{"id":249002,"date":"2023-12-19T11:49:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T11:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=249002"},"modified":"2023-12-19T11:49:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T11:49:49","slug":"nissan-x-trail-crawler-concept-is-almost-ready-for-the-apocalypse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/nissan-x-trail-crawler-concept-is-almost-ready-for-the-apocalypse\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan X-Trail Crawler Concept is almost ready for the apocalypse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nissan is seemingly going mad for concept cars with a slew of fresh metal destined for the Tokyo Auto Salon in January, including a jacked-up version of the X-Trail called the \u201cCrawler Concept\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unlike the wacky \u2018Hyper\u2019 series of concepts that the Japanese firm revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show in October, the five concepts due to be at January\u2019s event will be based on current production models.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The X-Trail Crawler Concept has only been lightly teased with a shadowy image. We can see the car\u2019s LED headlight signature and that\u2019s about it for the production-level distinguishable features. There\u2019s a huge amount of ground clearance afforded by raised suspension and beefy off-road tyres and on the roof there are nine individual LED light clusters on the front of a roof rack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nissan says the Crawler Concept \u201chas a boosted off-road flavour and gear toughness. The exterior represents a world of rock-crawling, running through steep and rough terrain, and the luggage area contains the tools that have always been looked for in the X-Trail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Given the focus on off-road capacity, we expect the Crawler Concept to use the four-wheel drive powertrain of the standard X-Trail, rather than the lesser-powered front-wheel drive set up. That would mean 210bhp from a dual-motor configuration and a 1.5-litre petrol engine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What we don\u2019t expect is the X-Trail Crawler Concept to make production or even preview a production car in the same way the Hyper Adventure concept did \u2013 despite that car\u2019s wild design.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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