(Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) The chunkier new grille is certainly more truck-like. Safety has even been strengthened further for 2018, with Forward Collision Warning, Forward Emergency Braking, Blind Spot Warning and Rear Cross Traffic Alert now standard across the entire Rogue line, while you’ll still need to step up to SL Platinum trim to have Pedestrian Detection added to the Forward Emergency Braking system, plus Lane Departure Warning, Lane Departure Prevention, Moving Object Detection, automatic high beam headlights, and adaptive Intelligent Cruise Control with full speed range and hold. This said the 2017 update did more than just refresh Rogue styling, it also improved interior refinement, modernized some technologies, and made a bevy of advanced driver assistance features available. Some subtle details at the back, like new LED taillights and a reworked bumper cap help to modernize the design.
Less dramatic modifications were made down each side and at the rear, yet the result is a much more assertive looking compact SUV. Additionally, full LEDs were made available to the previously tested and currently reviewed SL Platinum, while a reworked lower front fascia was included with all trims, receiving a narrow strip of LED fog lights with both SV and SL Platinum models. Of course, it had a stylish mid-cycle update just last year, which saw Nissan’s broader more “U” shaped “Vmotion 2.0” grille add a bit more masculine ruggedness to the otherwise sleek design, while its headlights received more sophisticated inner complexity thanks to quad beams and standard signature LED daytime running lamps. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)įirst of all, the Rogue remains a great looking crossover SUV despite this second-gen model having been with us since 2013.
From side profile, the revised Rogue doesn’t look very different than the model it replaces. While many factors can play into market success, another week with a Rogue SL Platinum AWD reminded me of a number of very likely reasons it’s doing so well. and Canadian combined sales reaching 237,606 units over the first six months of 2018 compared to 224,996 for last year’s sales leading Toyota RAV4. means it’s also the best-selling compact SUV in North America, its U.S. And no, I’m not talking the usual banter about trade, tariffs, walls, kids in incarceration, a stock market bubble, etcetera (notice I didn’t say Trump… oops), but rather how the Nissan Rogue managed to speed into the compact SUV segment’s top sales position. I don’t know what’s going on south of the 49th parallel these days.
Last year’s mid-cycle update gave the Rogue more assertive styling, a redesign that looks best in this top-line 2018 Rogue SL Platinum AWD.
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