Nissan Qashqai
REPORT 6
£36,125 OTR/£37,270 as tested/£450pcm
WHY IT’S HERE
Can millions of Qashqai owners be wrong?
DRIVER
Elliott Webb
I’D LIKE TO QUOTE OUR LONG TERM QASHQAI DRIVER ESTHER. “Maybe it’s the moment to see how it stacks up as family transport It should obviously be brilliant We shall see ”
A roadtrip to the Norfolk coast with all the family onboard awaited One dad me one lapdog a cockapoo who prefers her own seat usually up front one brilliant new mother annoyed because the dog called shotgun and an eightmonthold who comes with more luggage than the entire McCallister family on a Christmas break
The Qashqai was deployed “This will be a doddle” the enthusiastic new dad thought All of the vast litre boot capacity was used and by simply lifting up the boot floor enough room was created to stow a travel cot without even breaking sweat or using Dad Maths scratching head and working out angles etc All our gear neatly packaged in the boot we hit the road with ‘Old MacDonald’ playing on the Bose
I saw an abundance of previousgen QQs on our journey and came to the conclusion that Nissan has updated the exterior really rather well the cut lines all come to a pinch at the back of the car and focus the eye on ’s design trend of signature model boot badges My partner agrees saying “It looks great and you can still tell it’s got OG Qashqai nuances ” The inside however I thought hadn’t moved on as much as the outside compared with similar Kias I think it loses out
Arriving at our destination a pleasant miles away everyone was relaxed and calm the smooth ride and surprising quietness of the QQ’s motorway miles helped send baby to sleep only to be mildly interrupted by the noise the satnav makes to warn you of impending traffic cameras
See? I was right It was a doddle