Nissan South Africa has confirmed a handful of updates to its rejigged X-Trail line-up. Of course, we’ve already detailed the main changes (and shared pricing) but now the tweaks have gone official.
As a reminder, the Japanese firm’s local arm has dropped the Acenta Tech derivative but rolled out its latest Nissan Connect infotainment system to the rest of the range. The system allows a smartphone to be connected to the seven-inch display audio touchscreen via Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.
Just like before, the range kicks off with the 2,0 Visia, which ships standard with seven seats and features a naturally aspirated 2,0-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine offering an unchanged 106 kW and 200 N.m to the front axle via a six-speed manual gearbox. This base spec model, though, gains the aforementioned infotainment system, complete with a reversing camera and six speakers.
While the Acenta Tech trim level has fallen away, the Acenta option remains, now offered in both five- and seven-seater form. These variants ship with the Japanese firm’s naturally aspirated 2,5-litre, four-cylinder petrol mill, sending 126 kW and 233 N.m to all four wheels via a continuously variable transmission (CVT). Acenta models, for the record, gain not only the new infotainment system above but also LED headlamps, smart keyless entry, a sensor-controlled tailgate and a start button.
Finally, the flagship Tekna specification is again available in both petrol and diesel flavours. Select the 1,6 dCi Tekna 4×4 (which makes 96 kW and 320 N.m courtesy of its turbodiesel heart, driving all four corners via a six-speed manual gearbox) and you get five seats. The 2,5 Tekna CVT 4×4, meanwhile, now ships standard with seven seats.
Both Tekna variants retain Nissan’s integrated navigation system (still with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto) and “around view” monitor, while also upgrading to the aforementioned LED headlamps, smart keyless entry, start button and gesture-controlled tailgate.
Tekna specification furthermore includes blind-spot intervention, lane intervention, cross-traffic alert, emergency autonomous braking, forward collision warning, auto-beam headlamps and the around view monitor with moving object detection.
The below pricing includes a six-year/150 000 km warranty and a three-year/90 000 km service plan.
Pricing:
Nissan X-Trail 2,0 Visia (seven-seater): R462 000
Nissan X-Trail 2,5 Acenta CVT 4×4: R508 900
Nissan X-Trail 2,5 Acenta CVT 4×4 (seven-seater): R513 900
Nissan X-Trail 1,6 dCi Tekna 4×4: R585 900
Nissan X-Trail 2,5 Tekna CVT 4×4 (seven-seater): R599 900