Australian 4WD & SUV Buyer's Guide

NISSAN X-TRAIL FROM $30,665

The base Nissan X-Trail ST, at $30,665, is front-wheel drive and uses a 106kW 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with a six-speed manual.

The $32,665 ST gains the gutsy 126kW 2.5-litre unit that has served the series since its 2001 inception, with a continuously variable transmission (CVT, or Xtronic in Nissan-speak) a combination that also powers the rest of the petrol engined X-Trail range..

An all-wheel-drive (AWD) ST is $34,665, while the mid-spec ST-L Xtronic 2WD is $38,525. AWD

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