Fifth Gear Web TV -- Nissan Murano Diesel Review

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis curious looking Beast is the revised Nissan Morano a big SUV that until now only came with a thirsty V6 petrol engine which means nobody bought it now though it's been facelifted which has resulted in two enormous changes firstly it now looks like Bruce forsight wearing skiing goggles and second it now comes with a diesel engine and the new engine at least should make it more appealing apparently 90% of buyers will now opt for the diesel a 2.5 L 4 cylinder motor with 187 brake horsepower and 332 lb ft of torque Nissan would far prefer it if we didn't say this I expect but the Morano diesel comes with a very similar engine to the one they put in their naara pickup truck and just like you'd expect from a pickup truck engine it's very talking it feels totally unbreakable however despite the best efforts of this car's standard six-speed automatic gearbox it never quite feels effortless enough it does make a bit of a racket as well especially compared to the lovely V6 petrol that you get in other miranos and that brings me on to a bit of a problem you'd put up with the extra noise and the sluggish performance if you got far far better fuel economy and lower tax bills but it's actually not as economical as you'd expect combined fuel economy is quoted at 35 m per gallon but we've only been managing mid 20s in mixed driving that's no doubt better than the V6 petrol but not exactly a compelling reason to buy it just doesn't seem particularly good value especially when you consider that the price is eye-wateringly high this car costs just shy of £40,000 and despite Nissan's claim that the Morano offers Club Lounge luxury it does nothing to convince us that it's worth such a big wedge the Morano just doesn't have the demeanor of a proper premium car the suspension for example feels quite hard but is also unwieldy just not sophisticated the steering is a little bit vague not that accurate and some of the buttons and materials in here just do not belong in a full ,000 car none of it says luxury our old Mazda CX7 crew car was just as spacious just as well equipped more economical cheaper to tax better looking and £10,000 cheaper we're not exactly splitting hairs Nissan makes some of the best chunky SUV crossover type things on sale with the Juke and the kashai the Morano unfortunately just isn't one of them despite it's facelift and its new diesel engine sorry Bruceythis curious looking Beast is the revised Nissan Morano a big SUV that until now only came with a thirsty V6 petrol engine which means nobody bought it now though it's been facelifted which has resulted in two enormous changes firstly it now looks like Bruce forsight wearing skiing goggles and second it now comes with a diesel engine and the new engine at least should make it more appealing apparently 90% of buyers will now opt for the diesel a 2.5 L 4 cylinder motor with 187 brake horsepower and 332 lb ft of torque Nissan would far prefer it if we didn't say this I expect but the Morano diesel comes with a very similar engine to the one they put in their naara pickup truck and just like you'd expect from a pickup truck engine it's very talking it feels totally unbreakable however despite the best efforts of this car's standard six-speed automatic gearbox it never quite feels effortless enough it does make a bit of a racket as well especially compared to the lovely V6 petrol that you get in other miranos and that brings me on to a bit of a problem you'd put up with the extra noise and the sluggish performance if you got far far better fuel economy and lower tax bills but it's actually not as economical as you'd expect combined fuel economy is quoted at 35 m per gallon but we've only been managing mid 20s in mixed driving that's no doubt better than the V6 petrol but not exactly a compelling reason to buy it just doesn't seem particularly good value especially when you consider that the price is eye-wateringly high this car costs just shy of £40,000 and despite Nissan's claim that the Morano offers Club Lounge luxury it does nothing to convince us that it's worth such a big wedge the Morano just doesn't have the demeanor of a proper premium car the suspension for example feels quite hard but is also unwieldy just not sophisticated the steering is a little bit vague not that accurate and some of the buttons and materials in here just do not belong in a full ,000 car none of it says luxury our old Mazda CX7 crew car was just as spacious just as well equipped more economical cheaper to tax better looking and £10,000 cheaper we're not exactly splitting hairs Nissan makes some of the best chunky SUV crossover type things on sale with the Juke and the kashai the Morano unfortunately just isn't one of them despite it's facelift and its new diesel engine sorry Brucey\n"