(2021) NISSAN QASHQAI vs NISSAN QASHQAI (2008)

The original crossover faces off against its newer counterpart

WHAT’S THE STORY WITH THESE TWO, THEN? More than meets the eye, because the Nissan Qashqai pictured on the right isn’t just any old crossover, it is the original crossover. First unveiled at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show, it was initially greeted with scepticism, with the automotive media scratching their heads at Nissan’s strange new SUV/hatchback hybrid. How wrong we were. Launched in February 2007, by the end of the year more than 100,000 had been sold in Europe. Come today and three generations later, and that figure stands at over three million in Europe, and over five million worldwide. WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DRIVE? The first-gen Qashqai was available with a choice of two petrol engines, a 1.6 and 2.0-litre, and three diesels, in 1.5, 1.6 and 2.0-litre forms.…

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