At the end of July last year, a new generation of Qijun was listed, with a price range of 181,900-262,900 yuan, a total of 8 configuration versions, 4 configurations for two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive.
However, the new car is fully equipped with a 1.5T three-cylinder turbocharged engine, and even if the VC-Turbo variable compression ratio black technology is on the car, Chinese consumers may not buy it.
The latest sales data shows that in December, Nissan's new X-Trail sold only 2,808 vehicles, a year-on-year plunge. X-Trail was also the main sales model of Dongfeng Nissan, and last year's old X-Trail with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine generally sold more than 10,000 vehicles per month, with sales of 18,583 units, 10,113 units, 14,418 units, 14,336 units, 12,855 units and 11,581 vehicles from January to June, respectively.
Comparing the sales results in December, it is really difficult to say. In 2020, the old X-Trail retail 169582 vehicles, but the full year of 2021 retail 101941 vehicles, including 7 months of old X-Trail sales.
It is reported that the new generation of X-Trail, the whole series is equipped with a three-cylinder engine, 1.5T VC-Turbo, the maximum power of 150kW, the maximum torque of 300N·m, matched with a new generation of CVT gearbox.
Compared with the old 2.0L and 2.5L four-cylinder self-priming engines, the maximum power is 111kw and 133kw, and the peak torque is 194N·m and 239N·m, and the power of the new Qijun is significantly improved.
However, because of its three-cylinder identity, Chinese consumers have a natural resistance to the three-cylinder engine, and The three-cylinder machine of X-Trail is "not born at the right time", and Ford and GM, which were stronger than the three-cylinder machine, have fallen over here and have chosen to return to the four-cylinder machine.
In this regard, Nissan has also made preparations for a long time, and the old four-cylinder X-Trail has resumed production and listing, and renamed it "X-Trail Glory", priced at 189,200 yuan and 192,800 yuan respectively.
In terms of power, the X-Trail Honor, equipped with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, has a maximum power of 151 horsepower and a maximum torque of 194 N·m, which is matched by a CVT gearbox.
Moreover, the market terminal discount of the old X-Trail has previously been tens of thousands of yuan, compared with the price of the new X-Trail, it has a good cost-effective advantage, and consumers will "buy new or buy old" in the future, and the market will give the answer.