Welcome back to Lease of the Week, our series looking at the best leasing deals available on the best cars. The best new car deals are dominated by electric cars right now, so it’s always nice when a mild hybrid family SUV springs up with jaw-dropping deals attached.
Last week the Hyundai Ioniq 6 got its moment in the sun. This slow-selling electric executive saloon may have divisive styling but there’s no doubting the quality of the EV tech or fit and finish. This week I’m turning my attention to something far more popular and conventional.
From £180 per month
Now in its third generation, the Qashqai remains one of the best family SUVs in its class. We like the spacious, well-made interior and simple-to-use infotainment system. We also rate the genuinely clever (and unobtrusive) driver assistance technology. In short, it’s cracking.
Leasing rates for a Qashqai are excellent. Costing from as little as £180 per month, the Qashqai is priced more in line with superminis and the odd small SUV than its family-sized SUV rivals. Despite the cheapest leasing deals being reserved for the entry-level Acenta Premium models, you’ll still enjoy goodies like dual-zone climate control, both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and keyless go.
Annoyingly, the cheapest leasing deals are all for manual examples, which we don’t rate at all. Our testers commented that the manual gearbox is frustrating to use and bogs down easily. The much nicer continuously variable transmission (CVT) examples cost about £20 more per month to lease, and we’d wholeheartedly recommend it.
If you want the plusher Tekna examples, expect to fork over closer to £250 per month. The list of features grows substantially at this price, expect a panoramic glass roof, heated front seats and steering wheel, ambient lighting and a wireless phone charger. The larger alloy wheels do make the ride a little fidgety, however.
The family-sized SUV market is crammed full of competition, and keen value has traditionally been a large factor in why the mid-sized Nissan sells so well.
The Vauxhall Grandland gets closest in terms of value, but that’s for the pure electric example so it’s not an entirely like-for-like comparison. Add in the harsher ride and the Qashqai comes out on top.
The MG HS is also taking aim at the Nissan with some solid deals on the much-improved family SUV. The lure of a refined plug-in hybrid system – something that's not offered on the Qashqai – might be the biggest reason to look beyond the Qashqai.
To find out more, read our full Nissan Qashqai review
Pros
- High-quality interior
- Good infotainment screen
- Refined E-Power hybrid
Cons
- Slightly fidgety ride
- Poorly spaced manual gearbox
These deals are indicative examples of some packages available as of 2 June 2025, but are subject to change without prior notice. Everyone’s financial circumstances are different and the availability of credit is subject to status. Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. Parkers cannot recommend a deal for you specifically.
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