The drive was a mix of city and motorway so a good chance to let the QQ stretch it's legs.
Interior & Tech:
Everything seems to be in the right place. No awkward stretching to adjust seats, mess around with the connect etc.
The Nav maps seem a lot better than the 2010 QQ that sister has.
Now I know there have been various comments on the comfortable-ness (is that a word?) of the seats - in fairness they were fine. I'm coming from daily drive of sport seats so yes whilst these high and flat they are good.
Had a good play around with the connect - DAB in some cases takes time to load stations I assume as they aren't necessarily available so gave up and hooked up the iPhone. Spotify worked really well and great to see the album art displayed. I knew this worked for iTunes songs on the phone but good to from streaming.
Sound system again I think for the majority of people it is good enough. Now for my parents it will do the job perfectly. They don't listen to loud and bass heavy music so again it's just fine.
Playing with all driver aids - boy does this car like to beep away randomly and I have no idea why
Speed camera warnings work - some out dated locations and a couple missing but a decent enough warming.
Lane Assist - ok so I had a play and it works - I like this and can see how it could get annoying but I like.
Blind Spot Warning - nice feature with the orange lights coming up as you pass or cars pass either side. Even better when you indicate to pull out as someone is in the blind spot the car does what it does best - beeps away!!
Chassis Control - no idea what this does
Steering Effort - is there really a difference between Normal and Sport?
My Apps - didn't work as I hadn't downloaded Nissan Connect App and register - might do that later this morning before the return leg up north!
Now on to the driving...
So once again I'm comparing this to my daily drive...
The 1.5dci engine has definitely got some punch! It feels a lot better than the 2010 1.5dci in that it's quieter, more refined and overall more economical. Now due to the mix of driving I only averaged 48.8mpg - am I disappointed by that...possibly as would've loved to have seen around 55-60mpg but then when I think of the city side of driving this isn't too bad (heck much better than is see on the same run in my car)
Wind Noise - yes there is some when travelling on the motorway but it's not annoying. Also pop on some music and you can't hear it.
The sound proofing does seem to be so much better in this new QQ.
Stop Start: possibly has a mind of it's own I'm not sure - but twice it didn't come to stop when is expected it to. Saying that I thought somewhere is heard or read the engine needs to warm up before it happens...but stop start was working straight away. Anyway nice too see I saved the environment slightly. No faults to be fair to report.
Overtaking - so it's a little punchy engine, has a really short 1st gear but I knew that as the 2010 does as well. But once in 2nd - 6th it can be stretched quite well. It overtakes fine...
The higher driving position is really nice and I think my own next car will be a SUV type vehicle...think anyway!
My only downside is the boot- it isn't bigger than the old one at all and is quite limited when you put in a pushchair and couple of bags.
I have to say overall I am very very impressed. Yes Nissan have pulled out a winning car and for all that currently have one and those waiting to get one - you shouldn't regret a thing!
More so having played with the car I know it was the right car for my parents.
