The new year will signal...
The new year will signal a raft of changes for Nissan"s X-Trail, with the best-selling Sport model set to be replaced. While prices for the new Columbia trim are unchanged at í‚á£21,000 in dCi guise, improved standard kit includes darkened side windows and electric folding door mirrors. SVE and T-spec variants will merge to become the Aventura.
Developed with Italian...
Developed with Italian stylist Bertone, the CARousel is a skateboard-style chassis on to which different bodyshells could be bolted. Called a working demonstration tool for engineers rather than a concept, it represents the latest interior design thinking. It"s also a development of the Hy-Wire prototype revealed at Detroit in 2002.
Seats are mounted in pairs on a turntable, so the whole cabin layout can be altered. If the driver is alone, the base rotates through 90 degrees to allow them to sit in the middle, improving their view of the road ahead. If travelling overseas, the car could be changed from right to left-hand drive. The seats also offer a choice of futuristic joystick or steering wheel control.