2023 Nissan X-Trail - Midsize Family SUV! (Interior | Drive | X-Trail e-4orce)

2023 Nissan X-Trail revealed in Japan as electrified Nissan Rogue. The midsize SUV is also coming to Europe this summer. Nissan introduced the latest Rogue a little over two years ago in North America but it wasn&until the Auto Shanghai 2021 when the equivalent X-Trail was unveiled for China. The midsize SUV is finally going on sale at home in Japan where it carries the global X-Trail moniker that&also be used in Europe when the model arrives later this summer. Compared to the US-spec Rogue, there is one major novelty and it&found underneath the hood. While the American version lost the naturally aspirated 2.5-liter in favor of a thriftier turbocharged three-cylinder unit for the 2022 model year, the JDM-spec X-Trail is offered with Nissan&proprietary e-4ORCE setup. It&technically the second generation of the drivetrain, promising to deliver increased power, smoothness, and quietness. At the heart of the X-Trail is a gasoline engine with variable compression, but it doesn&actually power the wheels. Instead, it works as a generator to produce electricity. Going down this road allows Nissan to have the engine always running within its optimal range to maximize efficiency. Doing so cuts fuel consumption and emissions compared to a regular ICE-powered vehicle. The X-Trail is not the first model to get the tech as the smaller Qashqai (Rogue Sport in the US) also has e-4ORCE. The base model makes do with a 2WD configuration and uses the same 1.5-liter combustion engine, but...