With five years of life, the Murano looks appear the second generation after a hit indisputable that has led him to be chosen by almost half a million customers worldwide.Defined as "crossover", so to speak, is a vehicle described puts between tourism and a SUV.
In other words,
a car with image close to the latter type of car but that is not intended for off-road use only in extraordinary cases.
Keeping the above product strategy,
the new Murano adds more sophistication and elegance with better features than its predecessor. In terms of design, the silhouette of the former shares with the peculiar cut up the third side window-defining feature Nissan also other "crossover" - but all the body panels are different. More sensitive Cosmetic changes are located in the front and in the back where the forms given to the light clusters are completely different, recalling behind the Qashqai.
Inside, the presentation of the carrier gain is clear. There is a new instrument panel and seats, ambient light is introduced and improved materials, including leather upholstery and inlays of real aluminum-combine to achieve an interior befitting a deluxe model.
The basis of this Murano is the latest version of the platform "D" it shares with the Altima sedan, sold in the United States. Their rigidity has increased by 50 percent, so that their behavior has improved accuracy direction and provides a higher comfort.
The suspension now has a multi-link system in the rear train with a number of pieces made of aluminum while the electric steering is renewed with a more precise at high speed along with smoother maneuvers. The four-wheel drive system uses the technology ALL MODE 4x4-i. This system distributes the majority of the torque to the front wheels when the grip is normal. In the case of loss of grip, the transfer of torque to the rear wheels can be up to 50 percent of the total. The system operates to 80 km / h in a predictive manner, in function of the information received from certain sensors while above this speed skating reacts to the wheel in question.
The Murano equipped with an upgraded 3.5-liter V6 known and thus offer more power and greater efficiency of use. It has increased to 256 hp, 22 hp gain over the previous model, with a maximum torque of nearly 34 MKG, allowing you to advertise better performance.
Fuel consumption, according to the times, has cut its numbers due to changes in both the motor and gearbox, which is of type continuously variable and extremely smooth running, staying in a reasonable 10.9 l/100 km in the combined cycle.
While the Murano is a model in the U.S. Mid-cut, here is sold as a representation model. Therefore, for the European version has received sophisticated equipment. For example, the tailgate can be actuated electrically and rear backrest can be folded down to increase the load capacity by a single movement. In addition, they can return to their position by a remote button located in the trunk. It also has a glass ceiling large. The back is fixed but located on the front seats can slide back.
New equipment on the Murano is peripheral vision cameras. Besides the usual and camera on the back, the new Murano has another camera on the rear view mirror on the passenger side. With it the driver can view the screen in the center console obstacles that are in the blind spot mirrors.
Of course, the car is not right for a BMW racing throws on mountain roads, but it will be overshadowed by the door of a theater, for example. And with the conviction that their end users more rested after a long journey with this price sedan, more likely to cockpits narrower and less relaxed position occupants.
