2011 nissan murano specs
2011 nissan murano specs
2011 nissan murano specs
The 2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet has the front end of a four-door Murano wagon but from the windshield rearward it goes its own way with a pillarless two-door body. Nissan calls the Murano CrossCabriolet “the world’s first all-wheel drive crossover convertible” and pitches it “not just for cruising South Beach or Malibu” but suitable for everyday errands and ski trips. With seating for four and a trunk capacity typical of a compact car’s, how you’ll use this high-riding ragtop is anyone’s guess.
Compared to the Murano wagon, the CrossCab does give you a body reinforced to compensate for the absence of a solid roof. To facility rear-sent entry and exit, its doors are a full 7.9 inches longer than the wagon’s front doors. And instead of a maximum 64 cubic feet of SUV cargo room, the convertible has 12.3 cubic feet of luggage space with the top up and just 7.6 with the fabric roof occupying part of the cargo area. Dual roll bars in the rear headrests pop up if sensors detect an impending tip. And the soft top’s glass backlight is augmented by a glass “skylight” over the rear seats; it’s intended to fight back-seat claustrophobia by brightening the cabin.
People certainly will stare. But seeing the 2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet’s odd body riding 7.2 inches above the pavement, perhaps in Caribbean turquoise with an interior of quilted Cashmere leather, the impression is not so much sexy convertible as full-size Barbie car.
Both the 2011 Murano CrossCabriolet and the 2011 Murano wagon introduce the minor styling changes that constitute a midcycle facelift for a basic design that dates to model-year 2009. Murano’s grille, front bumper, and taillight lenses are slightly revised, and the base 18-inch alloy wheels have a new look. Inside, the instrument panel dumps gimmicky orange backlighting for more sophisticated and easier-to-read white illumination.
Overall, the 2011 Murano wagon remains an artsy compilation of curves and plains. Highlights include a randy kink in the rear roof pillar and buffed-biceps body sides. Nissan equips the Murano wagon with unusually large 18- and 20-inch-diameter wheels that emphasize its ready-to-run nature.
Convertible or wagon, Murano is a crossover because its high-riding SUV body and car-type chassis are a single unit. Old-school SUVs, such as the 2011 Nissan Pathfinder and Jeep Wrangler, bolt their body to a separate truck frame. A crossover’s “unibody” construction saves weight by comparison, but lacks the brawn for heavy-duty hauling and towing (that’s why pickup trucks shun it).
Combining “crossover” and “cabriolet” (a term for convertible), Nissan names the 2011 Murano CrossCabriolet to highlight an important distinction about its place in automotive history. The crossover reference is important because there have been other open-air SUVs, but they’ve been body-on-frame types. These include today’s Wrangler as well as the Ford Bronco and International Scout of the 1960s and the Land Rover Defender 90 of the mid-1990s. Interestingly, Audi showed a concept version of a two-door crossover convertible in 2007, but never put it into production. The name? The Audi Cross Cabriolet.
The 2011 Murano CrossCabriolet is 1.6 inches longer overall than the wagon, but both are dimensionally midpack for the midsize-SUV class. However, the 111.2-inch wheelbase they share is among the longest of any crossover. Wheelbase is the distance between the front and rear axles and helps determine a vehicle’s passenger space.
In the Murano wagon, the relatively long wheelbase and modest body length help it cut a taut-looking figure, with minimal sheetmetal “overhang” front and rear. For drivers this means confident handling, for passengers, spacious accommodations — with an especially generous 36.3 inches of rear-seat leg room. The downside is slightly less cargo volume than key competitors, though the Murano wagon still has a useful 31.6 cubic feet behind the rear seat and 64 cubic feet with the rear seatbacks folded.
The 2011 Murano CrossCabriolet’s body modifications trim that cargo volume considerably, and cost it dearly in rear leg room; with just 32.7 inches, back-seaters have less knee clearance than they would in the subcompact Nissan Cube.
Addition of a new trim level expands the 2011 Nissan Murano wagon lineup to four models. The 2011 Murano S wagon is back as the base trim level. Slotting in one rung up is the new model, the 2011 Nissan Murano SV, which comes standard with a carefully chosen list of popular features. Its presence in effect pushes the returning 2011 Murano SL wagon up a notch, a move justified by its newly expanded list of upscale standard features. Repeating atop the wagon line is the luxury-oriented 2011 Murano LE. The LE is visually distinguished from other Murano wagons by its silver-accented roof rails and titanium-finish 20-inch alloy wheels; other 2011 Muranos have dark-tint rails and 18-inch alloys.
The 2011 Murano CrossCabriolet comes in a single trim level roughly equivalent to that of the LE wagon.
Article Sources : Iguida.com
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