Combining a drive-away promotion with a loyalty bonus means customers can save up to $7000 off a brand-new Nissan X-Trail e-Power hybrid SUV.
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Two concurrent offers on the Nissan X-Trail e-Power hybrid means the fuel-sipping family SUV is now one of the most affordable in its segment.
The first promotion sees Nissan cutting the price of X-Trail e-Power variants down to match petrol equivalents, saving customers up to $5000.
The most affordable version of the X-Trail e-Power, the all-wheel-drive (AWD) ST-L, can now be had for $48,990 drive-away nationwide, which compares to its $47,765 before on-road costs figure or about $52,300 drive-away in Victoria.
The Ti and Ti-L grades of the X-Trail e-Power are now $53,990 and $56,990 respectively, saving buyers around $4000 and $5000 apiece.
Nissan Australia will also discount the X-Trail e-Power models a further $2000 in the form of a loyalty bonus for existing Nissan customers, or family members that live at the same address.
It means the most affordable X-Trail e-Power would drop to $46,990 drive-away – undercutting big-name rivals in the affordable family-sized hybrid SUV space such as the Toyota RAV4 (from $45,260 before on-road costs), Subaru Forester (from $46,490), Kia Sportage (from $46,450), Hyundai Tucson (from $42,600), and Honda CR-V ($59,900 drive-away).
However, this still places the X-Trail e-Power upstream of Chinese rivals such as the GWM Haval H6 ($40,990) and MG HS ($42,990), but differentiating the Nissan from all rivals is a 10-year/300,000km warranty on all new cars sold.
The assurance period is matched by MG, but mileage with the Nissan is 50,000km longer than the 250,000km offered by the Chinese brand.
Nissan however, stipulates that vehicles need to be serviced at brand-approved outlets to be eligible for the full period, otherwise the warranty reverts back to five-years/unlimited kilometres.
Also differentiating the X-Trail e-Power is it’s unique hybrid set-up, which pairs a 1.5-litre petrol engine with two electric motors, but unlike the series-parallel set-ups of rivals, the Nissan will only ever power its wheels with electricity.
The brand promises an electric vehicle (EV)-like driving experience without the need for lengthy recharge times as the system leans on the petrol engine – which can be refuelled – to charge the battery.
Nissan Australia has not put an end date on the drive-away pricing of the X-Trail e-Power, simply stating it “reserves the right to vary, extend, or withdraw this offer”, but the loyalty bonus discount ends at the end of September.
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Tung Nguyen has been in the automotive journalism industry for over a decade, cutting his teeth at various publications before finding himself at Drive in 2024. With experience in news, feature, review, and advice writing, as well as video presentation skills, Tung is a do-it-all content creator. Tung’s love of cars first started as a child watching Transformers on Saturday mornings, as well as countless hours on PlayStation’s Gran Turismo, meaning his dream car is a Nissan GT-R, with a Liberty Walk widebody kit, of course.
