Nissan Qashqai 2021 review - see how it wouldn't let me crash!
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Introducing the all-new Nissan Qashqai!
Now we’ve got a big announcement to make… We think this might be the most important new car launched in 2021! Why, we hear you ask? Well in the UK, this car is SO popular! The question is, does the new version of the Qashqai have what it takes to keep up with its predecessor, as well as the competition? Well, it’s time to find out!
When it comes to design, it really mirrors a traditional crossover SUV look, and once you’re inside, you’ll find a load of new tech and more than enough room for transporting a family around.
When it comes to performance, there’s just the one engine to choose from - a 1.3-litre turbo petrol. You’ll be able to get it with either 138hp or 156hp, while the latter can also come with AWD.
But what do you think - does it really warrant the £27,000 starting price? You’ll have to join Mat and find out!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:54 Price
01:41 Exterior Design
02:19 Interior
05:00 Back Seats
06:41 Boot
08:40 Five Annoying Features
10:10 Five Cool Features
12:52 Engines
13:37 Driving
17:35 Verdict
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What's your favourite Japanese car? Let us know below!
Nissan micra
Toyota Supra mk4
Daihatsu terios
Mitsubishi mirage, that 72hp 3 cylinder pulls ass 🤘
❤Nissan GT-R❤
The strange intros never get old!
Definitely, sometimes I start watching the videos only because I want to see the intro Matt does for that car 😂
Toyota forever
BMW Drift Fail. The Wheel Fell Off The Car, watch this: kzhead.info/sun/qZmyYd6SaZiEY30/bejne.html
Mites vitus täälki on suomalaisii?!
It looks like a concept car. I like the looks.
It looks shit
@@kimjong-un5466 shit is its overstyled predecessor
BMW Drift Fail. The Wheel Fell Off The Car, watch this: kzhead.info/sun/qZmyYd6SaZiEY30/bejne.html
@@balkannews6682 Just stop. If I want to see drift fails, I'll type it into the search bar myself.
Not so much the back. Looks bog standard from there
Matt always putting a smile in your presentation just epic. Love your presentations keep it up. That nissan is a beauty.
The start of this review got me 😂 the angles of the car with you pointing at is is all I needed out of this video
The Toyota Rav 4 was the first in the 90s I think.
Nice to see you love some carwow
Hey favourite instructor. Doing my test on Monday thanks to you I'm very confident.
What about the Cherokee?
Fiat Multipla, or Fiat 600 six seater thingy of the 60s. Lots to choose from.
Nahh it was the wagoneer
Matt: Yeets everything he finds.
I like him 😂
BMW Drift Fail. The Wheel Fell Off The Car, watch this: kzhead.info/sun/qZmyYd6SaZiEY30/bejne.html
Let’s hope his girlfriend hasn’t been yeeted into the bushes 😂
He literally pulled the gear lever like it's an arcade controller 💀
Very true even the car he yeets
I'm addicted to these video's for pure entertainment value...you're brilliant Matt!
„Im 179cm tall“ finally the metric system Mat :D
1.80m is 5'11" apparently
I’m 173cm tall, so 5’8” approx
As somebody in the UK this means nothing to me haha. For everywhere else it's great!
Really like this new model, think it's a good looking evolution modern enough with out being isolating. Interior upgrades look good too, with really decent spec lists available, driver aids and saftey kit. Also it's nice to see an SUV that's actually just being wat it shud be an SUV! Family friendly with all its functions easy to use for parents etc on the go while coping with a busy car full. Instead of all the new SUV's that are trying to be everything to everyone, sports car, coupe, and family SUV all rolled in to one. Problem is they never seem to nail the over all product. Nissan seem to have done well with the brief here, maybe not perfect, but better than some others, think this will continue to be the SUV Daddy!
I wonder why did the gearbox had a failure 😂(5 minutes earlier - 8:48)
😂😂
At 12:01 as well.
Because Nissan have been cheap by using a CVT auto transmission instead of a decent crosscut auto transmission, always more noisy and more prone to sensor faults
I had an Altima 2012, and it had the worst transmission I have ever used. The transmission shit it self at only 100,000 kms, which is a shame because I really liked the rest of the car.
@@WEZ4136 looking at this, as it’s basically a computer, I’d blame the damage on the user. Not the vehicle.
A big step up compared to the previous models, i like it a lot. Interior looks well built.
For a SUV built in Sunderland
Glad to see they have updated the materials in the interior , I have changed my car 4 times in the last 8 years , and every time the qashqui has been on the list to check it out, and every time has never been chosen because , no one in my family liked the interior , they always feel cheap .
Qashqai has never had a cheap interior, always had soft touch dash since the first gen. Interior still looking good after 11 years. Hyundai e.t.c are the ones with cheap hard plastic interior
@@josh3221ifyeven the current one feels very cheap, way to overpriced for the quality you get
Are you ok, Matt? You seem a little too aggressive today... 😂
It is not a British made car that's why hahah. How dare Japanese brand make such a good car.
@@amiradil1060 British cars are like a car enthusiasts makes a car for one reason only (luxury or speed ) but ignore everything else
@@amiradil1060 what the hells the relevance wtf
@@amiradil1060 isnt the qashqai literally made in the uk
@@amiradil1060 or European, how dare non-european people make a good looking car, let's pick a boring grey to show it so it doesent look too good.
The first "crossover" was the rav 4
That’d be my guess too.
1st was a Toyota Rav 4 concept was 1989
But Qashqai started the whole trend
@@maxmorris4562 no the rav4 did then followed the crv and the rest is history
@@APlusBOP it was released in 1994 but in japan only
First family crossover vehicle was the Matra Rancho in the 70's & I always wanted one when I was growing up.
Wow, well remembered Rob. I'd forgotten all about that!
Finally!! A physical A/C button AND a volume knob!! Why is that so hard to find?
Yeah, I like the controls. While critique is that it looks like "old radio", I think it's a good thing that you don't have to think much to find things on the panel.
That design is actually really clean to me
Its’ astonishing how Matt gets away with abusing these cars when he’s reviewing their features
I'm surprised that gear shifter is still working after he reviewed 5 annoying things 🤣
With almost 6m subscribers, manufacturers are probably begging him to review one of their products.
Press cars are destined to be abused, intentional or not
Hardly causing any damage
@@eUK95 No, that’s why the gearbox fault came up, no harm done. 🙄
Looks good on the outside 👌 Matt seems aggressive in this 🤣🤣
First family SUV was the Chevrolet Suburban which has been around since the 1930s Crossovers however might be the RAV4 which was first introduced in 1994
the nissan qashqai is starting to live up to its nickname… the cashcow
oh please give it a rest, it is carrying 3 companies now
@@jalpat2272 Which 3
@@caidee Nissan, Renault , Mitsubishi ......
@@bemobemo8557 Renault 🤣🤣🤣 Like it would be carried cmon, stop joking
If anyone says something about Renault...
My daily dose of Carwow video is here, right when I needed it.
100% I feel you
@@gabrielbejenaru2549 Found the hater.
@@gabrielbejenaru2549 That's right buddy. You literally put on a boring emoji. Don't try to be smart when you got caught in 4K lol.
@@gabrielbejenaru2549 Stay mad 🤫
@@gabrielbejenaru2549 You toxic kid 🤫
Saw one of these in town a couple of days ago, I was pretty surprised at how big it looks compared to the old one
I got a 2017 QQ back in May and I really like it, not a fan of the new styling from the front compared to mine though.
I enjoyed watching the Video Review. Looks much smarter now particularly the updated Interior design
I really like the new Qashqai, Nissan took a good family car and made it even better! looking forward to get one
I chose the e power, its bladdy gorgeous. An absolute joy to drive.
I think Nissan done a better job with the Qashqai than the juke. I know you only get one engine in the new Qashqai but at least you get two power outputs, so you get a choice. The new 1.3 litre engine suits the Qashqai as it reduces emissions and improves fuel economy without loosing the benefit of having a manual gearbox.
It's great the way Mat dresses up for the occasion.
Mat must be introduced in top gear to see how depressing the new ones are Even that fly likes mat
No cap
True af
@@pinnednitinbhatia.8573 seriously? You think anyone thinks you're real🤣🤣
BMW Drift Fail. The Wheel Fell Off The Car, watch this: kzhead.info/sun/qZmyYd6SaZiEY30/bejne.html
I'm currently waiting to get a new Nissan Qashqai I took the new one out which is the one you are showing in this video except the new Nissan Qashqai the one I took out for a test drive is magnetic blue I really enjoyed it I will be so happy when I can get it
Just can’t help my self mat always makes me hurt my rips lol 😂
About time for a Qashqai Update 👀
I love that they keep in their videos what most editors would cut out. LOL.
Yes!
Like when the fly came in and when he went back to retrieve the parcel shelves.
Great review as always Mat
Great video review but was hoping you would show and talk about the Head-Up Display which is apparently supposed to be really good on this new model.
It is huge compared to other hud systems actually. And very, very, bright!
Love Matt’s intros!
This is a beautiful design. I love those sharp lines on the sides.
Great machine Nissan Quashqai 2022 for Boston and the whole country…. Cool video
Best car review love this guy
i think the first crossover was the AMC Eagle. came out in 1979.
It always cracks me up when Mat tosses stuff out of the trunk 😁😁😁😁
Excellent , I really enjoyed this , I just bought one and this was so educating ! Thank you
i hope you enjoy it 😇
Nice! Please provide an update as I'm also looking into getting one
@@Fran-uj9jw I got it 4 days ago, I love it !!! It has all the features I need , smooth drive, The car is filling everything I need in my life and it a feeling of luxery to drive and all the Xtra it has. Highly recommended
@@elizabethchristoforou5584 Thank you for replying!! I'm excited to get mine soon
Proper Nissans, built in Japan, were pretty ok cars. I also liked how they were properly configured for RHD so none of that fuse box or handbrake on the wrong side issue that we normally get. Oh my kingdom for RHD cars to be made properly by all the big players again!
Mat: Qashqie KZhead: Cash guy 😂
not funny, remove that smiley
Those Qashqai warning sounds sounded similar to the discord message notification :D fav feature
Nice looking SUV. However I am a bit confused by the warning CVT fault message. I was under impression that Nissan had dumped CVT's in favour of a DCT for the new Qashqai?
Thanks 4 this Matt,very funny review and well pointed out where qashqai dont shine what comes to refine and quality things ;) Like that silly gear selector or steel wheels hahahah,not suprising tho at all.
You do my dream job, congratulations, i wish one day i will do that job
Reviewing a nissan is your dream job, rly :D its almost as dull as reviewing a skoda
@@frameshade no you tard. He wants to review Cara on a KZhead channel and what would be better than this nissan?
@@frameshade I mean bout car in general
start of with kids bikes then move up the career ladder till you get the chance to review family cars. You will make it if you have the confidence and self belief.
@@aaronrodriguez1410 did you just say this nissan is the best car in the world or?
I own a 2019 and without a doubt the best vehicle I have ever owned. 33k kilometres now and just doing the brakes, which are outstanding. The only complaint is the seat comfort. Coming from an Altima with the zero G seats…..I was spoiled. Also the suspension a little stiff in cold weather and road noise a problem. I hope they’ve solved those problems for 2021!
Suspension is shocking. I bought my daughter a 2014 polo. Wow what a difference in a 6 year old car. My nissan has had most of it replaced after 42.000
@@tonyparkin3379 I didn't replace any parts of my suspension on my altima until after 200k miles.
33km? I have a 2019 altima with 70k miles and I haven't changed the brakes yet.
Brakes after 33k km? Where do you live and what kind of driving do you do?
I own the 2022 model year Tekna+ . it is five months old and has 5000 miles on the clock. It is without a doubt the best car I have owned. The only downside is that the 20 inch wheels, can make the ride a little choppy on particularly bad roads. However, the seats are very comfortable. I keep the steering set on sport mode, which is just about perfect and very precise. I do not find it lacking in power and acceleration. Perhaps the biggest thing is its economy. On a recent journey of 40 miles, it returned 50.1 mpg. Obviously that was with very careful, driving, but it can be done. My average mpg is around 40 to 45. I love the automated driving systems, which are great on the motorway. You can just set it and relax. The car will do all the work, providing you keep your hands on the wheel. It is particularly useful in stop/start traffic conditions, which is inevitable on British motorways. On the country roads, you can drive spiritedly in sports mode. The MultiLink suspension works a treat, at handling twisty, bends. Finally, it is a great car for the winter. Heated seats and steering wheel, are a real luxury, on a cold and frosty morning. Also the heated windscreen is a blessing, as you don’t need to get cold hands scraping it. Only a few years ago you would’ve had to have paid £100,000 + for an S Class Mercedes to get these features, and that reminds me about the head up display. It is one of the largest on the market and gives you all the information straight onto the windscreen and makes it look like it’s actually on the road. Not only does it show you basic stuff, like speed and directions from the satnav, but also the song that is playing, and who is calling you. It will also show you when the safety features are working, like Lane keep assist etc.
I've just seen one today in blue and it looks amazing. I was in my own 2019 Qashqai and mine looked nowhere near as good.
gutted
The 2019 qashqai is still very beautiful just different styling. I have now ordered a new qashqai tekna 1.3l 158 hp automatic with 4 x4 drive like my 1.5l diesel 2019 model. I just hope it’s as quick with new engine with mild hybrid system.
@@charm8167 Although the new model is more astetic with mild hybrid gimic is like it says mild ,. It wont be hardly any more economical or will it slow down our climate change . In fact the amount of carbon footprint to produce a new car for someone who has already got a 2 yr old model is not at all good for the planets envoirement. ps excuse spelling
Wow the new Qashqai looks pretty good and it´s a massive improvement from the previous gen.
Great review as always Mat, this is an excellent family car!😸
Imo the Simca Rancho is the first proper Family SUV
I almost cried when he showed the back, the side and the front :D
Love how the CVT is already failing on this one. A sign of things to come for sure.
Thought we'd seen the last of those.
Nah, he literally shake the gear front and back continuously during the 5 annoying things, so it has issues 8:48
Seriously not a good look for Nissan to have those warning messages come up on a test car. Happened to me with the Hyundai Veloster and put me right off
I had a 2019 corolla with a CVT, after the car slammed its own brakes on I rejected the car but the CVT was shocking with rev hang and dimwhittedness.
@@med86win Dimwhittedness. Lmbo that word doesn't get used enough. I shall endeavour to put that right.
Mat didn't notice air vents at the back appeared for the first time in a Qashqai.
I have a 5 year old qashqai, I’m so happy you were honest. I’m changing my car this week and I don’t know what to get, 😢😢😢
Shame the front passenger seat doesn't fold forward at all so you can't carry anything really long in the car. I think they slipped up there because otherwise the storage in the back and the flat folding seats are brilliant and I absolutely love the boot dividing system (means you can have your dog/dogs one side of the divider, and your shopping the other side so they don't poke their noses in it. Nor can they reach the back windscreen to decorate it with doggy art. I wish all cars would come with that dividing system.
Huge improvement in the looks department
Matt is awesome ❤️
i lost it when he threw the parcel covers in the grass. LOL I love when he does that
The 79 AMC Eagle was the first. My parents had one. Although they did not have the Rancho.
Looks like a decent small SUV, feel like the engine should be bigger though, or at least have options. Needs a 250bhp option.
Great review. I really like the look of it. Seems like Nissan is really moving away from its rental car Image.
Interesting video. Thank you for that!
I love this car and I'm glad I can buy it in the UK
Mat please upload behind the scenes episode 🙏
What's wrong with steel wheels, Matt? It's amazing! But I can see that the buttons below the screen have uneven letter height.
Steel wheels look crap and do not suit a modern car that is over £25000. Steel wheels belong on pick ups and vans not modern cars.
Great review Thanks from Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦 I like Mazda cx30 😊 but this seems to offer a little more bang for buck with similar luxury look/ feel?
Please review the Nissan Rogue/ X Trail 😊 Wonder why you haven't reviewed the Toyota Rav4 plug in hybrid yet?
Wait a minute, why throw the parcel shelf? I thought it was reserved for the ones that do not fit under the false floor :(
No. He used to pretty much throw any of them, regardless.
That's what I thought too.
Was you hungover filming this? Hilarious 🤣
Not hungover, HANGRY 🤣
@@midnightdragon5477 should've had a snickers
My brother has the old Qashqai, I wonder if he will upgrade because this is nice
You should make a video with the cars you have recommend to go and buy it. I remember one, the skoda caroq.
The old Qashqai was best in class, so this looks like a nice refresh. Would be nice to see how the electric version drives
Anyone else loves Matt?!
No homo
Yeah, better the new top gear
No, just you I think
Is a beautiful design car. I love the dash, the gear leaver is "sweet". 😂
I love the design. I wish I had one.....I have got a gen5 Micra, which I like too
Loving the low-key aggressiveness today, Matt 😂
I tried to find a Nissan x-trail review but looks like there is nothing on carwow. I would like to see a Nissan xtrail review by Matt plz
Can't be long before it gets the same update treatment as the Quashqai. It looks out of date next to this.
@@adamw7340 it already has in America and Asia. Search Nissan Rogue, this will be the Xtrail in Europe.
The first family crossover SUV is AMC Eagle in 1979
The 1984 Jeep Cherokee (XJ) is considered to be the first SUV in the modern style. The predecessors to SUVs date back to military and low-volume models from the late 1930s, and the four-wheel drive station wagons and carryalls that began to be introduced in 1949.
Very interested in trading my my 2 (2014) model for this. Love their approach to getting the basic ergonomics right, being intuitive and not too hi tech, for the sake of it, but useful. The new design looks like it can compete visually with higher marque brands, but without the embarrassment of actually owning such ‘status’ brands. I mean, who’d actually want to say they have a Merc or a BMW? I’d rather say I’ve got a Nissan! What’s wrong with me?!
In my opinion Nissan don't need to have a luxury rebadge of Infiniti, if it weren't for the economic crisis, will be a better image and considered premium. Fuck it's a NISSAN just to listen NISSAN
That whole trunk segment was amazing Matt XD
1:42 Mat you'r a king of presentation!!
Should’ve added these to your top 5: Head’s Up Display (biggest in sector) Massaging Front seats
When you play that hard with that shifter that’s the fault you’ll get!
Matt is in a foul mood after an argument with his wife- showin his anger at the qashqai 😂
He had plenty of good things to say about it though! :)
In all fairness, the previous gen Qashqais were utter garbage. This one might not be that good either.
The first crossover type car was the 1979 amc Eagle . Way before the rav4
Can anyone get the link to the spec recommendation to work?
Thanks Matt. Informative and humorous as always. Beautiful looking car inside and out. So was the previous version not dreary at all. Quite a mix designed and assembled in Britain from French parts. The only Japanese element: the name.
man! The color gradient of the car on the thumbnail is so different from the Video! Is it gray? Or is is blue-ish?
It's grey, the colour grading on the thumbnail is a lot warmer
Wow it looks amazing!
That's the best I've seen so far, though I'd like the smaller wheels
This is a huge improvement from the previous gen, this and the Peugeot 3008 are my favourites in this segment
KIA Sportage is also an amazing car.
I love the look and the color
If you reviewed the Tucson same as you did with this" little one "..would have been fair :) Great review anyway, thanks Mate
My grandfather is driving a previous generation qashqai and i must say it is pretty nice