battle of compact suv

**weisshorn** · December 7th, 2009 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by basti08

Xtrail among the choices then Escape.

Tucson is a good vehicle and CRDi powered variants are very practical but the Escape and Xtrail though bit older are better engineered. You can't deny that. One test drive is enough for you to agree.

so for you xtrail and escape are still better engineered than the models of hyundai ix35, mazda cx7 & 2.0 CR-V.

Noted sir. thanks for your input.
Come on peeps share yours..

**sachiel** · December 7th, 2009 05:12 PM

My contact in Nissan confirmed that the new X-trail will be released nxt year first quarter. I think it will be the same in indonesia since the new xtrail was just released in indonesia around 3 months ago. He said it will have a new engine so I will check that out first before any verdict.

Offtopic: He also said the new Teana will also be released next year. But no specific date was mentioned.

**basti08** · December 8th, 2009 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by weisshorn

so for you xtrail and escape are still better engineered than the models of hyundai ix35, mazda cx7 & 2.0 CR-V.

Noted sir. thanks for your input.
Come on peeps share yours..

You can try to read my post sir. Escape and Xtrail over the Tucson, and no I don't meant the Tucson IX. Tucson IX is just officially displayed on showrooms today (12/08/09).

As per TS, we are comparing Tucson vs Xtrail vs Escape

**sm2by** · December 8th, 2009 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by sachiel

My contact in Nissan confirmed that the new X-trail will be released nxt year first quarter. I think it will be the same in indonesia since the new xtrail was just released in indonesia around 3 months ago. He said it will have a new engine so I will check that out first before any verdict.

Offtopic: He also said the new Teana will also be released next year. But no specific date was mentioned.

When would Nissan release a CRDI- Diesel X-trail like the one in the Euro Market?

**weisshorn** · December 8th, 2009 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by basti08

You can try to read my post sir. Escape and Xtrail over the Tucson, and no I don't meant the Tucson IX. Tucson IX is just officially displayed on showrooms today (12/08/09).

As per TS, we are comparing Tucson vs Xtrail vs Escape

Noted sir.
Sa previous post ko po ay dinagdag ko ang ix 35 kasi release na nga sa market the same with cx7 para wide ang choices.
Thanks for the clarification. cheers

**sachiel** · December 8th, 2009 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by sm2by

When would Nissan release a CRDI- Diesel X-trail like the one in the Euro Market?

I'm not sure. But I think the indonesian x-trail has the diesel engine. The new diesel engine is M9R and the new gas engine is MR20DE. Let's just wait next year what type they will launch.

**noobskie** · December 8th, 2009 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by sachiel

I'm not sure. But I think the indonesian x-trail has the diesel engine. The new diesel engine is M9R and the new gas engine is MR20DE. Let's just wait next year what type they will launch.

Nissan Indonesia only released the 2.0 and 2.5 variants of the X-trail. I'm assuming their diesel quality is similar to ours, maybe Euro-2 only as well so the fuel might not be compatible to the Euro-spec diesel engines.

**loki_chaos** · December 11th, 2009 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by sachiel

My contact in Nissan confirmed that the new X-trail will be released nxt year first quarter. I think it will be the same in indonesia since the new xtrail was just released in indonesia around 3 months ago. He said it will have a new engine so I will check that out first before any verdict.

Offtopic: He also said the new Teana will also be released next year. But no specific date was mentioned.

i hope this is true... if the diesel engine will come out, best seller ito for sure...

to answer the TS, x-trail for me(obviously)...

**sachiel** · December 15th, 2009 12:29 PM

Let's just hope the new engine of X-trail has better fuel economy. This might make or break it.

**basti08** · December 18th, 2009 10:43 AM

Still Room to Improve

Smooth and quiet, the two-wheel-drive Tucson glides over corrupted pavement with a relatively gentle footfall. Not so with the all-wheel-drive version. It has a stiffer suspension that clops down harder on the rough stuff. Based on the Elantra compact car, the Tucson has struts up front and a multilink rear suspension. The electric power steering supplies a super-tight turning circle—34.7 feet—but doesn’t move Hyundai’s reputation much for lack of road feel. Engineers tried to make it sportier by stair-stepping the power assist with speed, a common practice, but they went overboard on the Tucson. At 60 mph its steering suddenly becomes monstrously heavy, and the wheel snaps back to center as though it’s spring-loaded. It reeks of robotic artificiality. Get thee back to the test track, Hyundai!

On sale this month, the Tucson makes strides in some areas and needs minor fixes in others to be a truly stand-out product in a hotly contested class.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_drive_review