New Nissan Quest LE 2011 performance : The Quest left the Canadian market for 2010, but is back in its fourth generation. This time around, it’s made in Japan and is a version of a van called the Nissan Elgrand that’s sold overseas. Sitting near or at the top of the competitors’ price range, with oddball styling but with an interior that rivals some luxury sedans, it’s out to make its mark in a segment that has had its ups and downs but never entirely goes away.
It comes in four trim levels: the S at $29,998, the SV for $35,048, the SL at $38,798, and my tester, the top-line LE, which is $48,498 and was upped with a dual-pane sunroof on mine for another $2,000. That’s a lot of money. Comparing MSRPs, the starting price is topped only by Chrysler’s Town & Country, and by the base Toyota Sienna all-wheel drive. At the other end, among the highest trim levels, no other front-wheel-drive minivan costs more. If you load up a Grand Caravan to pretty much the same level of features, it’s $7,400 less than my tester.
it’s based on Nissan’s “D” Platform, which underpins the Murano and other models, and uses a 3.5-litre V6 mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT), the only minivan on the market to use one. It’s exclusively front-wheel drive:
Toyota makes the only minivan with an all-wheel option. The V6 makes 260 horsepower and 240 lb.-ft. of torque, which puts it about mid-pack with its competition: Toyota’s four-cylinder makes 187 horses, while Honda Odyssey’s V6 makes 248. Chrysler’s minivan siblings – Dodge Grand Caravan, Chrysler Town & Country and the Volkswagen-badged Routan – top the list at 283 horsepower.
NEAR-LUXURY INTERIOR
As with the ride quality and the car’s design, the Quest has a luxury feel inside – when equipped appropriately. Lower grade models are understandably less lavish, but opt for a mid-to-upper SL or LE trim and it’s nice to see Nissan is taking pointers from its Infiniti luxury division.
Our top-trim LE test model came complete with all the goodies you’d expect including a power driver’s seat (standard on all models), plus Tri-zone climate control, USB and iPod hookups, Bluetooth and a back-up camera (standard on the $30,90 SV trim). Plus there’s full leather, 18-inch wheels, a power liftgate, heated front seats and a quick-release 3rd row, which all comes on the $34,350 SL trim. Add on to that navigation, a 13-speaker audio system, 4-way power passenger seat, an 8-inch display screen, Hid headlights, blind spot warning and a DVD entertainment system for a total of $41,350. It even gets 2nd and 3rd row sunshades, which again sounds like something trivial, but means parents don’t have to buy ugly or flimsy aftermarket ones.
THE VERDICT
Attractive, with a smooth ride and premium interior, the Quest is perhaps the most attractive minivan to luxury buyers who might otherwise opt for an SUV that doesn’t quite meet their people-moving needs. Apart from some complaints about what it does and doesn’t have on some trim levels and that CVT transmission, if there is a reason to not recommend the Quest it’s because what it doesn’t do. The numerous family-friendly innovations found in the Odyssey are lacking here.Nissan Quest LE 2011 DVD entertainment system, Nissan Quest LE 2011 interior, Nissan Quest LE 2011 spesification, Nissan Quest LE 2011 CVT transmission, Nissan Quest LE 2011 model, Nissan Quest LE 2011 pices in canada, Nissan Quest LE 2011 prices in Japan, Nissan Quest LE 2011 prices in Malaysia, Nissan Quest LE 2011 prices in singapore, Nissan Quest LE 2011 in uk, Nissan Quest LE 2011 prices in USA, 2012 nissan quest le, 2011 Nissan Quest LE Start Up, Engine,
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