Hybrid power marks a welcome return to form for the Hyundai Santa Fe rival The Nissan X-Trail has found itself in a slightly odd place, and a far cry from what it once was. As the brand’s largest SUV in Europe, and one available with seven seats, it is natural to compare it with other seven-seaters such as the Skoda Kodiaq, Kia Sorento, Hyundai Santa Fe and even the behemoth Toyota Highlander.But that was never the point of the X-Trail. It was launched in 2001 as a fairly no-nonsense Land Rover Freelander-esque 4×4, and Nissan made plenty of noise at the time about the four-wheel drive system (two-wheel-drive versions came much…
Nissan X-Trail
