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Nissan’s Murano offers BMW X5 luxury for X3 money. It’s the 4×4 that Nissan reckons can take on BMW, Lexus and Volvo in the same way that the 350Z attacked the Audi TT. Murano’s been on sale in the US for a few years, but the version that’s over here is a better car - more than 300 modifications (mainly for comfort, handling and safety) have been made to the car to suit our tastes. And if you can look past the badge - which still has some way to go before it can mix it with Audi and BMW - there’s an awful lot going for it. It looks great - almost like a high-rise 350Z, topped with a hint of Micra, gives a comfortable drive and has a near non-existent options list - as everything’s standard.
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In 2003, the Nissan Murano set a new benchmark for crossover SUV design. The swelling fenders, bullet nose and aggressively sporty profile looked entirely radical compared to the segment’s boxy rides of the time. Catch an old Murano on the road today, and it still looks modern. So with such a groundbreaking original, it made sense that Nissan played its redesign safe and stuck close to a proven formula.
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