Nissan X-Trail e-Power 2023: Australian pricing and specification released

The Toyota RAV4 Hybrid might have been pipped at the post by the Tesla Model Y this year as Australia’s most popular car – but hybrid SUVs continue to be The Nissan X-Trail E-Power is an enticing option for Aussie family buyers but how does it stack up after five months and 10,000km of testing?

If you are a family in pursuit of more space on the move, the jump from a midsize SUV such as the Nissan X-Trail to a large SUV like the brand’s With seven seats, all-wheel-drive and a general no-nonsense approach to everything, is this Nissan X-Trail a smart buy for families?

It’s fair to say that of Nissan four key new model updates that lobbed late last year – including a new Qashqai small SUV, Pathfinder large SUV and Mid-range front-wheel drive Nissan X-Trail proves a wholesome package as a viable midsize SUV alternative to petrol Toyota RAV4

If you’re looking for the most fuel efficient hybrid-powered midsize SUV, the new X-Trail E-Power hybrid isn’t that car – it’s the Toyota RAV4. Nissan X-Trail’s novel hybrid system trails RAV4 for fuel efficiency but beats the Toyota on refinement – this is a relaxed and comfortable family SUV

Back with a bold exterior and a premium-feeling cabin, the Nissan X-Trail looks to take the fight to the popular Toyota RAV4.

Electric power comes to the family favourite, but has Nissan done enough with its X-Trail e-Power to beat out Toyota’s RAV4 Hybrid?

Read Tom Baker's expert review of the 2018 Nissan X-Trail Ti 4WD SUV, including design, 2.5-litre performance, handling, family practicality and boot space.

There’s plenty of evidence that, in the current era, Japan is opting to continue along a consciously traditional and measured car-making lane, rather than The cheapest Nissan medium SUV mightn’t offer everything you want, but brings almost everything a traditionalist buyer needs for around $43K on road.

Underpinning a large part of the Nissan’s brand rejuvenation and volume plans for 2030 is its Chinese joint-venture with Dongfeng – the combined brains

Tuning a dual-cab Ute for Australia presents an enormous challenge for suspension engineers, given just how broad the talent spectrum needs to be to make The first all-new Navara in over a decade becomes a joint-venture vehicle with the Mitsubishi Triton, defined by its classy styling makeover and much-needed suspension improvements

The drawn-out and well-documented five-year gestation of Nissan Australia’s all-important Ariya model might’ve dampened this EV crossover's impact on the Long-awaited Nissan electric’s big-battery, front-driver appears to be the pick of its range. But can it keep up with the rest of the EV pack?

Intimate model-sharing among workhorse utes has been an intrinsic part of the commercial-vehicle landscape for at least 50 years now – far more so than All-new Navara morphs into a model-share with Mitsubishi, delivering unique styling details, an overhauled suspension tune and a Warrior flagship.

Nissan will always go down in history as the OG OEM for mainstream EVs – even though it wasn’t the first. Its original-generation Leaf (2010-17) was the Almost four years since it began production, the Nissan Ariya has finally reached Australia, filling an important EV niche in Nissan’s expanding enviro-friendly line-up

The new-generation Y63 Nissan Patrol won’t arrive in Australia until 2026 — but Chasing Cars has completed an early test of the new-gen four-wheel drive The next Patrol impresses with a torquey twin-turbo V6, sweeter handling, and a well-built interior — but real-world fuel savings over the old V8 are slim

The new-look Nissan Qashqai arrived in Australia in February with the Japanese carmaker answering the public’s calls for more hybrid trims. Hallelujah! Qashqai hybrid is a great, efficient drive but there’s absolutely no reason to spend mid-size SUV money on top-spec N-Design.

Think of utes ready to hit the tracks, steep ascents and rocky escarpments straight out of the box and usually the Ford Ranger Raptor or Toyota Hilux GR The Navara Pro-4X offered plenty in standard guise, but does the top-spec, Premcar-tuned Warrior variant make the formula even better?

Nissan is determined to revive its global sales fortunes – streamlining its model line-up while dramatically trimming average development times – and a Nissan is on a warpath to global sales redemption, starting with a virtually all-new, fifth-generation X-Trail medium SUV, set to arrive in Australia in late 2027

Nissan has today revealed a new generation of X-Trail and an all-new Juke EV at a global reveal event in Tokyo. The fifth-generation X-Trail is set All new Nissan product strategy sees new-generations of X-Trail ePower and Juke EV are ready to roll-out to global markets

Nissan has unveiled the facelifted version of its X-Trail midsize SUV in Japan alongside two new specialised grades to extend both performance and SUV functionality meets Nismo sporty design to create a new range-topping Nissan X-Trail – but there’s a catch

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Entry to the Nissan X-Trail hybrid could be cut by thousands of dollars after the Japanese car maker confirmed a new, front-wheel-drive variant for the Front-drive X-Trail e-Power coming and plug-in-hybrid Frontier ute targeted as Japanese brand aims to improve efficiency of its vehicles

Nissan has given its most popular model in Australia refreshed exterior styling, upgraded interior technology, along with a range-wide price increase of Pricing across Nissan’s X-Trail range will increase by $1150 alongside cosmetic exterior changes and increased interior tech in early 2026

Nissan has unveiled a facelifted version of the X-Trail in the United States debuting a suite of updated technology and a fresh new look, which are The updated Nissan X-Trail has been unveiled overseas. So what’s changed and will it come to Australia?

Nissan has announced it will bring a mid-range ST-L E-Power variant of its Nissan X-Trail to Australia, joining the existing top-spec Ti and Ti-L hybrid A new, entry-level hybrid variant of the X-Trail has been confirmed with a high level of specification and sub $50k price point

The hybrid-powered X-Trail midsize SUV will become Nissan’s second electrified SUV in its Australian lineup

Nissan has announced its X-Trail SUV will receive an ePower hybrid powertrain in Japan and it will soon be on the way to Australia.

The new-generation Nissan X-Trail is set to arrive in the coming months with a comprehensive list of upgrades.

The Nissan X-Trail's specification has been locked in ahead of its Australian arrival later this year, with pricing still TBA

The new Nissan X-Trail will attempt to capitalise on the sales momentum of its predecessor with an array of safety, tech and engine upgrades.

The new-generation Nissan X-Trail will introduce significant safety, technology and performance upgrades when it arrives in late 2022.

Following Nissan Australia MD Adam Paterson's comments we have some clarity on the new X-Trail's Aussie launch which is slated for late-2022.

In its second year on sale in the US, Nissan has given the X-Trail a significant engine upgrade and it could even come to Australia