Business Car Manager verdict
Over dinner – or rather, over a BBQ – Nissan told us that the new X-Trail is for drivers who perhaps need seven seats but can’t bear the thought of driving a people carrier. For the businessperson who likes to play hard at weekend and then commute to work in comfort and style.
And in that respect, the new Nissan X-Trail works very well. It’s comfortable, practical, good looking and safe.
But in our opinion, it’s the five-seat X-Trail that makes the most sense. The larger boot and increased rear space means the X-Trail is more practical than the Qashqai and there’s very little in the way of penalty for choosing the four-wheel drive over the two-wheel drive variant.
The all-new Nissan X-Trail feels like a thoroughly modern interpretation of the classic SUV recipe. Company car drivers have never had it so good.
The Low Down…
| Doors and body style | 5-door SUV |
| Engine/gearbox | 1.6 litre 4-cyl turbodiesel/6-speed manual or CVT |
| CO2 Emissions | 129g/km |
| Economy | 57.6mpg |
| Power/torque | 130bhp/320Nm |
| 0-62mph/top speed | 10.5secs/117mph |
| Insurance group | N/A |
…and what it costs
| P11D Value | £29,940 | |
| Monthly business rental (ex VAT) | N/A | |
| Road tax (VED) | Band D | |
| Company Car Tax Bands 2014/15 to 2016/17 | 21%, 23%, 22% | |
| Benefit in kind (BIK) 2014/15 to 2016/17 | £6287, £6886, £6587 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (20%) | £911/£76 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (40%) | £1823/£152 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (20%) | £1257/£105 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (40%) | £2515/£210 | |
| Figures correct at time of posting | ||
| For latest figures | Use our company car tax calculator | |
