2010 Nissan Elgrand

We had already seen the new Nissan Elgrand few weeks ago but the official presentation and the details were unveiled yesterday in Yokohama. It is only in order not to impose again the hackneyed title “The Return of the King” that this post is named differently, but the temptation was so great as this would have been appropriate: Nissan promotes without false modesty Elgrand as “King of Minivans” and could hardly contradict them, except perhaps the name Minivan. The Elgrand with its 4915 mm length is far from mini and 7 or 8 people depending on configurations will travel in comfort.

The crown of Elgrand was challenged in recent years. Honda has tried, but failed to set his Elysion and throw in the towel. For cons, the Toyota Alphard made his hole by applying exactly the concept popularized by Nissan: a large and powerful luxury minivan. The manufacturer hopes with this latest generation resume his crown and reveals his battle plan: comfort, convenience and comfort. The interior is extremely neat, heated seats with electric adjustments for the first two rows (in version 7 seats), leather, wood and an abundance of equipment such as flat-screen 11-inch diagonal Destination passenger, folding in the roof and part of a system Bose surround audio-video option that integrates 5.1 13 speakers in the cockpit. One option that should be popular.

Also for the comfort, Nissan has made a special effort to damping and soundproofing, which allows, according to the “press release, to recreate the experience of a concert hall … which is probably a bit exaggerated.

In terms of motorization, the Elgrand is conventionally enough with the Nissan V6 3.5 liter 280hp or a 2.5 liter 170 horsepower coupled to a CVT whose management is integrated with the navigation system to offer an ECO-mode assist that uses the information of topography and characteristics of the road (tolls, etc.) to optimize engine speed and consumption. The Elgrand is like previous versions available in 2 or 4 wheel drive.

This has a price, and the Elgrand starts at 3,076,500 yen (27,180 euros) for the most basic version and flies rapidly, peaking was 4,641,000 yen (41,000 euros) for the 4WD version of Highway Star 350, which it is very possible to add a number of options interior and exterior.