Broadly, the Nissan remains class-competitive and majors on comfort and good roadholding – less so on outright performance ...

The Qashqai is sold either in mild hybrid guise with the front wheels driven by 1.3 litre turbo petrol engines, or in N-POWER form as tested here. In this guise the car uses a 1.5 litre petrol engine ...

IT might not look as dramatic as the latest Ferrari thunderwagon or Lamborghini whatchamacallit but there is a strong case to ...

When Nissan launched its Qashqai sports utility in 2007, few reckoned on it being a massive success and a significant car. Essentially a big family hatchback, the Qashqai had the high seating ...

Tekna and Tekna+ get a head-up display that projects information higher up to keep your eyes looking ahead. Like many rivals, the Qashqai has a swept-up rear window line and wider rear pillars ...

so we’re assessing the Qashqai like-for-like. In Tekna trim, it’s priced at £33,465 with the auto, plus another £1,145 for our car’s fetching Magnetic Blue paint with contrasting black roof.

The sales charts don’t lie. UK buyers love a Nissan Qashqai and there’s no doubt that this mid-size SUV, built in the north east, is a more inviting proposition following its mid-life facelift.

Even the cheapest Nissan Qashqai costs more than £30,000 these days, and if you want a VW Tiguan you’re talking £35,000. Quite ridiculous figures, though of course, cars like these all come ...