Goodbye Nissan Qashqai: is it Britain's best crossover?. As our time with the Qashqai comes to a close, time for one final test. Nissan carved out a whole new niche when it launched the first generation QQ back in 2007, and ever since, the market has been flooded with competitors after a slice of the pie. Take the Vauxhall Grandland sitting pretty in blue above, for example.