-Exclusive images preview sleek makeover for hit Nissan
-Crossover line-up to feature two new hybrid powertrains
NISSAN’S next-generation Qashqai, due in showrooms in 2020, will feature two new hybrid systems plus a sleek design makeover, Auto Express can exclusively reveal.
However, there won’t be a pure electric version, while Nissan is also considering ditching diesel from what is currently the UK’s third best-selling car.
Full electric power will be reserved for a separate SUV model based on an all new platform. It’s likely to underpin a whole family of electric cars spanning B, C and D segments (everything from Juke to X-Trail) for Nissan and its Alliance partners Renault and Mitsubishi.
The next Qashqai, previewed by our exclusive images, will be based on a new version of the Alliance’s CMF (Common Module Family) platform architecture that can accommodate hybrid tech.
Speaking exclusively to Auto Express, Ponz Pandikuthira, vice-president of product planning for Nissan Europe, said: “We are looking at a new platform because that’s what’s best to accommodate electrified technologies.
This story is from the June 13, 2018 edition of Auto Express.
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