“san has added a diesel engine to its 2008 X-Trail line-up with five derivatives offering a choice of two or all-wheel drive, six-speed manual or”

Demand for diesel-fuelled cars and SUVs is shooting through the roof as fuel prices rise and more models are made available. Despite the added cost of purchase, which sometimes tips the balance of affordability out of diesel models favour for the first few yea...

TROISDORF, Germany — It's no Chevrolet Camaro, but Nissan reported on Wednesday that its X-Trail fuel-cell vehicle did some time at the Nürburgring recently and clocked in at a respectable 11:58 minutes.

To the casual observer, it looked like any other petrol-guzzling Chelsea tractor driven by a mother clogging the streets on the school run. This, though, was a 4x4 with a difference, one that even the most committed tree-hugger would be proud to drive.

TOKYO — Nissan has announced that it will showcase an X-Trail Clean Diesel prototype in July at the G8 summit, followed by the launch in September of the production version of the X-Trail diesel in Japan.

Jun 10, 2008 (Japan Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- NSANY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Nissan Motor Co. said Monday it will introduce the X-Trail sport utility vehicle with a new diesel engine in Japan in September.

The X-Trail uses a M9R diesel engine, which was co-developed with Alliance-partner Renault, and uses advanced technologies to deliver high torque and powerful acceleration, in addition to improved fuel-economy while meeting the new regulatory Japanese emission...

Nissan will display a model of its X-Trail SUV with its new M9R clean-diesel on board at a number of upcoming events including this year's G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Japan in July.

Tokyo, June 9, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Nissan Motor Co. 7201 said Monday it will launch a diesel-powered version of its X-Trail sport-utility vehicle in Japan in September. Diesel-powered automobiles are more fuel efficient and emit less carbon dioxide than vehicl...