Nissan Qashqai Hatchback 1.5 E-Power Acenta Premium 5dr Auto On Lease From £246.14

Equipment

- Auto rear wiper when reversing
- One touch front and rear electric windows with remote opening and closing
- Splash free rain sensing wipers
- ABS with EBD and brake assist
- Active brake limited slip
- Auto hold function
- Electronic parking brake
- Hill start assist
- Intelligent blind spot intervention
- Intelligent front emergency braking with pedestrian, cyclist recognition and junction assist
- Intelligent rear automatic braking
- Vehicle dynamic control
- Android auto/Apple CarPlay (Wired)
- Blind spot warning
- Drive modes (sport, normal, eco)
- Electric speed sensitive power steering
- Intelligent Cruise control (ICC)
- Intelligent driver alert system
- Intelligent forward collision warning
- Intelligent lane intervention
- Lane departure prevention
- Lane departure warning system
- Maximum speed limiter
- Rear cross traffic alert
- Rear parking sensors
- Rear view camera
- Traffic sign recognition with legal speed adjustment
- Idle stop/start system
- Push button starter
- 7" High definition full colour TFT screen combimeter
- e-Pedal step
- Emergency and breakdown call
- Nissan connect 8" touchscreen infotainment system
- Trip computer
- Auto dimming rear view mirror
- Body colour mirror caps
- Electric auto folding door mirrors
- Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors with LED turn indicator
- Interior instrumental panel A finisher
- 6 speakers
- AM/FM audio system with DAB
- Bluetooth audio streaming
- Front USB connections (Type-A and Type-C)
- Body coloured door handles
- Bodyside mouldings
- Chrome side window finisher
- Door handle with button
- e-POWER badging
- Partially body coloured bumpers
- Rear roof spoiler
- Rear side wing doors
- Shark fin antenna
- Automatic hazard signal with emergency stop signal
- Follow me home headlights
- High beam assist
- Intelligent auto headlights
- LED 3rd brake light
- LED daytime running lights
- LED Headlights
- LED rear lights
- Rear reversing light (bulb lighting)
- Three blink turn signal
- Dual zone automatic climate control with pollen filter
- 12v power socket in dashboard and luggage
- 2x Rear coat hooks
- 4 folding assist grip
- Centre console storage tray
- Chrome interior door handles
- Cloth monoform upholstery
- e-POWER shifter
- Front and rear door storage
- Front centre console and armrest
- Front cupholders x 2
- Front door with bottle holders
- Hard trunk cover
- Multifunction steering wheel
- Rear armrest with 2 cupholders
- Rear door bottle holders
- Steering wheel switches
- Sunglasses holder
- Tilt/telescopic adjustable steering wheel
- Glovebox with light
- Luggage space lighting
- 3x3 point rear seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters
- Child locks on rear doors
- Curtain and front side, far side airbags
- Driver and passenger airbags
- Driver, passenger and 2nd row rear seat belt reminder
- Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters
- Height adjustable front seatbelts
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
- 3 bench rear seats in 2nd row
- 3 rear headrests
- 6-way manually adjustable driver's seat
- 60/40 split folding rear seat bench
- Height adjustable driver's seat
- Height adjustable front headrests
- Height adjustable passenger seat
- Manually adjustable passenger (slide recline + lifter)
- Passenger seat back pocket
- Single front passenger seat
- Two rear isofix child seat anchorage points with top tether
- Capless fuel filler
- Engine immobiliser
- Intelligent Key
- Remote central door locking with deadlocking
- Thatcham Cat.1 alarm
- Driver and front passenger sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
- 18" Diamond cut alloy wheels
- Tyre puncture repair kit

Technical Data

- Battery Capacity in kWh: 1.97
- Battery Type: Lithium-ion
- CO: 0.187
- Noise Level dB(A): 67
- NOx: 0.004
- Particles:
- Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb: 117
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - TEH: 117
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - TEL: 117
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Extra High: 143
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - High: 103
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Low: 112
- WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Medium: 96
- Camshaft: DOHC
- Catalytic Convertor: Yes
- CC: 1,497
- Compression Ratio: 8.1:1
- Cylinder Layout: IN-LINE
- Cylinders: 3
- Cylinders - Bore (mm): 84
- Cylinders - Stroke (mm): 90.1
- Engine Code: KR15
- Engine Layout: FRONT TRANSVERSE
- Fuel Delivery: TURBO DIRECT INJECTION
- Gears: 6 SPEED
- Number of Valves: 12
- Transmission: SEMI-AUTO
- EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies: No
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb: 5.2
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - TEH: 5.2
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - TEL: 5.2
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Extra High: 6.3
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - High: 4.6
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Low: 4.9
- WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium: 4.2
- WLTP - MPG - Comb: 54.3
- WLTP - MPG - Comb - TEH: 54.3
- WLTP - MPG - Comb - TEL: 54.3
- WLTP - MPG - Extra High: 44.8
- WLTP - MPG - High: 61.4
- WLTP - MPG - Low: 57.7
- WLTP - MPG - Medium: 67.3
- Alternative Fuel Qualifying: Yes
- Badge Engine CC: 1.5
- Badge Power: 190
- Based On ID:
- Coin Description: E-Power
- Coin Series: Acenta Premium
- Generation Mark: 3
- Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07: 24E
- Man Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years: 12
- Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years: 3
- NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %: 91
- NCAP Child Occupant Protection %: 91
- NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09: 5
- NCAP Pedestrian Protection %: 70
- NCAP Safety Assist %: 95
- Safety Concerns?: No
- Service Interval Frequency - Months: 12
- Service Interval Mileage: 9,000
- Special Edition: No
- Special Order: No
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 60,000
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 3
- Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months:
- Timing Belt Interval Mileage:
- Vehicle Homologation Class: M1
- 0 to 60 mph (secs): No
- 0 to 62 mph (secs): 7.9
- Engine Power - BHP: 190
- Engine Power - KW: 140
- Engine Power - PS: Yes
- Engine Power - RPM: 4,600
- Engine Torque - LBS.FT: 184
- Engine Torque - MKG: 25.5
- Engine Torque - NM: 250
- Engine Torque - RPM: 2400
- Top Speed: 105
- Emissions Test Cycle: WLTP
- RDE Certification Level: RDE 2
- Alloys?: Yes
- Space Saver?: No
- Tyre Size Front: 235/55 R18
- Tyre Size Rear: 235/55 R18
- Tyre Size Spare: TYRE REPAIR KIT
- Wheel Style: DIAMOND CUT
- Wheel Type: 18" ALLOY
- Height: 1,625
- Height (including roof rails):
- Length: 4,425
- Wheelbase: 2,665
- Width: 1835
- Width (including mirrors): 2,084
- Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres): 55
- Gross Vehicle Weight: 2,180
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Down): 1440
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Up): 504
- Max. Loading Weight: 568
- Max. Roof Load: 75
- Max. Towing Weight - Braked: 750
- Minimum Kerbweight: 1,612
- No. of Seats: 5
- Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb: 11.1

Review

Nissan's Qashqai e-Power features what might just be the mid-sized SUV segment's cleverest drivetrain. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.

Ten Second Review
Nissan's Qashqai e-Power offers a rather different stepping stone from combustion power to EV motoring. It's an interesting confection, always an EV yet also always petrol-powered. Who needs a hybrid?

Background
Nissan calls the Qashqai e-Power 'an electric car that you can fill up with petrol'. That sounds like a contradiction in terms doesn't it, but this powertrain really is difficult to classify. It can't be plugged in, but unlike a full-Hybrid, the engine never directly drives the wheels, its role instead being to power a front-mounted motor. Nissan calls this 'a bridging technology' that'll help transition customers to the full-EVs they'll have to live with in the future. And this powertrain will be key to the brand in achieving its targeted 50% electrification sales mix by 2030.

Driving Experience
It's a fascinating drivetrain this. For a start, at 2.1kWh in size, the battery is about twice the size it would be in a conventional full-Hybrid. And it's topped up by a little three cylinder Variable Compression 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine that never directly powers the wheels. Forward motion is instead taken care of by single front axle-mounted motor which puts out 187hp and 310Nm of torque. Which is enough to propel the Qashqai e-Power to 62mph from rest in 7.9s. Inevitably, it only works with auto transmission, but does so more smoothly than with the CVT autos used in some full-Hybrids thanks to a feature called 'linear tune' which ties engine speed to road speed. Nissan has also engineered in its 'i-Pedal' tech, which increases energy regeneration when you come off the throttle. This doesn't slow the car is much as it would with the company's LEAF and Ariya full-EVs, but it will mean that in normal motoring, you'll be using the brake pedal a lot less.

Design and Build
Apart from the badgework, there's nothing to designate this e-Power variant apart from more conventional Qashqais. This third generation model is not only a sharper looking thing, it's also a little bigger too, having needed to grow in size to keep a distance from the brand's smaller Juke SUV. It's 35mm longer, 32mm wider and 25mm taller than the previous generation version but Nissan has been careful to try and maintain the compact exterior dimensions that endeared customers to the MK2 design. At the wheel, you view a 'NissanConnect' 9.0-inch high resolution touchscreen offering wireless 'Apple CarPlay' and, according to Nissan 'just about all that's available in the market' when it comes to app-based and connectivity features. Top models get a 12.3-inch instrument screen and a 10.8-inch head-up display that's the segment's largest. The centre console offers lots of useful storage and the ergonomic seats are multi-adjustable. Out back, the differences in the size of this MK3 Qashqai are really evident if you've traded up from the previous model, helped by a 20mm increase in wheelbase length. Knee room for rear occupants has grown by 28mm to 608mm. The boot (which can be accessed by a gesture-controlled powered tailgate on plusher variants) is much bigger than on previous Qashqais, unaffected by the e-Power drivetrain and rated at 500-litres in size, with a compartment beneath the floor wide and deep enough to store the parcel shelf.

Market and Model
Prices for the Qashqai e-Power start from around £33,000; that means an extra £2,000 over the less powerful, less efficient conventional DIGT158 2WD Xtronic model. Qashqai pricing as a whole starts from around £26,000 - or from just under £29,000 for 'Acenta Premium' spec, which is the base trim level you can have with a Qashqai e-Power. From there, the range rises through 'N-Connecta' and 'Tekna' trim levels to top 'Tekna+'-spec, for which you're looking at around £41,000 if you want it in e-Power form. There's no 4WD option with this particular drivetrain and you have to have auto transmission. Like all Qashqais, this one can also be equipped with the next generation of Nissan's 'ProPILOT' driver assistance technology. Called 'ProPILOT with Navi-link', the system is able to accelerate and brake the vehicle within a single-lane on a highway. This set-up takes care of steering duties and can adapt to things like changing speed limits. And 'ProPILOT with Navi-link' can communicate with the Qashqai's blind-spot radars to help intervene with a steering input correction to help prevent a lane-change manoeuvre if there is a vehicle in the blind-spot zone. Other features include a 'flank protection' warning for urban situations, which alerts the driver of the risk of contact with an object on the side of the vehicle, typically when turning into a supermarket parking space. And the Qashqai can also intervene to prevent a collision upon reversing from the space thanks to a Moving Object Detection alert system, which applies the brakes to stop the car if a moving obstacle is detected nearby.

Cost of Ownership
Let's get to the figures. This Qashqai e-Power delivers up to 52.3mpg on the combined cycle and up to 119g/km of CO2. That's with base 'Acenta Premium' trim. With the bigger wheels fitted further up the range, the CO2 reading rises a little - to 122g/km with top 'Tekna+' trim. But that's still pretty impressive for a 187bhp engine. To give you some perspective, the base DIGT 140hp petrol Qashqai model with manual transmission only manages up to 44.3mpg and 143g/km in base-trimmed form. So how has Nissan done it? Well, the engine's Variable Compression capability allows it to adjust compression ratio (between 8:1 and 14:1), giving both optimum performance and economy depending on the engine load. During low power demand scenarios - such as constant speed with a good state of charge in the battery - the compression ratio will be at the higher range, which optimises consumption and emissions. Under high demand for power, to charge the battery or supply power directly to the motor, a lower compression ratio will be activated which will maximise the engine's power output. The transition between differing compression ratios is seamless, with no input required from the driver. Clever. Insurance is group 24E-26E.

Summary
If you take the view that a Hybrid isn't quite 'EV' enough but you're put off by the range, price and charging issues that currently afflict Electric Vehicles, then you'll be interested in Nissan's e-Power technology. And should you be seeking a mid-sized family SUV, you'll find it works well fitted beneath the bonnet of this priciest Qashqai model. Pricing could be an issue of course. For the money Nissen is asking here, you could have a Plug-in Hybrid with lower tax liability. But after looking at the e-Power concept, you might feel this clever Qashqai nails the eco-driving brief rather better than one of those. It's always an EV; yet always gives you engine range flexibility. There's a cost for that, but we can understand why you might see it as one well worth paying.

Nissan Qashqai Hatchback

1.5 E-Power Acenta Premium 5dr Auto

£246.14 _{ex VAT Per Month}

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