The SUV was first seen in India during its public unveiling at the Auto Expo 2016 along with Nissan's iconic sports car - GT-R, which is also set to be launched in the country later this year. The premium SUV was withdrawn from Nissan's line-up in India owing to poor response in terms of monthly sales. Hoping for a better run this time around, the company has made notable changes to the X-Trail which has been built on a completely new platform.
The SUV is based on a new CMF-C platform, which is being introduced in India for the first time. The X-Trail Hybrid will be a 5-seater model and dimensionally measures 4,640 mm in length, 1,820 mm in width and 1,715 mm in height. The SUV also comes with a long wheelbase of 2,705 mm, which means better legroom inside the cabin.
Nissan X-Trail is the first full hybrid SUV with a 2.0-litre petrol engine combined with a 32Kw electric motor. Interestingly, India is only the 4th market to get the Nissan X-Ttrail Hybrid and will come with X-tronic CVT. There will also be an option for an All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system
The SUV will come to India as Completely Built Unit (CBU) and thus will attract a premium price tag which is expected to be somewhere in the range of Rs. 30 lakh to Rs. 35 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). While an official date is yet to be announced, we expect the X-Trail Hybrid SUV to go on sale in India by end of this fiscal.
Here's our first drive video of the new Nissan X-Trail Hybrid -
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