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The next-generation Qashqai will feature two new hybrid powertrains, and our exclusive images preview the new model’s styling
Nissan’s third-generation Qashqai will go on sale next year, sporting a pair of new hybrid powertrains, an updated version of the current car’s CMF underpinnings and a sleek design makeover. Nissan is also considering ditching the Qashqai’s diesel engine to help lower the SUV’s carbon emissions.

Nissan has also confirmed that there won’t be a pure-electric version of the new Qashqai. Full electric power will be reserved for a seperate SUV model based on an all-new platform, which is likely to underpin a whole family of electric cars spanning the B, C and D segments for Nissan and its Alliance partners Renault and Mitsubishi.

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The next-generation Qashqai will be based on an updated version of the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s CMF platform, which offers support for electrification. There won’t be EV variant of the Qashqai with that niche instead being filled by the Japanese brand’s forthcoming all-electric SUV, which was previewed by the Ariya concept at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show.

Speaking exclusively to Auto Express, Ponz Pandikuthira, Nissan’s Europen Vice President of Product Planning, said: “a new platform is what’s best to accommodate electrified technologies. It probably won’t include full electrification, because that’s a complete tear-up and the investment required for that would be considerably higher.”

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/nissan/qashqai/103735/new-2020-nissan-qashqai-set-to-go-hybrid

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[Elliot]

A Nismo Qashqai would be interesting.

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