You’ll win no prizes for correctly answering that the Qashqai+2’s 4×4 capability made it the best equipped of all the cars in BusinessCar’s long-term fleet to handle the treacherous road conditions.

While others struggled to climb even the gentlest and shortest inclines, the Nissan remained sure-footed, providing, where safety is concerned, peace of mind, particularly at the back end of 2009 when London and Kent were struck by a heavy and sudden dump of the fluffy white stuff and I was out with the family.

The large quantity of snow that fell on that afternoon wasn’t the worst the region was to experience over the winter. That came at the start of 2010, but fortunately for me I missed it because I was out of the country for a week. The person benefiting from my time away was contributing editor Tristan Young, who found that the Qq+2’s four-wheel drive capability came into its own on the narrow country lanes he sometimes has to traverse. In these conditions and at slow speeds, Tristan also found that the car performed better with the car’s 4×4 lock engaged.

Nissan Qashqai 2 2.0 dCi Tekna
Mileage 10,273
Claimed combined
consumption
40.4mpg
Our average consumption 35.5mpg
P11D price £24,375
Model price range £16,995-£25,605
CO2 (tax) 188g/km (28%)
BIK 20/40% per month £114/£227
Service interval 12,500mls
Insurance group 10
Warranty 3yrs/60,000mls
Boot space (min/max) 130/1520 litres
Engine size/power 1995cc/150PS
Top speed/0-62mph 118mph/10.9secs
Why we’re running it Successful sales tale
means it can't be ignored
Positive Family practicality
and driveability
Negative A bit too pricey
to buy second-hand!

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