The Nissan X-Trail has taken the win as Australia’s best affordable mid-size SUV in the inaugural 2025 CarExpert Choice awards.
It beat out the top-selling Toyota RAV4, as well as the Honda CR-V.
Competing in Australia’s largest vehicle segment by volume, the X-Trail offers a huge array of variants for buyers to choose from. You can have it with five or seven seats, front- or all-wheel drive, and with either a petrol or e-Power hybrid powertrains.
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The latter is quite a different system to those employed by rivals like the RAV4 and CR-V, with the petrol engine serving as a generator instead of sending drive directly to the wheels.
The result is a smooth, EV-like driving experience, while still offering the thrifty fuel economy expected of a mid-size hybrid SUV.
But even the petrol-powered X-Trail offers a good balance of economy and responsiveness, while all X-Trails regardless of powertrain feature a spacious, well-appointed interior.
Throw in the longest warranty on the market – at 10 years or 300,000km – and the X-Trail is impossible to ignore. It’s an excellent all-rounder with few compromises, and that’s why it takes this trophy.
2025 CarExpert Choice: Best Affordable Mid-Size SUV
- Winner – Nissan X-Trail
- Finalist – Toyota RAV4
- Finalist – Honda CR-V
