Warmed up and ready for a few more years
The second generation Nissan Qashqai is given a much longer life. With a new snout and a refreshed interior, the previous generation that disappeared from the market here years ago can still be used in a warmed-up form.
Autoland is a wonderful place that moves us every day to immerse ourselves in the models that are not available here. We can write all over the internet about the new stuff that is not relevant to Europe, but we are forced to limit ourselves to the models that may come our way later, or that are remarkable, whether or not because of a link with a model that is delivered here. In this article we have an automotive newcomer to whom the latter applies. We travel to China, where the second generation of the model, which disappeared in Europe when the current Nissan Qashqai took office, is being given a remarkable makeover.
The second generation Qashqai as it was sold here until 2021.
In Europe, the third generation Nissan Qashqai has recently undergone a major visual overhaul. The updated third generation Qashqai has not yet been announced for the Chinese market, so the car is still there with the original front on Dongfeng Nissan’s websites. Anyone who pokes around there will encounter, among other things, the second generation Qashqai. It is sold there as Qashqai Classic next to its successor as a cheaper alternative. The Qashqai Classic will soon get a facelift. AutoWeek has unearthed photos of this from the almost inexhaustible database of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
If you look closely, you will see that the interior has also been extensively renovated.
The facelifted ‘old Qashqai’ will probably be called Nissan Qashqai Glory given the badge on its bottom. At the rear, the car gets new, darker light units and a new bumper. We see more striking changes at the front. The hood hasn’t changed, but everything that goes on underneath it visually has. The Qashqai Glory has received new light units with a fencing underneath that extends over almost the entire width of the snout. The whole thing is quite reminiscent of how Dongfeng Nissan designed the Pathfinder developed exclusively for China. In addition, the interior seems to be undergoing a major overhaul. If you look closely, you will see a more or less separate infotainment screen in the center of the dashboard. The Qashqai II as delivered in our country always had a display integrated into the center console. Furthermore, something of the rest of the renovated cockpit can already be seen.
Relevant for Europe? Certainly not, but for the enthusiast of curious car facts, perhaps fresh ammunition to talk to like-minded friends or family members during the next circle birthday party.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl