Yeah, looking at the spy pics for the new rogue, it's going to be a noticeable improvement over our '11. The new pathfinder is basically just a really big rogue now since they dropped the body on frame real suv with last gen. BUT, it gets 20/26 mpg in fwd and that's equal to what our awd rogue gets which is impressive and makes me exicted for what the next rogue brings to the table. :tup:

Yeah but Rogues aren't fun. :yawn:

no, not at all. but they do fit the bill for us in practicality which for the dd, is the primary driver.

EVERY time the wife and I are in the rogue we both agree it's the car we hate to love b/c it does exactly what we need our dd to do so well but also so uneventfully that it is frustrating. :icon17:

awd-check
good mpg for suv-check
can fit up to 8ft long cargo-check
comfy for drives-check
enough power to get out of it's own way-check
fun-no check :(
stylish-no check, not bad looking but not setting the world on fire either.

pluses outweigh the minuses. If only they made a nismo rogue...

:iagree: Sadly, practicality isn't always fun.

The way Nissan is acting with the Nismo badge, expect a Nismo Rogue and a Nismo NV3500 van. :icon17:

The fuel mileage was the main reason we wanted to wait for the Rogue. When the new Pathfinders gas mileage is the same as the current Rogue we only assumed the next Rouge will have better gas mileage.

It should be running on that new altima engine so i wouldn't be surprised if mileage turns out to be 25/33 on the rogue.

True dat... I'm waiting on the Nismo Leaf. lol

I really like the Rouge a lot. I can't wait to see what they do with the next version.

Update: This comparison is not of the Juke Nismo - the turbo'd Juke with NISMO tweaks puts horsepower at 197 and the TQ at 184.

Juke Nismo-ized... just enough cool to be a man machine..
 

Saw both the Juke R and the Juke NISMO at ZDAYZ - Thanks to Bryan Settle attendees often get to SEE IT FIRST... Though none of us can afford the R, and the Juke NISMO hardly compares to the family Juke, the looks of the NISMO is what one imagines if the Juke Hulked Out and turned green.

For reasons too numerous to list I wanted the AWD version.. and as one poster commented - its too bad the AWD doesn't come in 6MT. Even so - and even with an automatic (selectable FWD/AWD or VAWD) tranny this little beastie is a lot of fun. The factory limo-tint sweetens it up, the 10% stiffer suspension keeps the higher CoG in check and gives you a more stable feeling, and curb side the ground effects and special Nismo only wheels give it a BA look. It is clear that there are after market parts out there and now with the release of this latest version There Will Be More...

Interior: Total Alcantara... Nissan's psuedo-suede in a smokey charcoal color - with NISMO badging everywhere. I give it a thumbs up - so much so - I picked up a Sapphire Black model myself... Its plants a grin every time I push start..

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/o...pscb852285.jpg

:tup:

The engine is good, but it's only part of the recipe for success with the Altima's fuel mileage. The other part is the revised CVT with the insane final drive. The new Rogue in FWD configuration should do fantastic, but the thing I'm most curious about is if Nissan translates the final drive and overall CVT design to the AWD platform. Pretty sure they did it with the Pathfinder but it wasn't as dramatic due to the towing capability they wanted it to have. The Rogue should be a different story.

That looks BADD!! congrats!

I had a loaded Juke SL 4wd loaner for a week and really liked it. It got almost as good gas mileage in the city (28mpg) as it did on the highway (30mpg) and was fun to drive.

That's sexy :yum:

Nice... I hope I get that kind of MPG on mine.