4 October 2002: The Nissan X-TRAIL has yet again beaten off stiff competition from the Land Rover Freelander, Ford Maverick, Toyota RAV4 and the Honda CRV and has been voted ‘Soft Roader of the Year 2003’ for the second consecutive year by the British off-road magazine, 4x4. This is the third award this year for the X-TRAIL.

The judges said the car was well behaved and capable on the road, and also has sufficient off-road ability to get it over difficult terrain.

The X-TRAIL comes in Britain with a choice of two new engines: 140PS 2.0-litre petrol and 114PS 2.2-litre diesel.