AA Fuel Efficiency Tests

The New Zealand Automobile Association (AA) has undertaken a series of independent fuel economy tests on these Nissan models. The tests were under normal driving conditions in both rural and urban environments, with two adults travelling, 30kg of luggage and the air conditioning on. These are real world figures for real world drivers.

Read more about these tests or select a model article to your right for individual results.

Micra Fuel Economy

Nissan's small car is the Micra by name and by nature. A recent check of the 1.4 litre engined automatic's fuel economy revealed its frugal nature - 6.13 litres per 100 kilometres or 46.08 miles per gallon. Read more

X-Trail Fuel Economy

The 2.4 litre X-Trail covered a route around Auckland during morning rush hour before heading south to Hamilton and return. The test simulated real world driving conditions with no economy rally driving techniques and the power sapping climate control air conditioning switched on all the time. Read more

Wingroad Fuel Economy

Nissan Wingroad with its CVT automatic transmission achieves 6.4 litres per 100km in New Zealand AA driving test. Read more

Tiida Fuel Economy Test

Nissan's small car, the Tiida has proved its economy worth in an independent fuel consumption test undertaken by the Automobile Association. Read more

Maximising Fuel Consumption

Driving a six cylinder car does not have to be a costly exercise in these days of high fuel prices. Read more

Miserly Murano

Nissan's new Murano is breaking the mould in more ways than one. Recently the Automobile Association drove the car that thinks it's an SUV around the Coromandel Peninsula and averaged 10.8 litres per 100 kilometres (or 26.1 miles per gallon). Read more