct with a dealer? Cheers, JC

[@daweigo6851]

Look at the Nissan website

[@stephendocherty7069]

Paying for premium grade petrol to run a motor to charge a small battery with 3 klm range is scary, how long will the battery last ?

[@bigdoggy6650]

X trail for me please.

[@NordicMeatShield]

8mth waiting list in the UK 😐mines pushed back until February, was supposed to arrive in December ☹

[@teddym2808]

Yet another reviewer talking about leg room without saying how tall he is. It's unbelievable.🤦‍♀

[@andrewd7586]

James I’m more impressed with your vintage WW2 flieger (?)watch! I’ve got a Langendorf flieger, which looks very similar to yours, among other vintage watches.👍🏼😎

[@carsguide]

Hello Andrew D, It's WW1 era, approximately 1915. All Swiss - Fontainemelon movement and Borgel case. 👍JC

[@RafaelTorres-of1pu]

Not available in USA market yet😟

[@romeo2473]

@5:05 what is your source for the volume of "around 2000 liters"? I haven't found, so far, a technical specs sheet with that value.

[@rpinarreta]

Not sure why Nissan didn't take this opportunity to build a proper plug-in range extender whereby a larger battery would be employed and a smaller ICE would be utilized to only charge up the battery system. This combination has been shown to maximize fuel economy, with test vehicles achieving 2L per 100km. Even if double that it would better Toyota current market leading Rav4. Maybe Mazda will finally bring out it's rotary powered range extender that they've been teasing for years. Stellantis has hinted on a similar product in the near future. If a small company like Obrist Mark II can do it, why can't a large established company like Nissan.

[@sk-un5jq]

The interior looks nicer than the American Rogue, and we don't get the hybrid.

[@robertspinks835]

3 months away from getting rav4 plus 10000 km servicing when I clock 30000 a year is a bit rich

[@lazziebardakos2956]

It needed a much bigger battery that you could plug in

[@watcharapongthanomsat9154]

สวย! อยากให้ขายในไทยบ้าง

[@nirazincopenhagen]

Can a mountain bike fit inside ?

[@Richard-sl8we]

The RAV-4 hybrid will outsell this 10 to 1.

[@Yaketyyak21]

No it won’t.

[@josephpereira1390]

😆

[@robinr.3729]

interesting that people change their minds after riding the X Trail👍

[@Richard-sl8we]

​@@Yaketyyak21 In Australia it will. Check the 2023 sales numbers in early 2024.

[@joystic08]

Which is great. I won’t have a ridiculous wait time on this and can drive the car for 18 - 24 months before they get their hands on a RAV4.

[@gerrybailey447]

What other car delivers 525 Nm from a 1.5 litre engine and 40+mpg?

[@Richard-sl8we]

Incorrect, where do you get 525Nm?

[@gerrybailey447]

@@Richard-sl8we Yeah, foot pounds, my bad.

[@ozoutdorz2584]

You get zero torque from the 1.5 petrol engine.. it's from the electric motors... but you knew that

[@trojanhman8136]

Is there a spare tyre?

[@carsguide]

Hello, Car is equipped with a repair/inflator kit only. More detail in the written review here - www.carsguide.com.au/ev/nissan-x-trail-e-power-88993

[@trojanhman8136]

@@carsguide That isn't good enough. We need to have an open communication with these companies. Who is it, that are saying Australians will be fine without a spare tire?

[@hdoan7167]

I’m all ready to cancel my rav4 because of the ridiculous wait times, this looked a good option until realising there is no spare tire, back to the long wait

[@daweigo6851]

​@@trojanhman8136very few cars have now, agree its ridiculous

[@honestjoe632]

Anything is better than a CVT…

[@nikolayrayanov2895]

I'd go for the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.

[@Mububban23]

In Australia the wait time is 12 - 18 months for the Outlander PHEV, same as the RAV4

[@nikolayrayanov2895]

@@Mububban23 you'd be lucky to get a RAV4 PRIMe in 12 months. Don't listen to what the dealer is saying. In Europe they told me 12 months for Rav4 Prime and 6 month for Rav4 Hybrid. I ordered a RAV4 hybrid in August last year and they haven't even started producing it yet.

[@thingstoknowinlife.1112]

It came too late we already order the Toyota RAV4..

[@user-oc1ew6qm8c]

Where is the hybrid pathfinder 😭😭😭

[@robdenaro4215]

The "hybrid" set up is not good. The car is a petrol car running on premium petrol which is about 20 to 30 cents per litre more than regular 91 petrol. Where are the savings. The battery is too small. When it's drained, the 157kw disappears, and you are left with about 100kw generated by the petrol engine. Poor stuff. Not worth the money. The 2500 petrol car is better value.

[@lazziebardakos2956]

This just shows how inefficient ICE cars are. The e force has a smaller engine that uses less fuel and is faster than the petrol engine car.

[@OlyMar83]

This is a miss. You paying ICE service costs for essentially an electric power train.

[@manbirgurung6746]

HAVAL H6 ULTRA HYBRID IS CHEAP AND AWESOME

[@danogamez5250]

I take the nissan over the rav 4 more exciting to drive faster better looking more power for what $2.50 a week if that in fuel

[@yt-user7639]

Im not sure about reliability of this 3-Zylinder turbo engine.

[@barkendog1]

I had 2 nissans. Good cars but the dealers are crooks especially for servicing.

[@abdelrahmansaid844]

if not a plug in, it's like charging battery with expensive gas money. Nissan have completely missed the point of hybrids.

[@travisli4686]

The point of this design is make sure the engine always working under its bast effecting RPM. So it can achieve 6.x L/100Km. It is suit for the person like me who living in apartment and is no place to plug in to charge.

[@tadstertrolley7770]

Drove one yesterday and this really is clever development and will hopefully make it's way into the dual cab ute and 4x4 markets for more torque, quieter, punchier and more efficient vehicles.

[@joystic08]

@@travisli4686 100%.

[@daweigo6851]

​@@travisli4686exactly

[@mrz1281]

the fuel economy is just not good enough to consider buying this over the Rav. what a shame.

[@zapher007]

Over 10,000ks a year it works out to be 63 cents a day extra or $4.40 a week. If 63 cents a day is a deciding factor on a car that’s insane. Buy the one a buyer likes the seats and the look of. Too much emphasis is put on fuel economy of cars. A mate just bought a Dodge Ram. Towed with a Ford Ranger, Nissan x trail and Hyundai ix35 on the back ( of at the same time of course) and over about 3000ks averaged 16 L/100. Even if you drove that with a Ranger on the back everywhere it only works out to be $5 a day more than the Rav. Or less than the price of a small coffee. Too much emphasis is put on fuel economy of cars.

[@zapher007]

*not at the same time - typo sorry

[@yt-user7639]

@@zapher007 👍

[@mrz1281]

@@zapher007 yer nah mate

[@zapher007]

@@mrz1281 hey??

[@mrts5057]

Wont be as reliable as a Toyota.