2012 X-Trail Platinum

[Baker Boy]

I am very much an X-Trail fan and this is my third and I must say the very best of the bunch. Gone has the old "rattling" good old 2.2  diesel 136 bhp engine and in comes a very much smoother and quieter  2.0 176 bhp. The Platinum spec: was limited to only 200  models. Looks the 'bees knees', with lots of 'bell & whistles' to go wrong, but is a real pleasure to drive. Yet to be christened off road.

Whilst I would give it 9/10, For a high spec: vehicle, Nissan missed the opportunity with the increased vehicle length and width to increase the rear passenger leg room and sacrificed the cargo area quality and space savour spare wheel, which would have made it 10/10.

    I guess though that this could be my last as I think the Nissan designers have lost the plot with forthcoming new model.

 

Baker Boy