Nissan Qashqai

The manufacturer boldly proclaims that the new Qashqai will be "the most important car in [the brand's] modern history" and "a model that will redefine the crossover sector and set new standards across the board."

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LTLFTcomposite said:

hard to imagine how they could say that about anything that doesn't have a plug.

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LTLFTcomposite said:

http://news.yahoo.com/nissan-teases-qashqai-photo-104047395.html

Anything to see here, or just move along?

The manufacturer boldly proclaims that the new Qashqai will be "the most important car in [the brand's] modern history" and "a model that will redefine the crossover sector and set new standards across the board."

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That's a pretty bold statement; hard to imagine how they could say that about anything that doesn't have a plug...

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Nissan Qashqai EV

On top of a potential Nismo halo model, the firm also revealed that its electric vehicle range could extend further to models such as the Qashqai.

Nissan’s chief performance officer, Trevor Mann, told us, “We’re not saying yes to anything and we’re not saying no to anything. What we do have is the available technology. The good thing about having the available technology that works is that it opens a lot of decisions to you that others may not have.

“I think that we are in a position where we can contemplate what technologies we have and therefore how to use them and which products to use them in.”

Although Mann didn’t confirm a future production model, with Cartier strongly hinting that we’ll see a new Nissan Leaf EV within two years, developments in Nissan’s battery technology helping to boost range could make an all-electric Qashqai viable.

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Nissan Juke and Qashqai crossovers could go electric

Nissan's future models are set to be able to accommodate pure electric powertrains, opening up the possibility of all-electric versions of the likes of the Juke and Qashqai.

“We’re leaders in crossovers and a leader with Leaf and we will combine those two in the future,” said Gareth Dunsmore, director of the Nissan’s zero-emission business unit...

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