It isn’t simple to compete with the third era Kia Sportage. The automobile has aged exceptionally effectively – the physique shapes, considerably futuristic for these occasions, nonetheless look fashionable. Qashqai will attraction to extra conservative drivers. Each automobiles are extremely popular on the secondary market – there are various gross sales advertisements, as each the primary era Qashqai and Sportage III promote very effectively in Poland. There isn’t a scarcity of automobiles from Polish showrooms with verifiable histories. What do mechanics must say concerning the failure price of the 2 SUVs? Are these automobiles value being fascinated about? Primarily based on the opinions of mechanics and our feedback from the editorial checks, we offered the rating of the automobiles that determined the winner of the duel.
The youngest Qashqai I flip 11 this 12 months, the oldest – 17. This can be a lot, as a result of it has by no means been an ideal automobile when it comes to sturdiness. The costliest automobiles value as much as round PLN 35,000. PLN and the nearer to this quantity, the larger the prospect of getting an acceptable copy. We suggest 2.0 petrol engine (typically with 4×4 drive), aside from variations with CVT gearbox after larger mileage (costly repairs). The bottom 1.6 engine can be strong, however a bit of too weak to energy the automobile.
If diesel, undoubtedly 2.0 dCi – after all, solely after cautious verification and with low mileage. The essential 1.5 dCi diesel unit, particularly originally of the mannequin’s manufacturing, was typically horrible. Along with the usual 5-seat model, there may be additionally the Qashqai + 2, which has an extra third row of emergency seats. Nevertheless, its provide out there may be very low. The recognition of the automobile interprets into good entry to spare components.