Nissan X-Trail (2017) review: Great value SUV gets premium updates

When Nissan talks about the X-Trail, it’s talking about a car that it has designed for “family adventures”. While the Qashqai is the urban crossover that’s ferrying thousands to school every day, the X-Trail is the car that’s roaming a little further afield, if you stick to Nissan’s marketing message.

The X-Trail expands the Qashqai’s dimensions, making for a more rugged car, a slightly more versatile car, and one that plays much more to 4×4 heritage; although it’s still called a crossover, it’s less of a softroader and altogether more meaty all round.