Front cup holders do not fit a standard medium or large cup of coffee well. They appear to be designed for cola drinks or water bottles. If you're a coffee drinker, bring a towel with you.
Fuel efficiency is only 24mpg, mostly on 110 kph highway conditions, which is considerably less than the advertised 26 city, 35 highway.
It has a very comfortable ride.
The price is great.
The car is perfect for people with a dog, like ourselves.
The interior is nice, except for the cup holder issue noted above.
Agree with cup holder, I replaced with 2006 taiwanese Xtrail coffee holder and now come with a much bigger elastic hold-arm and for sure bigger hole. I also have a dog, so I bought italian ferplast Atlas Car 100 kernel, and it fits perfectly.
24mpg is good for a suv, its not like your getting 10-15 mpg.
If you are getting poor fuel mileage, there are a few things you should check out.
Make sure that your spark plugs are in good shape.
Check your air filter and make sure it is clean and not obstructed (I suggest a K&N air filter).
Also, the improper air pressure, in your tires, will significantly decrease your fuel mileage and cause unnecessary tire wear.
As well, only use 87 octane fuel. Higher octane is only used for high compression engines (turbo charged, super charged, etc.) Our engines are naturally aspirated, therefore, there is no need for any higher octane then 87.
If you are "lead footed", then you have solved another possible poor fuel mileage problem.
All in all, there is no need to have such low fuel mileage, on the highway. If you are getting 24 mpg in the city, then that isn't too bad.
This is to the individual who made the last comment. Our XTRAIL is a 2.5L 4 cylinder @ about 3400 lbs. In other words, this could be considered a compact SUV. They are smaller than a mid size SUV. With that being said, the original thread starter should be getting better fuel mileage.
If want to use less gas, slow down. The fuel economy figure on the sticker wasn't based on traveling 110. Air resistance increase with the square of velocity. For example going from 100 km/h to say 110 km/h increases drag by 21%. That aside, EPA figures are completely unrealistic. I can barely manage 38 mpg (combined city/highway) in a 95 Civic Coupe.
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