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Nissan is ready to flex its muscles in India with the all-new X-Trail. Varad More drives the latest entrant in the Compact SUV segment
The Nissan X-Trail was designed to appeal to the new-age youth looking for a stylish compact off-road vehicle. The project chief, Masahiro Toi, went researching around the globe to understand the taste of various young buyers with regards to the sort of a compact SUV they would like to drive.
Under the leadership of Carlos Ghosn, the X-Trail was developed and the final production model was shown to the world in 2001.
Nissan Motor Company ventured in India in 2004 with the highly successful first generation X-Trail - which was by then a well established model in the International compact SUV market. However, the first generation X-Trail was unable to make its mark in India and the rather sedate looks of the SUV failed to appeal to the buyers. The new X-Trail is set to concretise Nissan's hold in India and it looks well-armoured to tackle every obstacle in its path.
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