Time to hit play on your next exciting X-TRAIL adventure

The sounds of summer might be fading away, but that shouldn’t prevent you turning up the volume on a family road trip. And the Nissan X-TRAIL, now with Apple CarPlay®* and Android Auto™* smartphone connectivity, is the right vehicle to host your next round of highway karaoke.

While an overseas Holiday is as distant as a Madonna concert, there’s no better time to create a playlist, escape the city and Hit the Road Jack.

So, here are our top tips on why the Nissan X-TRAIL is the perfect companion to get your next adventure back off-track…

The Nissan X-TRAIL is an ideal holiday getaway machine. For starters, it has enough space for all of the Foo Fighters, is loaded with more technology than Daft Punk and is as broadly talented as Lady Gaga.

With five model variations to choose from, there’s an X-TRAIL to suit every taste, every budget and every destination.

Every Nissan X-TRAIL – from the entry-grade ST through the mid-level ST-L to the flagship Ti – fulfils your wildest dreams. With a timeless design, the X-TRAIL’s exterior is accentuated by Nissan’s bold V-Motion front grille with LED daytime running lights and tail-lights on all models.

The range-topping Nissan X-TRAIL Ti raises the bar further with full auto-levelling LED headlights.

And just like the 10-time Grammy winner, the Nissan X-TRAIL looks elegant in any outfit. There are seven colour choices available, ranging from classics like Ivory Pearl and Diamond Black through to bold options such as Copper Blaze# and Ruby Red#.

The Nissan X-TRAIL might be labelled a mid-sized SUV, but the cabin is as spacious as Bowie’s prog-rock anthem. While the X-TRAIL Ti is a dedicated five-seat layout, both the entry-level ST and mid-grade ST-L can be optioned with an extra row to make it a genuine seven-seater.

No matter which configuration you choose, there’s plenty of convenient storage spaces throughout the cabin and generous head and leg room for all occupants.

Whether you’re a fan of the Commodores’ original hit Easy, or Faith No More’s cover version from Epic, it’s simple to access the third-row seats in the Nissan X-TRAIL ST-L thanks to its EZ Flex seating arrangement. The three-person bench can slide fore and aft and the seat backs flip forward with a one-touch function to offer easy access to the rear.

In all models – whether it’s the ST-L with its unique seven-seat layout or the five-seat configuration in all other models – the bench seat can be adjusted for additional legroom or cargo space and the seat backs can recline for better comfort.

For those wintery trips to high country or ski fields, the X-TRAIL ST-L and Ti model variants offer the luxurious ambience of leather-accented trim as standard as well as heated front seats.

Even hotter than Harry Styles, the X-TRAIL Ti also has a heated steering wheel and heating for the outboard occupants in the second row too.

Not only is the Nissan X-TRAIL flexible in its seating arrangements, it’s as multi-faceted as Men at Work’s seminal Cargo album in its carrying capacity.

With up to 565 litres of space in the boot (in five-seat configuration), the X-TRAIL has plenty of space for all the gear you need on an off-track road trip.

The second row’s 60:40 split-fold function and a pass through in the centre section ensures it can accommodate a wide variety of scenarios, whether it’s luggage, camping equipment or odd-shaped sporting equipment such as surfboards or ski gear.

And with Nissan’s clever Divide-and-Hide storage system, you can also configure the compartment in a number of ways with an underfloor wet storage area for muddy boots or beach towels.

Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah is haunted with frustration but having smartphone mirroring abilities through Apple CarPlay®* and Android Auto™* in the Nissan X-TRAIL’s seven-inch touch screen makes a road trip totally fuss-free.

With hands-free access to your phone contacts and messages, you can remain safely connected to the world while also tapping into maps, podcasts and – most importantly – playlists of music to keep everyone entertained and singing along.

Having a holiday playlist with some of the greatest music ever recorded deserves an audio system that transforms the X-TRAIL into the equal of any concert hall around the world. The flagship Ti’s premium BOSE audio system with its eight-speaker set-up perfectly replicates the symphonic grandeur in all of Bach’s concertos.

The system is tailor-made by BOSE for Nissan and, like a concert hall, is specifically tuned by the audio expert’s engineers to take advantage of the unique interior acoustics of the X-TRAIL’s cabin.

Vehicles like the Nissan X-TRAIL have evolved greatly since the Age of Aquarius, but if you follow The 5th Dimension and Let the Sunshine In with a full-length panoramic glass sunroof, which is standard on the X-TRAIL Ti, it definitely brings a sense of peace to the cabin and expands the horizon for those in the rear seats.

No matter where you plan to go, the Nissan X-TRAIL is as comfortable as Sade’s Smooth Operator. All six variants share an identical suspension set-up, which offers a perfect balance between serene comfort and secure roadholding.

The ST is offered in an entry-level grade with a 106kW/200Nm 2.0-litre four-cylinder that drives the front wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox. And there are both front drive or all-wheel drive alternatives with a more powerful 126kW/226Nm 2.5-litre engine and a CVT automatic.

The mid-grade ST-L can be had in either front or all-wheel drive too while the Ti is exclusively offered in all-wheel drive – all powered by the 2.5-litre four-cylinder with the CVT auto.

With 210mm of ground clearance plus the added traction and security of all-wheel drive, the Nissan X-TRAIL can have you chasing The Beatles anywhere on – and off – The Long and Winding Road. Suitable for light-duty off-roading, the X-TRAIL has the ability to extend a road trip beyond the highways to hidden campgrounds or secluded surf breaks around the country.

Most importantly, wherever you go the Nissan X-TRAIL will (like Bristol’s trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack) keep you Safe from Harm with the comprehensive suite of electronic driver aids wrapped up as part of Nissan’s Intelligent Mobility safety portfolio.

All X-TRAIL models are fitted as standard with automated emergency braking, forward collision warning, hill start assist and six airbags while the ST-L adds blind spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert and rear park assist and the Ti goes even further with lane departure warning and lane keeping assistance as well as pedestrian detection.

So, there you go; all the hits and reasons why you should press play on your next road trip adventure in a Nissan X-TRAIL.

*CarPlay is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Android Auto is a registered trademark of Google LMC. Compatible device and USB connection required.
# Premium paint available at extra cost.