2021 Nissan Rogue Review : A Welcome… and Successful Update

Auto123 reviews the 2021 Nissan Rogue.

The Nissan Rogue has, since it first debuted in 2008 but especially since the latest generation launched for 2014, carved out a decent home for itself in the very competitive compact SUV segment, due to a number of factors including affordability and reliability. You only have to look at the number of Rogues on the road to see that consumers have been won over in large numbers in Canada.

The Rogue is for those who find the Qashqai a bit limiting and the Murano too big and/or aging, and sure enough within the brand it largely dominates those two models in terms of sales. This vehicle is definitely a cornerstone of Nissan’s lineup, and as such the automaker really couldn't afford a swing-and-a-miss with the latest overhaul, because in this segment, the competition is intense - just think of Toyota's RAV4, which has been a virtual bulldozer, before and since its own big revision in 2019. For Nissan, there was just no room for error.

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What's new
The new 2021 Rogue, fully redesigned and rethought this year, is now available in three trim levels: S, SV and Platinum. In the S and SV versions, you can choose between front-wheel and all-wheel drive. All models are powered by a 2.5L inline four-cylinder engine that develops 181 hp and 181 lb-ft of torque in conjunction with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) called Xtronic.

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