The small to medium SUV segment has probably become the most competitive in the market in Australia and I've been left wondering why anybody chooses the Nissan over any of the vast array of competitors. The interior was a particular low point where the sub-par material quality and lack of features which gave similarity to a 90's Pulsar. The only difference is the main center screen which isn't a touch screen and is incredibly hard to use. It literally takes 5 minutes to slowly page down through your phone contacts to find the person you're after. The worst part about Qashqai I drove was the defected windscreen that sort of magnified the view in front of the driver in a small area, giving a sort of optical illusion to make things a little more interesting I guess. To drive, the Qashqai was hard over the bumps, under powered and the CVT gearbox was so slow. Very slow. PAINFULLY SLOW to react.
The moral of the story here is to shop around. PLEASE! I feel that people who buy the Qashqai thinks it either looks cool or just didn't consider anything else. The Hyundai Tuscon (above) is an example of a fantastic medium SUV alongside the Mazda CX5, Subaru Forester which all drive superbly and come packed with standard features. A little bit of research goes a long way.
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