It's a big set of shoes to fill but Nissan's new X-Trail medium size SUV, even in 2WD, does a decent job of matching its popular, utilitarian predecessor. It's a good looker featuring Nissan 'family' styling but without the bulbous lines of the larger Pathfinder.
DESIGN
The new X-Trail is a much more modern design compared with the earlier 'brick'. More than 140,000 X-Trails have been sold here over about a decade and they forged a tidy niche with families who wanted a practical, roomy, reliable wagon with some off road capability.
Read the full Nissan X-Trail ST-L 2014 Review.