Nissan Qashqai
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Nissan |
| Also called | Nissan Dualis (Japan and Australia, 1st gen.) Nissan Rogue Sport (United States, 2nd gen.) |
| Production | 2006-present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact crossover SUV |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Related | Nissan Rogue |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Nissan Mistral |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Nissan Dualis (Japan and Australia) |
| Production | 2006–2013 |
| Assembly |
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (NMMUK) Kanda, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door Crossover |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Nissan C platform |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.6 L HR16DE I4 (petrol) 2.0 L MR20DE I4 (petrol) 1.5 L K9K I4 (diesel) 1.6 L R9M I4 (diesel) 2.0 L M9R I4 (diesel) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 6-speed automatic CVT automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,630 mm (103.5 in) 2,760 mm (108.7 in) (+2 version) |
| Length | 4,315 mm (169.9 in) 4,535 mm (178.5 in) (+2 version) |
| Width | 1,785 mm (70.3 in) |
| Height | 1,605 mm (63.2 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor |
Nissan Juke (Dualis, Japan) Nissan X-Trail (Qashqai+2) |
| Second generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Nissan Rogue Sport (United States) |
| Production | November 2013–present |
| Assembly |
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (NMMUK) Kanda, Fukuoka, Japan, St. Petersburg, Russia Iran |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door Crossover |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Nissan CMF platform (CMF-CD) |
| Related |
Nissan Rogue (2nd gen.) Nissan X-Trail (3rd gen.) Renault Kadjar |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.2 L turbo I4 (petrol) 1.6 L I4 (petrol) 2.0 L MR20DE I4 (petrol) 1.5 L I4 (diesel) 1.6 L I4 (diesel) |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual CVT automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,646 mm (104.2 in) |
| Length | 4,370 mm (172.0 in) |
| Width | 1,800 mm (70.9 in) |
| Height | 1,595 mm (62.8 in) |
The Nissan Qashqai is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan since 2006. For the first generation, the Qashqai sold under the name Nissan Dualis in Japan and Australia. Now in its second generation, which was released in 2014, the new model is only badged as Qashqai. The original Qashqai replaced the off-road capable body-on-frame Mistral/Terrano II as Nissan's SUV offering and its P32L automobile platform will be also used by other forthcoming Nissan crossover SUVs. Nissan named the Qashqai after the Qashqai (pronounced [qaʃqaːʔiː]) people living in mountainous Southwestern Iran. Qashqai means "A horse with a white forehead" based on a translation by Vasily Bartold.
Nissan considered releasing the Chinese version as the CCUV (Compact Crossover Utility Vehicle). In Australia the Qashqai carries the name Dualis from the Japanese domestic market version because Nissan worried Qashqai could be pronounced "cash cow". The press has often used that pun to describe the sales success of the model.
The Qashqai has been built at Nissan's Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK (NMUK) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear plant since December 2006.
It is the first model to be styled by Nissan Design Europe in London, with engineering development led by Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Cranfield, Bedfordshire. First unveiled as a concept vehicle at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show, it was globally presented at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.
By December 2007, Nissan had sold approximately 100,000 Nissan Qashqais in Europe, including 17,554 in the United Kingdom, 15,376 in Russia, and 10,746 in Italy. Since its facelift in 2010, the Qashqai has sold over 200,000 annual units in Europe (excluding Russia) every year, and the first generation Qashqai has sold more than 1.24 million units in Europe during its 7.5 year production run.
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