Yeah… If the Qashqai was under 20k €, it would perhaps be acceptable. But essentially, base model, you’re paying 30k€ for a shitty FWD hatchback that has comparable fuel economy to my more spacious and heavy 20 year old wagon. Which has about twice the power. And all-wheel drive. And will last much longer, if maintained*.
The last noteworthy Nissans IMO were the GT-R and the Leaf. The GT-R ended its 18 year production run (yes, 18 years of a single model) last year and the Leaf has been outclassed by other cheap EVs for years now.
I also drove the Armada when I was in the US a few years ago. That’s supposed to be their flagship, the big bad SUV. Sure it had a V8 with a nice sound, but at like 50k miles or 80k ish kilometers, it was already falling apart…
Things were made worse when they decided to partner up with Mitsubishi and acquired a large stake in that company. Another dying company that hasn’t made anything noteworthy in decades and closed down production of their iconic models. Neither company has innovated in any meaningful way lately. No real advancement in engines, transmissions, etc…
*Knew someone with the previous gen Qashqai. Less than 10 years and 200k km and the engine was considered toast.
Yeah, it’s not a great vehicle. I’m fundamentally very unimpressed with it. Tbh I liked the Renault Captur more than this vehicle. I’ve driven a lot of different models of rentals in the past year, and I’d rank the Qashqai slightly above any of the Mercedes and below the VW family van. Audi at the top of the list, followed by the BMW X1, followed by the Captur.
Yeah… If the Qashqai was under 20k €, it would perhaps be acceptable. But essentially, base model, you’re paying 30k€ for a shitty FWD hatchback that has comparable fuel economy to my more spacious and heavy 20 year old wagon. Which has about twice the power. And all-wheel drive. And will last much longer, if maintained*.
The last noteworthy Nissans IMO were the GT-R and the Leaf. The GT-R ended its 18 year production run (yes, 18 years of a single model) last year and the Leaf has been outclassed by other cheap EVs for years now.
I also drove the Armada when I was in the US a few years ago. That’s supposed to be their flagship, the big bad SUV. Sure it had a V8 with a nice sound, but at like 50k miles or 80k ish kilometers, it was already falling apart…
Things were made worse when they decided to partner up with Mitsubishi and acquired a large stake in that company. Another dying company that hasn’t made anything noteworthy in decades and closed down production of their iconic models. Neither company has innovated in any meaningful way lately. No real advancement in engines, transmissions, etc…
*Knew someone with the previous gen Qashqai. Less than 10 years and 200k km and the engine was considered toast.
Yeah, it’s not a great vehicle. I’m fundamentally very unimpressed with it. Tbh I liked the Renault Captur more than this vehicle. I’ve driven a lot of different models of rentals in the past year, and I’d rank the Qashqai slightly above any of the Mercedes and below the VW family van. Audi at the top of the list, followed by the BMW X1, followed by the Captur.