The new Nissan X-Trail will be hybrid and will have 4x4 traction

The all-new Nissan X-Trail will be hybrid and will have all-wheel drive. The new generation will reach dealerships very soon with the innovative electrified powertrain of the Nissan Qashqai. The next-generation Nissan X-Trail has been officially detailed in Japan ahead of its planned European launch early next year.

Shown in full for the first time at the Shanghai Motor Show last year, the brand’s largest SUV on the European market once again shares most of its exterior and interior design with the Rogue sold in the US, which has been followed by a heavily updated version of the CMF-C crossover platform of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, used by the Nissan Qashqai.

That means it is offered with the new E-Power hybrid transmission of Nissan, a system that differs from a conventional hybrid powertrain in that a petrol engine runs, but is used exclusively to charge a battery, which in turn powers an electric motor connected to the front axle.

Everything we know about the Nissan X-Trail

On this occasion, the setup comprises a 1.5-litre petrol engine coupled to an electric motor mounted at the front for a total output of 188 CV, and it has the same one-pedal “e-Pedal” operation as the all-electric Nissan Leaf, offering improved efficiency and lower emissions than the pure petrol and diesel engine range used by the previous car.

Unlike the Nissan Qashqai E-Power, the X-Trail will also offer Nissan’s e-4ORCE electrified all-wheel-drive system, which adds a secondary electric motor on the rear axle to deliver a supposedly “huge leap in acceleration, cornering and braking performance”. As in the all-electric Nissan Ariya SUV, e-4ORCE can rapidly vary torque distribution between the front and rear axles to maximise grip and stability through corners.

The SUV’s fourth generation will be optionally available with seven seats, but everything points to it “remaining compact enough to make parking manoeuvres easy”, while offering the “best in class” luggage capacity. There is no official pricing data yet, but it will follow in the footsteps of the Nissan Qashqai, and may come close to the figures of the Peugeot 5008 or the Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace.