Final model year for the current generation, and probably final year for the VDC engine. This is another vehicle that I reviewed the year it came out, and now reviewing it for its final stint. The Rock Creek pkg is new for 2026, and mostly cosmetic. The Zero Gravity seats are still dreamy, the 3-pot is still gruffy and low on steam, but so far doing ok on gas, with an 8.5 for pick-up day. The turbo 3 is fine around town, and its soundtrack is not a bad background to the Jungle Jim theme of this edition. Pretty winded for a full-on highway access though. In the interest of science, a full brake torque launch will chirp tires.
I think the Rogue and the Pathfinder are both great looking SUVs. Such a shame they are made by Nissan.
Quote from: Tortoise on Nov 25, 2025, 09:23 AMI think the Rogue and the Pathfinder are both great looking SUVs. Such a shame they are made by Nissan.
My lone experience as a Nissan customer was pretty good. My 2008 Sentra 2.0 S, equivalent to an SV of today but with a 6-speed manual, aged really well. Paint was still flawless after 7 years, and the only thing that went wrong was a weld that broke in an exhaust segment, fixed under warranty. Dealer experience was mixed, but that's on the dealers. Until recently their CVTs were nightmares, and the daring design of the VDC engines was another misstep. But the cars themselves are pretty good and budgets are Korean-like. Put an atmo 2.5 and a regular automatic in the Rogue and I would trust it. As it is, it drives nicely and while the CVt has improved, you know the VDC will pack its lunch eventually.
I don't see many of these on the roads. Plenty of the old gen, but not this current gen
I see a TON of Outlanders though, which are based on this.
Quote from: Tortoise on Nov 25, 2025, 09:23 AMI think the Rogue and the Pathfinder are both great looking SUVs. Such a shame they are made by Nissan.
Rogue is same as Mitsubishi Highlander...which is PHEV and more interesting to look at.
Quote from: RRocket on Nov 25, 2025, 05:21 PMQuote from: Tortoise on Nov 25, 2025, 09:23 AMI think the Rogue and the Pathfinder are both great looking SUVs. Such a shame they are made by Nissan.
Rogue is same as Mitsubishi Highlander...which is PHEV and more interesting to look at.
You mean Outlander. ;)
There is now a Rogue PHEV that is basically an Outlander with a Nissan badge.
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Gas Outlanders had the Nissan 2.5 litre 4 cylinder and its CVT up to 2025 for the current gen. PHEVs have a full Mitsu drivetrain. For 2026, probably beacause Nissan stopped manufacturing the 2.5 in volume, Mitsu is pivoting to the in-house Eclipse Cross engine, a 1.5 turbo four.
Finished the week at 10.3 l/100 km despite the cold, heavy traffic and strictly urban driving - pretty good for the size category, and better than what I got out of the HR-V. Everyone at the house liked it, for its looks, comfort and space.
Enjoying the Subie now for two weeks, until one final vehicle review for this calendar year.
Review is finally out: https://www.autohebdo.net/editorial/essai-routier/nissan/rogue/nissan-rogue-rock-creek-2026-essai-routier/ (https://www.autohebdo.net/editorial/essai-routier/nissan/rogue/nissan-rogue-rock-creek-2026-essai-routier/)
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I don't really get the appeal of this car & this trim especially. Very blah. There's a ton of other options I'd rather have over this, like a CR-V Hybrid or RAV4. I guess one of the main selling points is that it's cheaper than most of its rivals and probably has better financing rates too.
The last-generation Rogue was really popular but this one was less so, hard to believe it's 5 years old already because I don't see that many.
Quote from: Blizzard on Mar 26, 2026, 01:01 PMI don't really get the appeal of this car & this trim especially. Very blah. There's a ton of other options I'd rather have over this, like a CR-V Hybrid or RAV4. I guess one of the main selling points is that it's cheaper than most of its rivals and probably has better financing rates too.
The last-generation Rogue was really popular but this one was less so, hard to believe it's 5 years old already because I don't see that many.
I blame the engine. The base model offered the atmo four for a bit longer in Canada, and that one sold. It's much nicer inside than the RAV4, and looks more premium than the CR-V. The top trim has Infiniti vibes. The engine is really killing it.
Quote from: Blueprint on Mar 26, 2026, 02:39 PMQuote from: Blizzard on Mar 26, 2026, 01:01 PMI don't really get the appeal of this car & this trim especially. Very blah. There's a ton of other options I'd rather have over this, like a CR-V Hybrid or RAV4. I guess one of the main selling points is that it's cheaper than most of its rivals and probably has better financing rates too.
The last-generation Rogue was really popular but this one was less so, hard to believe it's 5 years old already because I don't see that many.
I blame the engine. The base model offered the atmo four for a bit longer in Canada, and that one sold. It's much nicer inside than the RAV4, and looks more premium than the CR-V. The top trim has Infiniti vibes. The engine is really killing it.
Wouldn't you just have the Outlander?
^^^^ And that would be why I see TONS of Rogue based Outlanders (both PHEV and conventional), and barely any Rogues.
The Mitsubishi version of this is very popular with the uber/lyft crowd around here. The Nissan version on the other hand, no, hardly ever see one. My aunt and uncle bought the last gen Rogue and while it was really cheap, you can really tell its a "budget brand" type of vehicle.
Gas Outlanders up to 2025 had the Nissan 2.5 four cylinder + CVT. The 2026 now has a mild hybrid version of the 1.6t from the Eclipse Cross.
Quote from: Blueprint on Mar 26, 2026, 02:39 PMQuote from: Blizzard on Mar 26, 2026, 01:01 PMI don't really get the appeal of this car & this trim especially. Very blah. There's a ton of other options I'd rather have over this, like a CR-V Hybrid or RAV4. I guess one of the main selling points is that it's cheaper than most of its rivals and probably has better financing rates too.
The last-generation Rogue was really popular but this one was less so, hard to believe it's 5 years old already because I don't see that many.
I blame the engine. The base model offered the atmo four for a bit longer in Canada, and that one sold. It's much nicer inside than the RAV4, and looks more premium than the CR-V. The top trim has Infiniti vibes. The engine is really killing it.
I guess I'm just not a Nissan person, or Infiniti person for that matter. If I was shopping in the premium category Infiniti is the last brand I'd check out after Acura, Lexus, Genesis, Volvo, etc... The Q60 coupe looks cool in a retro kind of way but otherwise there's nothing there that catches my attention.
I'm surprised you find the Rogue looks more premium than the CR-V. We test drove a CR-V Touring last summer and I thought it was REALLY nice inside, I was not expecting it to be so nice. It was 98% as nice as my in-laws' 2022 RDX.
The Outlander is definitely way more popular. Although when I researched the PHEV version briefly, I remember being disappointed with the poor fuel economy once the battery is empty, around 9-10 L/100km. With that type of fuel economy, not sure you'd ever save money over a regular gas version. Whenever I see a PHEV model I think that the person just didn't want to wait for a RAV4 PHEV.
In the Outlander PHEV, the ICE acts as a generator and the electric motors always turn the wheels, hence the poor fuel economy on long hauls.
Honda figured out how to nail that approach, with their way of locking the ICE to the wheels in steady-sate cruising, yielding huge mpg improvements.
The lone CR-V Hybrid I drove so far did no better than 8.2, urban mixed driving, but that was in January. But the Accord, Civic and Prelude hybrids I more recently tested, also in winter, all had great results.
Quote from: Blueprint on Mar 30, 2026, 02:35 PMThe lone CR-V Hybrid I drove so far did no better than 8.2, urban mixed driving, but that was in January. But the Accord, Civic and Prelude hybrids I more recently tested, also in winter, all had great results.
8.2 in a compact CUV (although who are we kidding, this thing is basically midsize now) in the middle of winter is phenomenal. My CX-5 does 11-12 in the winter. It doesn't even hit 8.2 in the summer unless we're doing exclusively highway.
Quote from: GreatBigAbyss on Mar 30, 2026, 04:47 PMQuote from: Blueprint on Mar 30, 2026, 02:35 PMThe lone CR-V Hybrid I drove so far did no better than 8.2, urban mixed driving, but that was in January. But the Accord, Civic and Prelude hybrids I more recently tested, also in winter, all had great results.
8.2 in a compact CUV (although who are we kidding, this thing is basically midsize now) in the middle of winter is phenomenal. My CX-5 does 11-12 in the winter. It doesn't even hit 8.2 in the summer unless we're doing exclusively highway.
The Crosstrek is sitting at a lifetime 11.4 - it goes down to about 10.3 by the end of the fall, then shoots back up. It will do pretty good on the highway, but I only took it out of town twice since I bought it.