Nissan Qashqai

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Nissan Qashqai

Manufacturer	Nissan
Also called	Nissan Dualis Nissan Rogue Nissan CCUV
Production	2007—present
Predecessor	Nissan Almera
Class	Compact crossover SUV
Body style	5-door SUV
Length	4310 mm
Width	1780 mm
Height	1610 mm
Similar	Hyundai Tucson Kia Sportage Mitsubishi Outlander Toyota RAV4 Volkswagen Tiguan

The Nissan Qashqai (Nissan Dualis in Japan, Nissan Rogue in the US, Nissan CCUV in China) is a compact crossover SUV to be released in early 2007 in Europe and Japan by the Japanese automaker Nissan. The P32L automobile platform will be also used by other oncoming Nissan crossover SUVs. The vehicles will be built at Nissan's NMUK Sunderland plant as of December 2006.

It is the first vehicle to be styled by Nissan Design Europe (NDE) in London, England, UK, with engineering development led by Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Cranfield, Bedfordshire. Its was globally presented at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.

The Qashqai will be exported to the Middle East and additional overseas markets.

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2 Nissan Rogue
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Built on an all-new platform, Nissan aims to sell more than 100,000 Qashqais a year from February 2007. Nissan said the car, named after the Qashqai Nomadic tribe in Iran, will cater for those car buyers who want a more dynamic design but are not attracted to the large, aggressive nature of a sport utility vehicle. The car slots below the X-Trail in the Nissan range and partially replaces the conventional Primera and Almera. In terms of size, its 4310 mm length and 1610 mm makes it fall between compact MPVs, such as the SEAT Altea and Renault Scénic, and compact SUVs like the Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage and Mitsubishi Outlander.

The top half of Qashqai has a sleek dynamic form with a distinctive shoulder line which rises at the rear — a design cue similar to that of the Nissan Murano. The lower portion resembles a SUV due to large, pronounced wheel arches and a slightly elevated ground clearance.

Four engine choices can be chosen: the gasoline engines will be a 115 hp 1.6 L and a 140 hp 2.0 L, while the 106 hp 1.5 L and 150 hp 2.0 L will be the Diesel engines.

Main article: Nissan Rogue

A slightly restyled version of the Qashqai called the Rogue made its debut at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Rogue will be sold in North America and will replace the Nissan X-Trail in Canada as Nissan's smaller crossover SUV.

In China, the Qashqai is called the CCUV. The Chinese name is short for "Compact Crossover Utility Vehicle".

The Qashqai name (pronounced 'kash-kai') comes from a nomadic tribe living in the desert in South Western Iran and Nissan's designers believe that its buyers will be nomadic in nature too.