Fascinating family car of 2014: Nissan Murano - BBC News
Those curves, along with wind-cheating features such as active grille shutters and smooth under-body panels, give the ’15 Murano a drag coefficient dramatically lower than the outgoing model – 0. 31 versus 0. 37. This slipperiness, and a 146lb... The previous model (with front-wheel drive) returned a very middling 18mpg in the city and 24mpg on the open road. The new model jumps to 21mpg city and 28mpg highway – for both front- and all-wheel-drive models. Nissan is keen to market the car to a more mature set – financially comfortable empty-nesters who spend weekends with other financially comfortable empty-nesters engaged in wine-tastings and gallery openings. The cargo area is gaping, despite that tapered rear end, and rear-seat amenities such as a USB outlet and supremely comfy, “Nasa-inspired” Zero Gravity seats (reclining and optionally heated) fairly beg for a theme-park road trip with the brood. As the similarly theatrical first-generation model did in 2002, the 2015 Murano aims to attract the attention of prestige-minded car-shoppers. Despite its lower point of entry and more workaday nameplate, the Murano – particularly the top-drawer Platinum model – feels every bit as opulent, fastidiously assembled and dynamically competent as its prime rival, the Lexus RX350. Just don’t... Source: www.bbc.com
