2022 Nissan Rogue Review: When Three Beats Four

Auto123 reviews the 2022 Nissan Rogue with new 3-cylinder turbo engine.

Revamped in the midst of a pandemic, the new-generation Nissan Rogue made an overall successful market debut, this even though sales figures dropped compared to pre-Covid days. While the Rogue's new look might not have been to everyone’s liking, most agreed the SUV is at least less anonymous since its much-needed redesign. Perhaps more importantly, the overhaul has meant notable improvements for the Rogue in terms of quality, on several levels.

At the same time, the carried-over powertrain of the revised Rogue may have come to be seen as a weak link by the Nissan powers that be. Especially since those powers have made a real commitment to electrifying the brand’s lineup. Plus, Nissan is also looking to push that variable compression ratio technology first introduced under the hood of the Infiniti QX50 in 2018. Since then, the company’s 2.0L turbocharged 4-cylinder engine has been fitted into the Altima sedan, although only in the U.S.

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Good things come in threes
In the compact SUV category, standing still can mean death. And so, the 2022 model-year brings this new VC-TURBO 3-cylinder engine to all of the Rogue’s trims, except for the entry-level S model... with two- or four-wheel drive! That more-affordable S model continues on with the "old" 2.5L engine. The others are now equipped with the 1.5L 3-cylinder turbocharged unit; essentially, it’s the 4-cylinder 2.0L turbo job of the Infiniti QX50, but with a cylinder pried out of it.

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