Autumn, a yellowing landscape outside the window, morning fog, a fluffy squirrel on a cornice gnaws a nut, of which there is an abundance in a public garden. Mobile Phone Ringing: Nissan Murano. And not just “Nissan”, but complete with Rostov (which is on the Don, of course) and Taganrog, between which a mysterious for the Kuban ear Merzhanovo awaits us.
The first thing that catches your eye when looking at the Japanese crossover is its "Nissan". Corporate design does not spare anyone in the modern world where globalization reigns. He did not spare Murano either. Again and again I want to reflect on this topic, like old Kozlodoev, looking through the windows of car dealerships in search of yesterday's lost car design. Now the guys from Nissan probably tensed. But no, we do not scold. In fact, the design of Murano is not just good, but correctly thought out, drawn and focused on a specific market, in this case, the US market. Readers know about our love for the American automobile industry, which means the expected “like” to the exterior. Someone even mentioned the Cadillac XT5 form factor (American test here) in terms of appearance, but here we will refrain from commenting.
Someone, having seen the car, immediately went to study the chrome parts of the body: they say, they too deteriorate too quickly. But this, apparently, is not about our instance; everything is fine with chrome; it did not go astray; it did not rot. It is worth considering, of course, that we live in the south, where there is not much winter either, and we don’t sprinkle asphalt with reagents, that is, the abrasive effect on materials below the level of the northern regions at times. Rostov is colder, but also not enough to worry about this.
Inside, Nissan Murano is not just comfortable, but even quite interesting. If earlier we used the term “Nissanism,” now it’s just right to introduce the word “Americanism” into the vocabulary. Here she is everywhere, and in such a good way that you are surprised to recall how often car owners scold the very American view of things. Here, spaciousness, comfort, security systems, basic household comfort, finally, which many representatives of the European “premium” you will not find in the afternoon with fire. Tables, cup holders, armrests, niches - all this is plenty here.
The questions of the comrades in the trip arose about the build quality of the cabin, in particular, a few millimeters in some places. But here everything turned out to be quite prosaic. The car rides for a long time under auto-journalists, and we are cunning people: I took the car for testing - I drove it for hunting, a cottage, to the village, in general, I tested it to the fullest, not sparing it. Some of the colleagues managed to take the boat in the trailer to the sea and back, some of the mother-in-law to Uryupinsk, so you should not be surprised at some usability of such cars. But even with such initial Murano showed no serious flaws.
Specifications Nissan Murano:
- Engine - V6, gasoline.
- The working volume is 3.5 liters.
- Power - 249 HP
- The maximum torque is 325 Nm.
- Transmission - CVT X-Tronic.
- The drive is full.
- Front suspension - McPherson.
The rear suspension is multi-link.
Dimensions:
.length - 4898 mm,- .width - 1915 mm
- .height - 1691 mm,
- .wheelbase - 2825 mm.
- .The curb weight is 1818 kg.
- .The maximum speed is 210 km / h.
- .Acceleration from standstill to 100 km / h - 7.9 seconds.
The Japanese know how to win over Americans: this requires either 353 airplanes or plenty of leather in the car. In the case of Murano, they implemented the second option, and he will show the quality of his performance after thousands of thousands of runs. Incredibly comfortable seats from NASA are upholstered with this skin. Yes, they were developed by guys who care about the fifth points of American astronauts. Claims are zero.
As for the multimedia system, we will not talk for a long time. Intuitive, easy to use. The same applies to the dashboard: there are enough individual settings, even with an excess, it doesn’t hit the eyes, it reads perfectly.
Children on the road Nissan Murano as required to do it - evenly, playfully, quite hard on the track and soft enough - on the ground. And about the playfulness is not said for the red words. The distance along the highway we drove enough to enjoy the rapid overtaking. About off-road performance also has something to say. Of the line of crossovers of the Japanese brand Murano, for example, the only one overcame the mountain bypassing the barrier that closes the set of the Beacon Keeper series, where we tactlessly and brazenly climbed. The same “Qashqai”, for example, was prevented by the front “lip”. Needless to say, there is enough power here and the engineers did not forget about the geometric cross, for which they have a lot of arigato, which should mean a word of gratitude in Japanese.
Under the hood of the Nissan Murano is a V-shaped 6-cylinder engine with a capacity of 249 horsepower. The volume of the power unit is 3.5 liters. Nissan fans are familiar with the motor, for example, from Pathfinder Ranger. Judging by our control style, when the arrow fluctuated around 170 km / h, the power unit consumes about 12-13 liters on the highway and about 15-16 liters on the ground. Naturally, we did not regret the car, so consumption can be much lower. But I really wanted to reveal the full breadth of the Japanese soul.
As the transmission - the variator X-Tronic CVT. Not being fans of this type of transmissions, I will not voice claims. Perhaps this dislike of mine arose at the time of acquaintance with those cases when the variator is trying to fasten to some 1.2-liter engine. This makes the movement, hmm, not entirely ideal. Here he works out well.
As for the suspension, then it was necessary to say immediately. It is clear that now, in the world of technology, pneumatic and similar wisdom, this thing is quite prosaic, but the fact that this “wild boar” briskly overtaking dozens of “street racers” on the highway with a joyful screech flops into Merzhan soils is wonderful. Settings are caught correctly: on the track - harshly, on the ground - softly. This means that on the pavement we get good handling, and on the road - comfort.