Nissan X-Trail T33 Ti (e-POWER) (2023-2026)

Bought our new car from Total Nissan ,Cannington WA. What a great experience we had from Steve,Serena and Karan. Hassle free from start to finish. The service from them is A1, really appreciate it! Highly recommended Car yard and the Nissan X-trail Ti AWD e-force is the car of the future, glide with ease and economical on the petrol! Nissan is the brand of the future! Watch out Toyota!

2023 Nissan x-trail ePower e4orce – I’ve had my x-trail epower e4orce for nearly a year now, so here is my long-term review. Driving this car has been a pleasure. It is spacious and comfortable. It is smooth riding and quiet (most of the time), powerful and fast for a family SUV vehicle. Fuel economy is interesting with this vehicle. Nissan claims an average of 6.1 l/100 kms. Of course you don’t expect to achieve manufacturer’s claims do you? I average about 5.7 without difficulty, including flooring the accelerator every now and then (just because it is fun to feel the power). Toyota RAV4 hybrid claims 4.8 l/100 kms but owners don’t seem to be able to achieve that in real world driving. Nissan seems to have been very modest with their fuel efficiency claims.

Accelerating is smooth because it is electric powered and needs no gear changes. The generator motor makes noticeable (but not intrusive) noise when accelerating hard. This is because it revs up to make more electricity when demand on the lithium battery requires that. In regular driving you would not know if the generator is running unless you have the dash display set up to show energy flow. When the motor is cold the noise from the generator motor is very noticable because of the variable combustion 3 cylinder motor. I’d liken it to a diesel rattle sound but it settles in a kilometre or so.

Driving down a mountain road provides an interesting experience as the generator motor revs up to discharge excessive electricity. Interesting. I've done highway trips up to 800 kilometres in a day. I can confirm that the seats remained comfortable all day. I’ve towed a box trailer full of garden soil - this load was noticeable but not more than in other vehicles.

I really like the 360-degree camera system. It is the clearest I’ve ever seen, so parking in tight spaces is a breeze.

Several driving modes are selectable. A dial in the centre console controls eco/power/auto/snow/off-road modes. These setting employ subtle changes in power delivery and traction controls. It also has a steep-hill descent mode. Pulling the gear selector back twice gives you “brake mode” with some engine braking providing regenerative braking. (My personal favourite driving mode). There are buttons to select EV mode or e-pedal mode. EV mode is suitable for a few kilometres of driving around the city but it will disengage as soon as you demand more vigorous driving. E-pedal gives one pedal driving with firm braking when you lift off the accelerator. This firm braking disengages at about 5 kph so you can coast into a parking spot without needing to use the accelerator pedal. It means that you do use the brake pedal for the last bit of stopping at traffic lights, etc.

The interior has a quality look and feel with soft-feel trim that helps soak up interior noise while looking great.

I like the auto headlight beam that uses the camera to detect oncoming headlights or taillights and dips the high beam in that area only so other drivers are not dazzled with high beam but the beam remains high in other areas.

One negative, I removed the cargo area curtain. It gets in the way when rolled back with a large flap hanging down.

There is no spare tire, just a repair kit or a call to roadside service. Thinking about this, last time I needed to change a tire I found my spare was flat anyway. I guess you could buy a spare tire and a jack if you wanted to go off the beaten track.

Well, I hope my comments are helpful. Without hesitation, I would buy the same car again tomorrow.