Nissan majors fuq irfinar, mhux rivoluzzjoni, għall-bgħula tat-Test crossover tat-tieni ġenerazzjoni tagħha għan-Nissan Qashqai, l-akbar mudell ta 'produzzjoni ta' volum tal-Gran Brittanja, kisru l-kopertura għall-ewwel darba qabel it-tnedija f'nofs is-sena d-dieħla. Il-Qashqai l-ġdid ġie stilat mill-istudjo tad-disinn Ewropew nissans f'Londra u maħdum fiċ-ċentru tekniku tiegħu f'Cranfield. Se ttejjeb fuq il-qosor eżistenti tagħha biex tħallat ix-xewqa soft-roader mal-ipprezzar tal-klassi golf. It-tema kienet suċċess bħal dan li aktar minn 350,000 Qashqais issa huma mibnija kull sena f'Sunderland, aktar minn erba 'darbiet in-numru oriġinali ppjanat. Il-Qashqai l-ġdid huwa bbażat fuq footprint simili għall-mudell illum u huwa mifhum li għandu pjattaforma ġdida b'riport limitat. L-ittestjar maqbud tal-bagħal hawn jingħad li jinkorpora l-pjattaforma l-ġdida u l-powertrains mibnija ġewwa korp falz magħmul minn pannelli mislufa mil-lum Qashqai. Minħabba s-suċċess ta 'Qashqais, Nissan mhix tinkering bil-formula ta' suċċess tagħha. Minflok, l-enfasi kienet fuq ir-raffinar tal-grafika, iż-żieda ta 'aktar kwalità mal-intern u t-titjib tal-ekonomija u l-emissjonijiet. L-istruttura hija mifhuma li hija eħfef, megħjuna mill-fatt li d-disinjaturi m'għandhomx bżonn inġinier iżżejjed il-pjattaforma biex isostnu mudell itqal + 2. Huwa mifhum li s-seba 'siġġijiet + 2 twaqqgħu. Se jiġi sostitwit b'verżjoni b'seba 'siġġijiet tal-X-Trail li jmiss, murija f'Ġinevra bħala l-kunċett Hi-Cross. Il-grafika l-ġdida tal-Qashqais x'aktarx ma tiġix influwenzata mill-Hi-Cross. Ġewwa, il-Qashqai l-ġdid se jkollu ftit iktar spazju għall-kabina u l-bagalji, iżda t-titjib ewlieni se jiffoka fuq trim, plastiks u switchgear ta 'kwalità ogħla. Inġiniera f'Cranfield huma mifhuma wkoll li qed jippakkjaw it-teknoloġija tal-konnettività fl-arkitettura elettrika f'konformità mal-persentaġġ għoli ta 'xerrejja li jagħżlu trim N-tec + top-spec, li fih sat-nav, Bluetooth u s-sistema tal-kamera tar-rivers Around View 360deg. Il-powertrains se jiġu aġġornati b'magni tal-petrol imnaqqsin miġbuda mill-firxa Renault-Nissan u diżil ġdid konformi mal-Euro6. Illum bl-aħjar bejgħ 115bhp 1. 6 petrol x'aktarx li jiġi sostitwit b'113bhp 1. 2 turbo, filwaqt li 1. 6 turbo huwa tipped biex tieħu l-post tal-140bhp 2. petrol ta' 0 litri. L-1 relattivament ġdid. 6 dCi diesel se jgħaddi mingħajr tibdil iżda se jkollu jiġi aġġornat għall-ispeċifikazzjonijiet Euro6, probabbilment bl-NOx tal-injezzjoni tal-urea wara t-trattament, ftit snin wara t-tnedija. It-tixjiħ 1. 5 dCi eventwalment se jiġi sostitwit minn diżil ġdid ta' kapaċità żgħira li qed jiġi żviluppat ma' Mercedes-Benz. Nissan majors on refinement, not revolution, for its second-generation crossover Test mules for the Nissan Qashqai, Britains largest volume production model, have broken cover for the first time ahead of launch in the middle of next year. The new Qashqai has been styled by Nissans European design studio in London and engineered at its technical centre in Cranfield. It will improve on its existing brief to mix soft-roader desirability with Golf-class pricing. The theme has been such a success that more than 350,000 Qashqais are now built each year in Sunderland, more than four times the original number planned. The new Qashqai is based on a similar footprint to todays model and is understood to feature a new platform with limited carry-over. The mule caught testing here is said to incorporate the new platform and powertrains built inside a fake body made out of panels borrowed from todays Qashqai. Given the Qashqais success, Nissan isnt tinkering with its successful formula. Instead, the focus has been on refining the styling, adding more quality to the interior and improving economy and emissions. The structure is understood to be lighter, helped by the fact that designers dont need to over-engineer the platform to underpin a heavier +2 model. The seven-seat +2 is understood to have been dropped. It will be replaced by a seven-seat version of the next X-Trail, shown at Geneva as the Hi-Cross concept. The new Qashqais styling is unlikely to be influenced by the Hi-Cross. Inside, the new Qashqai will feature a little more cabin and luggage space, but the main improvements will focus on higher-quality trim, plastics and switchgear. Engineers at Cranfield are also understood to be packing connectivity technology into the electrical architecture in line with the high percentage of buyers opting for top-spec N-tec+ trim, which features sat-nav, Bluetooth and the Around View 360deg reversing camera system. The powertrains will be upgraded with downsized petrol engines drawn from the Renault-Nissan range and new Euro6-compliant diesels. Todays best-selling 115bhp 1. 6 petrol is likely to be replaced by a 113bhp 1. 2 turbo, while a 1. 6 turbo is tipped to take the place of the 140bhp 2. 0-litre petrol. The relatively new 1. 6 dCi diesel will carry over unchanged but will have to be upgraded to Euro6 spec, probably with urea-injection NOx after-treatment, a few years after launch. The ageing 1. 5 dCi will eventually be replaced by a new small-capacity diesel that is under development with Mercedes-Benz.