Dongfeng Nissan opened pre-sales for the NX7 in China on Friday. The catch lands fast. The plug-in hybrid crossover runs 320 kilometers on electricity before its gas engine joins in, and no US sale exists.
American buyers get no export plan, no timeline and no version of this car to shop.
Clover green and a floating roof
The NX7 wears its size lightly, with a wide stance, a closed nose and a light signature that stretches across the front in one unbroken line.
Dongfeng Nissan quotes 4,785 mm of length on a 2,815 mm wheelbase. The roof seems to float above blacked-out pillars, and flush handles keep the flanks clean.
Hidden wipers keep the sides clean at close range. Flush glass and 7.8 mm side-window tolerances do the same for the panel gaps. It holds up close.
Paint choices include Clover Green and Wisteria Purple, two of five launch colors, and the shape has already picked up two international platinum design awards since the wraps came off.
Nothing shouts. The proportions do the work.
At 1,932 mm wide it fills a lane the way US-market crossovers do, which makes the China-only call sting a little more.
The tail carries the same flowing light theme around the back of the car. A hidden rear wiper keeps the glass clean. The look stays calm from behind.
199 electric miles, then the tank takes over
Dongfeng Nissan pitches the 320-kilometer electric rating as a week of commuting on one charge. The gas engine covers all the rest, including long highway drives.
Every NX7 trim carries the same 40.95 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery from CATL, and Dongfeng Nissan rates electric range at 320 kilometers on China’s CLTC cycle.
That works out to roughly 199 miles before the 1.5-liter gasoline engine steps in. A full tank plus a full charge stretches total range to 1,666 kilometers, about 1,035 miles.
The engine is a naturally aspirated 1.5-liter rated at 98 horsepower, while the electric drive motor does the heavy lifting at 228 horsepower.
Nissan folds the drive hardware into a 13-in-1 electric drive unit, 20 percent smaller than the unit it replaces. The chassis team behind the tuning shares roots with the GT-R program, with MacPherson struts up front and a multi-link rear.
Electricity does the commute.
A 17.3-inch screen runs the cabin
A 17.3-inch 3K display anchors the dashboard, running Nissan OS 3.0 on a Snapdragon 8295P chip with the assistant riding on the home screen.
Upper trims add a 55-inch augmented-reality head-up display to the glass. It projects navigation cues onto the road ahead at windshield scale, so directions sit where the eyes already are during city driving.
The seats adapt their bolstering to the body that drops in, and a 12-point massage system works through 10 modes on the front chairs, hunting down sore spots precisely.
A 6.33-liter fridge hides in the console. Doors on both sides serve either front passenger. It heats or cools drinks inside.
Cargo space lands at 783 liters with a hidden 178-liter well under the floor, and Dongfeng Nissan’s anti-motion-sickness system claims an 83 percent cut to its motion-sickness index. Comfort is the pitch.
Nissan OS 3.0 also watches the cabin with an occupancy camera and adjusts settings for the people it sees.
LiDAR and a co-pilot from Momenta
The Ultra LiDAR trim carries 29 sensors at once. The count breaks down to 1 LiDAR unit, 11 cameras, 3 millimeter-wave radars and 12 ultrasonic sensors watching every side of the car.
Dongfeng Nissan developed the assistance suite with Momenta, and its R7 system handles guided driving on highways and in city traffic alike.
The hardware list reads long. Every sensor feeds the same R7 model, so the car reads traffic as one picture instead of twenty-nine separate ones.
China gets it on November 27
Pre-sale pricing starts at 129,900 yuan for the 320 Pro, which converts to roughly $19,400. The three-trim ladder tops out at 149,900 yuan, about $22,300, and a 999 yuan deposit counts as 3,000 yuan toward the price during pre-sale.
Clover Green and Wisteria Purple paint come free for early buyers in the pre-sale window.
The launch lands November 27 at the Guangzhou Auto Show, and sales run through Dongfeng Nissan dealers in China. China only, for now.
So can US buyers get one? Not through any Nissan channel. The NX7 is a Dongfeng Nissan model built for China, and no US sale has been announced.
Buy it if: a long electric leash and a loaded cabin top the list, and the purchase happens in China. Skip it if: the driveway sits in the US, because no version of this car is sold there.