What do you think of the CVT Nissan Qashqai?

What's your opinion of the CVT gearbox in the Nissan Qashqai?

Peter Craig (Delgany Wicklow)

May 2012 Filed under: gearbox

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Expert answer

Hi Peter,

It looks like nobody working with CompleteCar has driven this combination. The CVT is only offered with a 1.6-litre petrol engine in Ireland and our experience of any CVT gearbox with any petrol engine is not good. It is smooth, as there are no gear changes as such, but engine revs don't often correspond to forward motion, so it often feels that the engine is revving unnecessarily. CVT works well enough with diesel, but not with petrol engines.

Saying all that, you really should try it for yourself before discounting it completely.

Hope that helps.

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Adviser
@Shane_O_D