Anyone who is after a new motor in January and is checking out the latest new car deals may want to look at the Nissan Qashqai.
It goes on sale next month and the latest research shows it is a sound motoring investment.
Residual value (RV) setter CAP has revealed the new Qashqai will retain 50 per cent of its value after three years or 30,000 miles. This is a ten per cent improvement on the already-impressive values set by its predecessor and suggests after three years of motoring, the crossover car will still be worth around £10,400, which is £2,375 more than its outgoing equivalent.
It means that when it comes to RV values, the new Qashqai is not only the best in the C segment diesel crossover class, but also on par with traditional RV heavyweights such as the Volkswagen Golf.
Nissan GB fleet sales director Michael Auliar said: "The original Qashqai not only created the crossover segment but also performed very strongly in the used market, retaining its value far better than its closest rivals. CAP has raised the RV ten percentage points, underlining the progress we have made and emphasising how strong the Qashqai is."
It is not only the
RV values that mark the Qashqai out as a strong candidate for car buyers and business users, as the 1.5 dCi version has a combined fuel consumption of 74.3 mpg while emitting just 99g/km CO2.
Furthermore, the driver is blessed with an abundance of cutting-edge safety gadgetry to help the car stay in tip-top condition. Even the entry-level Visia models come complete with Bluetooth, Cruise Control and Hill Start Assist, while the top-of-the-range Tekna models have the revolutionary Safety Shield with Traffic Signal Recognition and High Beam Assist as part of their specification.
Posted by Bob Fletcher