It’s badged Qashqai in Canada but Rogue Sport in the US – explicitly making the link with its foot-longer, big-selling sibling. Now in its second generation, Nissan’s trendsetting model has arrived in North America, billed as a spacious alternative to compact sedans. Seattle, Washington – The Nissan Qashqai (pronounced ‘Kash-kai’) almost single-handedly transformed Nissan’s fortunes in Europe when the first-generation model was launched 11 years ago – and spawned a rash of competitors as manufacturers embraced the shift in consumer preference from traditional small family hatchbacks like the VW Golf and Ford Focus, to high-riding compact and subcompact crossovers. Time will tell.Europe’s favorite subcompact crossover adapts to life Stateside like a duck to water - we put the top-of-the-line 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport SL trim to the test I say this because except for the exposed body panels the rest of the car, such as the A, B, and C pillars, door frames and step plates are base white paint. Rather it appears that they painted the car in the base white paint then "pearlized" it by tinting the clear coat. Pearl White paint doesn't appear to be "pearl white paint". Sound appears to come from a single point just behind the windshield where you would have found a single monaural speaker in the 70's.Ĥ. The Bose engineers failed to give it any spatial or directional imaging at all. Like something you'd expect to find in 70's era car. But so far these concerns do not affect the seat comfort overall.Ģ. As good as the seats are, my right knee sits dangerously close to the hard dashboard, and is constantly rubbing the console. Things I have noticed since purchasing and using every day, but were not discovered through test driving.ġ. Kudos to my dealer, he bent over backwards to get me into this car.įirst full tank of gas yielded, "combined", 28mpg (Imperial), 10 liters/100kms. I really like the packaging, the overall exterior look and feel of the interior. Still, they ride well, they're quiet, they turn in quick. What's an Alenza? Even Bridgestone doesn't seem to know, as there is no Alenza tire listed on any Bridgestone website around the world. Still getting used to the infotainment system. And noticeably better than the CX-5 which was narrow and hard bolstered. Almost as good as our old Volvo, but not quite (would need a little more width and padding). Steering unaffected by even the most significant potholes or washboard road. Going about its business deliberately and securely. It's not sharp like our previous Mazda CX-5.
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