N-Connecta sat near the top of the Qashqai range, and the LED daytime running lights are what mark it out from the front. Automatic headlights and rain-sensing wipers are part of the same trim, so the car reads the weather and the light for you. Behind the badge sits the 1.2 DIG-T: 1,197 cc, turbocharged, 115 PS with 190 Nm arriving from 2,000 rpm, which is why it feels stronger in traffic than a 1.2 has any right to.
The diamond-cut 18s are the wheel N-Connecta is known for, and they are the reason a Qashqai looks planted rather than tall. Underneath is a turbocharged 1.2 that returned 50.4 mpg on the official combined figure and 129 g/km of CO2. It meets Euro 6, so you drive into London without paying the £12.50 ULEZ charge. A family-sized car that costs a supermini to run.
The boot swallows 430 litres with the rear seats up and 1,585 with them folded, which is buggy, boot-sale and airport-run territory. The part you will use every day is the around-view monitor: a full overhead picture of the car stitched from four cameras, plus front and rear sensors, so a tight London space stops being a negotiation. This one has covered 71,339 miles with ten service stamps, eight of them Nissan main dealer.
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