Nissan X-Trail e-Power on sale from $54K + ORC

NISSAN has formally launched its X-Path e-Energy with e-4orce petrol-electric medium SUV vary in Australia this week, regardless of the automobile being in showrooms since December final yr.

Priced from $54,190 plus on-road prices – or $4200 greater than the petrol-powered equal – the extremely specified two-variant hybridised X-Path vary will vie immediately with the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, forthcoming Honda CR-V e:HEV, and even perhaps the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid, regardless of providing totally different expertise to all of them.

In contrast to typical hybrid methods, Nissan’s e-Energy expertise supplies motive energy by electrical motors solely, the petrol engine solely used to cost the battery or to energy the inverter immediately.

The advantages are stated to be instantaneous response and extra linear energy supply, the system confirmed beforehand in Nissan fashions offered abroad together with the Be aware that competed with the likes of the Honda Jazz.

Powering the X-Path e-Energy vary is a 2.1kWh battery and complicated 106kW/250Nm three-cylinder turbo-petrol generator with variable compression ratio, together with twin electrical motors (150kW/330Nm entrance, 100kW/195Nm rear). Complete system energy is listed at 157kW with a 0-100km/h dash of seven.0 seconds.

Gasoline economic system is rated at 6.1 litres per 100km on the ADR mixed cycle with CO2 emissions of 139 grams per kilometre when operated on 95 RON premium unleaded gas, nearly 30 per cent greater than the equal determine for a RAV4 hybrid that may even settle for inexpensive 91 RON gas.

Regionally, Nissan will provide all-wheel drive variations of the X-Path e-Energy with e-4orce in Ti and Ti-L grades solely.

For the Ti grade, we discover leather-accented upholstery, 19-inch alloy wheels, a panoramic sunroof, LED indicators, digital rear-view mirror, tri-zone local weather management, adaptive driving beam, auto wipers and a powered tailgate.

A 12.3-inch infotainment array contains wi-fi Apple CarPlay, wired Android Auto and DAB+ digital radio, the variant additionally providing a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and 10.8-inch color head-up show.

The flagship Ti-L (from $57,190 + ORC) provides a heated steering wheel, 10-speaker Bose premium audio, quilted Nappa leather-based upholstery, reminiscence operate for the entrance seats, rear door sunshades, a hands-free tailgate, and distant engine begin.

Security gear mirrors that out there within the petrol-powered X-Path vary whereas braked towing capability is rated at 1650kg for each e-Energy variants, 350kg lower than petrol fashions. Service pricing matches that of the usual X-Path vary with intervals set at 12 months or 10,000km, whichever comes first.

Service pricing is capped for six years and totals $3051 for the interval, or $5 greater than a comparable petrol X-Path.

“It is a true better of each worlds resolution, delivering the graceful and rapid acceleration of an EV, solely with out ever needing to plug in,” stated Nissan Australia managing director Adam Paterson.

“The Nissan X-Path e-Energy with e-Power isn’t an evolution of an ICE powertrain, it’s a real bridge to Nissan’s totally electrified BEVs, just like the Leaf or Ariya, delivering an EV-like drive expertise, together with the arrogance to journey so far as you want to.

“However effectivity doesn’t come at the price of pleasure. It is a premium SUV that delivers loads of driving enjoyable, together with all of the expertise and practicality on provide throughout your entire all-new Nissan X-Path household.”

2023 Nissan X-Path pricing*:

*excludes on-road prices.