Nissan has indeed switched to the new 1.7/ 1.8 (1749cc) 150hp diesel, but the auto option is still the “x-tronic” CVT unless you go for the petrol, when you get a DCT. The 0-60 times for the new engine are as bad as the old 1.5 DCT diesel, 12.7sec. So the CVT clearly struggles.
Renault will offer a facelifted Koleos with the same 1.8 150 engine (2wd only) from October & the 175 diesel is going up to 190. All will be CVT only (taken from Autoexpress article)
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