Entry is relatively easy, but the accommodations are tight and best for children-though power recline eases the bolt-upright seating position. The third row is reached via a one-touch lever that folds the second-row seat up out of the way. ![]() (An optional second-row bench turns the QX80 into an eight-seater.) There’s plenty of head and legroom, a useful console, and seat heaters for the power-adjustable captain’s chairs, too. There are controls for the afore-mentioned headrest screens, and separate climate controls. Second-row passengers are really treated well in the QX80. With both rows folded, there's more than 95 cubic feet of storage space. Sometimes complicated systems like this are trouble down the road, but the first few owners shouldn’t have a problem. In use, it gives QX80 buyers the kind of cosseted experience they expect. It uses hydraulics to prevent the kind of body lean that’s inherent in top-heavy vehicles like this, and also makes for a more comfortable ride. Nissan developed it for the Nissan Patrol in 2010 and initially deployed it in the Middle East, where the roads tend to be rough. The Sensory line is new this year, and comes with the company’s Hydraulic Body Motion Control System. It’s likely that the Armada version of this ride does more towing, but the ability is certainly there-up to 8,500 pounds, with an integrated hitch and wiring harness.Ĭargo space is 16.6 cubic feet with all the seats in place, 49.6 feet with the third row down, and a gear-swallowing 95.1 with two rows out of the way. One of the SUV’s biggest draws, at least according to many women drivers in polls, is “sitting up high,” and the QX80 certainly delivers that. Driving it inspired confidence in the essentials: passing power, brakes, visibility, and safety in extremis.īut as one of the biggest SUVs around, maneuvering in tight quarters is an issue, as is climbing down-the running boards come in handy. ![]() Despite the 6,054-pound curb weight, the QX80 is capable of zero to 60 in 5.9 seconds. ![]() On tap is 400 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque from a 5.6-liter V8 coupled to a seven-speed automatic. Gilding the lily on the test car were such extras as radiant illuminated kick plates (US$485), roof rail cross bars (US$410), the (recommended) cargo package (US$295), premium paint (US$695) in a lovely shade of Coulis Red, and exterior welcome lighting (US$455). Leather and wood create an ambience in the LX80's interior.
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