√Spy photos: New Nissan X-Trail already getting a facelift in the US

The new Nissan X-Trail arrived in Australia six months ago. But spy photos show a styling update is already on the way in the US – though the changes may be a while away from local showrooms.

A facelift for the just-launched Nissan X-Trail mid-size family SUV is already in development – but it may be some time away from Australian showrooms.

Drive’s spy photography partners have captured a camouflaged X-Trail prototype testing on US roads, with a new grille, and refreshed front and rear bumpers.

Although it may have just arrived in Australia at the end of last year, the current Nissan X-Trail has been on sale in the US since late 2020 – where it is sold as the Rogue – so it will be due for a mid-life update in North America towards the end of this year.

However, if the two-year delay in the current model arriving in Australia is a guide, this styling refresh may not arrive in local showrooms until the end of 2025.

The Nissan X-Trail sold locally is built in Japan, where production – for Australia, as well as Japan and Europe – did not commence until early in the second half of 2022, suggesting it is on a staggered life cycle two years behind its US sibling.

Although a new look may be around the corner in the US, many of the features planned for the updated model overseas may already be in Australian showrooms.

The just-launched, Australian-market Nissan X-Trail.

Australian models are fitted with a larger 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen than the 9.0-inch display in US versions, as well as a more advanced autonomous emergency braking system capable of braking for obstacles in intersections.

It remains to be seen if the updated model in Australia drops the current 2.5-litre non-turbo four-cylinder petrol engine for the 1.5-litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine in US models, with improved power and torque outputs of 150kW and 305Nm (up on the non-turbo engine’s 135kW/245Nm).

Meanwhile, the e-Power hybrid system in Australian X-Trail is not offered in the US Rogue.

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