The Nissan NX8 SUV has been launched in China as a Toyota Kluger-sized massive SUV with 5 seats and a selection of electrical and extended-range electrical powertrains.
Due on sale in China through the second half of 2026, it’s the third mannequin from the Nissan N Sequence, becoming a member of the N6 hybrid sedan and the N7 electrical sedan that debuted this yr.
Nissan additionally affords the Frontier Professional ute, a BYD Shark 6 rival developed by Chinese language three way partnership companion Dongfeng and confirmed for an Australian launch in 2027.
The NX8’s pricing and full specs for its China launch are but to be introduced.
Stories from CarNewsChina counsel the Chinese language-made N Sequence fashions might be exported to the Center East and Southeast Asia – doubtlessly together with Australia.
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Given the recognition of SUVs in Australia – with SUVs having been the largest-selling phase right here for nearly a decade – the NX8 seems a far stronger candidate for native showrooms, however Nissan Australia hasn’t confirmed whether or not the mannequin can be offered right here.
The electrical model may complement or change the Nissan Ariyalaunched right here in September after being on sale abroad since 2020, with its native arrival prompted by stricter emissions laws.
There’s additionally a NX8 extended-range electrical car (EREV) which differs from Nissan’s present e-Energy sequence hybrids by being able to be plugged in.
The e-Energy powertrain at the moment offeredin the X-Path and the smaller Qashqai SUV in Australia can’t be plugged in and makes use of the petrol engine to cost the battery, as an alternative of sending drive to the wheels.
Developed with Dongfeng just like the Frontier Professional, the 4870mm NX8 is barely longer than the X-Path, at the moment the model’s hottest mannequin offered right here.
The NX8 drapes its X-Path-sized physique over an extended 2917mm wheelbase – 17mm greater than the seven-seat Pathfinder’s – and is 1920mm broad and 1680mm tall.
It’s the primary of the N Sequence to make use of an 800V model of the Tianyan platform shared by the trio.
Each EV and EREV variations use a new-generation lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) ‘Yundun’ battery from CATL, developed and packaged by Nissan, which helps 5C ultra-fast charging.
Battery sizes for the EREV – which makes use of a 109kW 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine and a 195kW electrical motor – are but to be confirmed, together with official vary figures.
The electrical NX8 makes use of a single motor with a selection of two outputs: 215kW and 250kW.
Like different N Sequence fashions – and the Frontier Professional – the NX8 might use the HarmonyOS Cockpit, that includes a 15.6-inch touchscreen working the Huawei HarmonyOS (working system) with AI-powered search features.
Driver-assist programs embrace LiDAR-based tech – just lately dropped by security stalwart Volvo – with automated parking functionality and ‘Navigation on Autopilot’ (NOA) autonomous driving.
On the Shanghai motor present in April 2025, Nissan – one among a number of Japanese automakers scuffling with sluggish gross sales in China – stated it deliberate 10 ‘new power automobiles’ (NEVs) by mid-2027.
The NEV time period is utilized in China to explain electrified automobiles – that means all forms of hybrids, in addition to battery-electric automobiles – in a single group.
The announcement stated the product rollout will see the variety of Nissan-badged NEVs develop from 5 to 9, led by the N Sequence and Frontier Professional, which it stated it’s creating at ‘China pace’.
Nissan’s gross sales in China are down 5.4 per cent year-on-year based on the corporate’s newest figures masking January to the tip of October 2025 – however it has posted greater slides within the UK and US of 8.8 per cent and 10.7 per cent respectively.
The Japanese model dropped out of the worldwide prime ten best-selling auto manufacturers earlier this yr with its worst outcomes for the reason that 2008 World Monetary Disaster, following vital monetary losses. It’s closing a number of manufacturing crops.
In Australia, Nissan’s year-to-date slide of 18.7 per cent has seen all fashions decline aside from the low-volume Pathfinder.
Throughout all Japanese manufacturers in Australia, solely Honda and Lexus have posted development in 2025.
Final month, Nissan debuted the brand new Navara ute, the primary to be twinned with the Mitsubishi Tritonwhich can give the model’s gross sales a carry forward of the launch of the brand new Patrol off-roader and the subsequent Leaf EV.
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