Nissan is preventing again from its monetary disaster with a brace of latest fashions, powered by revised electrified powertrains. One in every of these is a brand new third-generation model of its e-Energy collection hybrid system, which is able to energy the next-generation X-Path within the US (the place it’s referred to as the Rogue) and the Qashqai in Europe.
Forward of its European debut within the coming monetary 12 months, the Japanese carmaker has given chosen media – together with Autocar – an opportunity to check out the system, which comes with quite a few enhancements designed to make the system extra environment friendly and refined.
A big a part of that comes right down to a brand new 1.5 litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine, based mostly on the identical structure because the previous VC-Turbo mill however retuned to optimise its effectivity as a generator. The e-Energy system will now run the engine at a decrease rev vary to extend thermal effectivity, decreasing gasoline consumption with the facet good thing about reducing noise and vibration. Nissan is claiming a big noise discount of as a lot as 5.6 dB.
This turbo triple is allied to a brand new electrical motor that comes with learnings from Nissan’s full electrical autos. {The electrical} part is a “five-in-one” system that mixes the motor, generator, inverter, increaser and reverter, decreasing its measurement and in addition making it extra responsive.
That doesn’t imply it makes vastly extra energy, nevertheless, and whereas the 204 PS/330 Nm motor is 14 PS up on the one within the present Qashqai, it’s an identical in output to the prevailing X-Path e-Energy. As an alternative, the primary beneficiary is gasoline consumption, with Nissan claiming as much as a 15% discount at larger speeds and 9 per cent general in comparison with an equal second-gen e-Energy system.
Malaysia is just getting the second-gen e-Energy system this 12 months within the outgoing X-Path
Nissan’s third-gen e-Energy setup will make its debut within the Qashqai this 12 months, however its first software in an all-new car would be the aforementioned fifth-generation X-Path in 2026. The Qashqai will as a substitute be a refreshed model of the present mannequin, as its electrical successor has been delayed on account of faltering EV demand.
It will likely be some time but earlier than the third-gen system makes its approach to Malaysia. We’re solely now getting the second era, first within the Kicks and, beginning this 12 months, the fourth-gen X-Path and the C28 Serena.
GALLERY: 4th-gen Nissan X-Path e-Energy at KLIMS 2024
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