2012 Nissan Qashqai

The 2012 nissan qashqai have been as an addendum to the Nissan Qashqai. Nissan Qashqai has embellished famous British vehicles.

The reality is that there is absolutely no difference between the Nissan Qashqai and Qashqai +2. LEAF Review of 2012 Nissan cars and electrical specifications.

Fantastic news from Nissan about developing and building the next generation Qashqai in the UK. The new car will be shaped by Nissan Design Europe out of Paddington (that’s London for our non-UK readers) and engineered at Nissan’s tech centre in Cranfield (that’s Bedfordshire, somewhere near London).

As part of this strategy Nissan is introducing a new Pure Drive version of the top selling Nissan Qashqai equipped with a new state-of-the-art 1.6 dCi engine.

The new Pure Drive 1.6 dCi Nissan Qashqai, especially with innovative features like Stop / Start System and the Around View Monitor, will cement our leadership of the Crossover segment," he added.

The new engine and Stop / Start System has been a joint development between Europe and Japan with Alliance Partner Renault concentrating on the engine and Nissan perfecting the automatic cut off system. As a result, Nissan Qashqai models built between now and December and powered by the new engine will not have Stop / Start.

Nissan's Pure Drive champion is, naturally, the zero emission 100% electric Nissan LEAF but the recently introduced Nissan Micra DIG-S heads the conventionally-powered cars.
Available on both Nissan Qashqai and Qashqai +2 models, the new dCi engine has been jointly developed with Alliance partner Renault.

Its arrival in Qashqai is in line with Nissan's policy of 'penalty-free' engine downsizing: the 1.6-litre direct injection diesel engine gives the fuel economy and emissions expected from an engine of its size, but with power and torque figures anticipated from a 2.0-litre engine.

The 1.6 dCi features Stop / Start System. More power, lower fuel consumption and lower emissions.

It provides the dynamic driving performance expected of a 2.0-litre diesel yet produces fuel consumption and emission figures better than the 1.5-litre dCi unit," said Jerry Hardcastle, Vice President, Vehicle Design and Development, Nissan Europe. The latest generation of Nissan developed continuously variable transmission will be introduced on 117PS 1.6-litre petrol-powered Nissan Qashqai models early 2012. The CVT version will increase Qashqai's market coverage.

Since its launch in March 2007, the Nissan Qashqai has redefined Europe's mid-size hatchback market.