Nissan Qashqai E-Power 2022 review
refers to it as a “bridging technology” and says it will help facilitate an all-out shift to electrification by familiarising customers with the EV driving experience without asking them to adjust their driving habits. “We’re trying to get as close as possible to your next car, which will be an EV,” a company spokesman said.
Were it not for a faint thrum emanating from the front end under load, the E-Power drivetrain would do a very good impression of a pure-electric system. Take-up is smooth and brisk, acceleration pleasingly linear and – should you turn the E-Pedal mode on – the brake regeneration extremely strong. There’s no gearbox here, so there’s no hesitation on kickdown nor lurching between ratios.
The engine only really makes itself known when pushing on, and while Nissan claims to have tuned the variable-compression petrol lump to better match vehicle speed – a response to criticism of the jarring ‘rubber band’ effect of a CVT gearbox – it’s still a fairly monotonous and uninspiring melody. Best be light with the right foot and let it tick away quietly.
Certainly, this feels like the best-resolved and least compromised powertrain you can have in the Qashqai, as it stands, doing away with both the frustrating manual and droning CVT available on the standard 1.3-litre engine while promising enhanced fuel economy and reduced emissions. It’s not a particularly quick or engaging powertrain by any stretch of the imagination, but it has been tuned to work best in urban and suburban environments and it does indeed make a lot of sense at low speeds.
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