Introduction
The Rogue is Nissan’s entry into the competitive small-sport-utility segment. Like most of its competition, the Rogue is car-based, available with front- or all-wheel drive, and relatively fuel efficient compared to the truck-based sport-utility vehicles of the past. The Rogue is built on the same platform as the economy-car Sentra, for which we’ve never had much love, but the Rogue manages to transcend its plebeian roots.
Unlike some of its competition, Rogue is only available with four-cylinder power. Despite not having an available V-6, the 170-hp Rogue will still be quick enough for most; it is quicker than its four-cylinder competition. Connected to the 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine is a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that instead of shifting gears, seamlessly moves through a spread of gear ratios. To the uninitiated driver, the CVT will seem much like a traditional automatic transmission—slip the shifter into drive and go. But spend more time with the CVT and its smooth and shiftless power delivery will become apparent. The transmission can make the engine drone annoyingly under maximum acceleration, but most drivers won’t be flat-footing their Rogue very often. A Rogue equipped with all-wheel drive delivers EPA fuel-economy ratings of 21 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway; the front-drive version returns 22 mpg in the city and 27 on the highway.
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