There are also two new exterior colors, revised tail lights with LED technology, and newly designed 17-inch alloy wheels.
These styling changes together with a series of other improvements are said to have reduced the Qashqai's drag coefficient from 0.34 to 0.33.
Inside, Nissan is promising new trims, better quality materials, reduced noise, vibration, and harshness levels, plus a revised instrument panel cluster with a new LCD screen.
Completing the upgrades is a retuned suspension that's said to further improve handling. The engine lineup remains unchanged.
Also new for the 2010 model year, is the introduction of an eco-friendly version called 'ECO Qashqai' that is powered by Nissan's (okay, Renault's) 1.5-liter turbo diesel engine.
Nissan said that this model benefits from a series of weight saving measures, aero tweaks, low rolling-resistance tires and longer gear ratios, to achieve 129 g/km CO2.
The new Qashqai will go on sale in Europe in Spring of 2010.