One of the more impressive small SUVs on the market is Nissan’s Qashqai in
four petrol grades and with the recent addition of an e-Power hybrid version, only
available on the top spec Qashqai Ti grade, $4,200 more expensive to the petrol Ti
at a rather hefty $56,000 drive-away. Disappointingly, Nissan, at this stage, are
not introducing the hybrid technology to the lower more affordable grades.
However, the Nissan Qashqai Ti e-Power is packed with premium features –
leather seats with massage function, a panoramic glass roof, 10-speaker Bose
sound, power tailgate and a most impressive digital dash and centre touch
screen plus a suite of advanced active safety features. The 1.3-litre turbo in the
petrol models replaced by a variable compression 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol
turbo – and here the e-Power works differently to a conventional hybrid – the
petrol engine has no connection to the front drive wheels – it purely powers a
generator connected to an invertor and a 2.1kWh lithium-ion battery pack – only
the e-motor drives the front wheels – this hybrid system adds around 200 kilos in
weight over a conventional petrol Qashqai’s but it offers nearly a 1000km driving
range. Despite the e-Power’s exalted price tag the drive experience is rewarding –
details next segment.

One of the more impressive small SUVs on the market is Nissan’s Qashqai in four petrol grades and with the recent addition of an e-Power hybrid version, only available on the top spec Qashqai Ti grade, $4,200 more expensive to the petrol Ti at a rather hefty $56,000 drive-away. Disappointingly, Nissan, at this stage, are not introducing the hybrid technology to the lower more affordable grades. However, the Nissan Qashqai Ti e-Power is packed with premium features – leather seats with massage function, a panoramic glass roof, 10-speaker Bose sound, power tailgate and a most impressive digital dash and centre touch screen plus a suite of advanced active safety features. The 1.3-litre turbo in the petrol models replaced by a variable compression 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol turbo – and here the e-Power works differently to a conventional hybrid – the petrol engine has no connection to the front drive wheels – it purely powers a generator connected to an invertor and a 2.1kWh lithium-ion battery pack – only the e-motor drives the front wheels – this hybrid system adds around 200 kilos in weight over a conventional petrol Qashqai’s but it offers nearly a 1000km driving range. Despite the e-Power’s exalted price tag the drive experience is rewarding – details next segment.

A weekly show with all the latest information and news in the motoring industry. Hosted by 2GB's very own motoring corespondent David Berthon. 

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A weekly show with all the latest information and news in the motoring industry. Hosted by 2GB's very own motoring corespondent David Berthon.&nbsp;
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Motor Torque with David Berthon

A weekly show with all the latest information and news in the motoring industry. Hosted by 2GB's very own motoring corespondent David Berthon. 

For more engaging content visit the 2GB website, or listen live to 2GB 873 

A weekly show with all the latest information and news in the motoring industry. Hosted by 2GB's very own motoring corespondent David Berthon.&nbsp;
For more engaging content visit the 2GB website, or listen live to 2GB 873&nbsp;

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