2014 Nissan Rogue SL AWD

While you were not paying attention, you had matured into a strong oak sapling is planted, the children were filtered out almost overnight into a cloth gown graduation. Buy them and they grow their eyes: The same thing happens SUV. Case in point, the bully Nissan name. Six years ago, Rogue Sentra was born wearing a large children's clothes and quickly became the second best-selling artist Nissan badge. Fresh body and chassis supplied and Smyrna, Tennessee moved to Nissan's production facilities are sent back to school to finish, Rogue returned to honor the great gold-American statement was good.

Bulking Up

dimensional gains actually width modest 1.5 inches in height, has a 1.2-inch, 0.6-inch-longer wheelbase, but the results medium Nissan Pathfinder, Ford Explorer, Jeep Grand Cherokee and as large as that is a new Rogue was a decade ago. Cabin Blow whopping 2.6 inches and rear shoulder room than almost as well as Nissan child perched optional third row of rear legroom, allowing for frequent stretches. 32-cubic-foot cargo hold is greater than 10 percent; With the rear seats folded, almost level load floor Home Depot offers 70 cubic feet for a great booty. To pamper football teams and road trips growing family, recline second row seats and slide nine inch front-and-aft and every nook and cranny of a bottle holder, media connector is equipped with some gadget to or play. Small gripes: thick rear roof pillars to restrict outward visibility and stacking as well as side curtain airbags for outboard second headroom for passengers crowded.


Test equipped Rogue SL ambitious $ 32,395 to the price increase, four-wheel drive, a double-length sunroof and lane keeping, blind-spot, and was armed with a large arsenal coming-missile technologies. Six years ago, a modest £ 160 pounds on the first-generation Rogue tested, partly thanks to a new aluminum bonnet and plastic cover. 2.5-liter four-cylinder under the hood is mostly important because sitting cross-moved from the previous model. -0 to 60 mph in 8.9 seconds, we measured acceleration, quarter-mile in 17.0 seconds, a touch slow 83-mile and the new model reflects the less favorable power to weight ratio.

No Shift, Sherlock

You can be as long as any CVT transmission as a Rogue. The new and improved version of the belt-pulley and-gearbox here belies our well-documented hatred. Partly owned Nissan Supplier Jatco, comprehensive improvements over the outgoing Rogue CVT has implemented.

Friction and power losses contribute to a significant reduction in earnings EPA gas mileage estimates. Here tested the AWD version thirsty 25 mpg city, 32 mpg highway and 5 3 28 combined, achievements scored. 2014 Rogue significantly larger frontal area of ​​a claimed 10 percent drop Offsetting 00:33 coefficient of friction is a wealth of aerodynamic improvements.