2026 Nissan Rogue Rock Creek

[Blizzard]

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.

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.

[Blueprint]

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.

[GreatBigAbyss]

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.

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.