Nissan will be showing their new model later this month. It is the Nissan Rogue, a small, car-based CUV designed for those that need a utility vehicle, slightly smaller than a Murano and a little manlier than a CR-V.

With the exclusively enhanced Nissan parts, the Rogue was designed to be a bit more masculine or at least more gender neutral. The appearance is clean and would make the car owner proud when seen with the vehicle. Inside is a lot of plastic and the dash’s design does show a bit of a Sentra/Versa influence. But the overall design is very clean and all the controls and switchgear both feel sturdy and are intuitive to use. The Rogue’s cavernous glovebox is big enough to hold a twelve pack of beer. The seats are nice and supportive, and there is a decent amount of headroom in both the front and back. Nissan, being smart, did not try to stuff a third row in to the Rogue, so the cargo room at the back seats is pretty good for the car.

The Rogue is somewhat the Nissan Sentra. This so-called “cute” Nissan model is built atop Nissan’s C-platform. The platform is the same as the one that underpins cars like the Sentra, Renault Megane and Japan-spec Nissan Dualis. Not only with improved Nissan parts and platform the Rogue shares with the Sentra SE-R but also the impressive performance that comes with the new model. The Rogue gets the base SE-R’s 170 horsepower inline four and the paddle-shifted with “six-speed” Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). The engineering package provides smooth ride and confident cornering abilities. More power can be used since 170 horses and 175 lb.-ft. of torque can do more than adequate job of propelling the Nissan forward.

Nissan’s Rogue starts at under $20K. Customers who are comfortable with the size of their manhood may prefer the new model. Ladies may also desire to have the “cute” Nissan Rogue. From the freshly installed brawny Nissan parts to a more powerful action, Nissan Rogue surely gets the interest of people and will make its name in the market.

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