Car manufacturers do not hesitate to criticize each other when it comes to declared characteristics such as fuel consumption. Recently, Nissan questioned the veracity of the characteristics of the hybrid Toyota RAV4, saying that the crossover’s fuel consumption is exaggerated.
For example, the Nissan X-Trail e-Power, which only uses the petrol engine to charge the lithium-ion battery, consumes about 6.1 liters per 100 km. In comparison, the Toyota RAV4 uses a conventional hybrid system, which consumes just 4.8 liters per 100 km – that’s 30% more fuel efficient than the Nissan.
Nissan X-Trail e-Power
Nissan points out that the real difference in fuel economy between cars is not that great.
“I think saving fuel is not that easy. We leave the real world testing to you. But judging by the RAV4 Hybrid test drives I’ve read, it’s impossible to achieve fuel consumption of 4.8 liters per 100 kilometers,” said Alexander Pekanak, Nissan Australia product manager.
The X-Trail is “more of an electric car and customers love it,” said Adam Robertson, deputy director of Nissan’s engineering center in Europe. We are talking about acceleration comparable to the acceleration of a sports car, such as the electric Porsche Taycan.