![]() ![]() The aim is to create an interior space that has a premium feel, somewhere that's quiet and refined and, more importantly, able to compete with those increasingly sophisticated rivals. That's noticeable on the road and comes in the form of better door seals, more sound deadening material in the engine bay and wheel arches, as well as thicker glass. In keeping with those vortex generators on the underside of the rear, there's been a range of changes to reduce noise on the inside too. Instead, Nissan again focuses on quality. The interior layout remains very much as it did before, so there hasn't been a huge change in design. Slip into the seats of the new Qashqai and there's a familiar feeling. ![]() That's no accident, as increasing quality is what Nissan is focusing on the new Qashqai. Look familiar? That's what Audi does on its RS Q models. In this model of car on review - equipped with the new top-spec Tekna+ trim - there are quality details added to the exterior, like the satin silver door mirrors and roof rails. This is designed to alter the airflow as it exits the underside of the car and reduce the wind noise when driving. At the rear there's been some work on the aerodynamics, with a finned "vortex generator" panel at the rear. There's also a design change on the underside of the car. That means the sonar is invisibly integrated, rather than appearing as a blob somewhere else, which we like. This new badge section allows Nissan to house the sonar behind it, part of the Intelligent Mobility suite that will give you things like crash avoidance and pedestrian detection. The slight oddity about the front is that the physical badge on some models is replaced by a plate that shows it graphically, although there's a clever bit of design here. For this new Qashqai, the changes are mostly around the front with a new grille, bonnet and bumper, and a new "boomerang" daytime running light (for those models equipped with LED lights). ![]()
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