X-Trail offers options for SUV-lovers<\/p>\n
Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A bigger engine capacity, better fuel efficiency and easier
\nhandling were the main reasons for PT Nissan Motor Indonesia to
\nlaunch the new Nissan X-Trail last Wednesday at MidPlaza Inter-
\ncontinental Hotel, Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The X-Trail -- which is included in the light Sports Utility
\nVehicle (SUV) category -- comes in two options: the Extra Touring
\n(Xt) and the Sport Touring (St).<\/p>\n
Both variants are equipped with a 2,500 cc QRDE engine, which
\ncan develop a maximum power of 180 horsepower (HP) at 6,000
\nrevolutions per minute (rpm) and maximum torque of 245 Newton
\nmeters (Nm) at 4,000 rpm.<\/p>\n
\"The X-Trail is powerful enough to reach a speed of 100
\nkilometers per hour within only 10.6 seconds, while it only needs
\n10.1 liters of fuel to travel a distance of 100 kilometers,\" said
\nPT Nissan Motor Indonesia senior sales and marketing manager
\nRonny Tjahjadi.<\/p>\n
As a light SUV, both X-Trail models use automatic
\ntransmission. PT Nissan Motor Indonesia president director Toru
\nHasegawa revealed the company's reason for equipping the vehicles
\nonly with automatic transmission.<\/p>\n
\"Currently, the greatest proportion of SUVs are sold with
\nautomatic transmission. We shall assess the market response
\nbefore releasing a manual version of the X-Trail,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Both versions of the X-Trail are 4.51 meters long and 1.765
\nmeters wide. The St version is 1.675 meters high and the Xt 1.75
\nmeters high.<\/p>\n
The Xt is also equipped with foglamps mounted on the roof rack
\nwhile the St version comes without one.<\/p>\n
Another distinct feature of the latest models is that the
\ndesigners decided to put the instrument panel in the center of
\nthe dashboard instead of in front of the driver's seat.<\/p>\n
Hasegawa pointed out that the X-Trail was designed to overcome
\nvarious limitations found in SUVs, sedans and multipurpose
\nvehicles (MPVs).<\/p>\n
\"We are aiming at customers who are active, stylish, young-
\nspirited, independent and dynamic,\" he said. \"We are aiming for a
\nbrand position where Nissan is the No. 1 SUV in Indonesia, with
\nboth the X-Trail and Terrano.\"<\/p>\n
Unlike the X-Trail, the Terrano is categorized as a heavy SUV,
\nwith its latest series launched in February.<\/p>\n
The X-Trail Xt is offered at Rp 275 million (US$32,350) while
\nthe St is tagged at Rp 248 million.<\/p>",
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