Faceoff: Nissan Murano Ti, Lexus RX330 Sports, BMW X3

The world of luxury all-wheel drive crossovers is a very comfortable one. It's a world of heated, plush leather seats, power everything (sometimes even the tailgate), sat-nav systems, armrests, sun-roofs, headlight washers and bottles of hand-wash with your tyre-changing kit.

It's a world of silky-smooth transmissions, powerful but quiet engines and impressive on-road dynamics, all wrapped up in a highquality, eye-catching package. You pay to play in luxo-land - and, obviously, if you're forking out the dosh you expect a vehicle with all the trimmings.

Murano is the spearhead of a Nissan assault on the luxury all-wheel drive market; a funky five-seater aimed at luring buyers away from competitors with its contemporary styling, full-to-the-brim spec levels and wallet-friendly pricing.

Full review here

rack - 12/21/2005 10:58:20 PM

+1 Boost

They may not have infiniti's in the OZland.

On another note, the murano won for value, but we all know that you always have to pay 30% more for a 20% better car. Thats the way it always works.

JUGNU - 12/22/2005 5:07:55 AM

+1 Boost

u r right.

Murano is more of a competitor to the new Toyota Fortuner or Rav4 rather than RX330.

FX35 is more a competitor to the RX330,X5 3.0,Toureg V6,Cayenne V6....etc

But becoz of Murano's greatttt design and 3.5l V6, Nissan is confident enogh to make it compete with every top car in it's category Mid size SUV or Crossover.

But after all Murano is awesome

JUGNU - 12/22/2005 5:07:55 AM

+1 Boost

u r right.

Murano is more of a competitor to the new Toyota Fortuner or Rav4 rather than RX330.

FX35 is more a competitor to the RX330,X5 3.0,Toureg V6,Cayenne V6....etc

But becoz of Murano's greatttt design and 3.5l V6, Nissan is confident enogh to make it compete with every top car in it's category Mid size SUV or Crossover.

But after all Murano is awesome