2023 NISSAN ROGUE Review. WATCH OUT TOYOTA RAV4!

Aug 3, 2023

2023 NISSAN ROGUE Review. WATCH OUT TOYOTA RAV4!

Today I bring you the 2023 Nissan Rogue in this video I’ll go over some of the features the different packages that it offers and then we’ll take it for a drive and I’ll give you like always my honest Impressions. (At around minute 10:00 I say that this engine is a 1.3 but that was a mistake, is a 1.5L as I say in different parts of the video)

The Nissan Rogue this vehicle is now its third generation it came to the United States in 2007 as a 2008 year model it is Nissan’s top selling vehicle in this country and at some point it was the top selling crossover here that Crown now belongs to the RAV4 but Nissan as a whole has been dealing with a lot of reliability issues for the past two decades especially since the merged with Renault. at some point Toyota and Nissan were pretty much similar in the perception of reliability and durability but that’s not the case anymore

Nissan offers the Rogue in five versions called the S dsv the midnight Edition DSL and the Platinum this is the base model S trim with all-wheel drive please note that the Nissan Rogue and the Toyota RAV4 are very similar in pricing dimensions and amenities so to keep this video moving I just want to say that the main differences between the two is that the Rogue top trim level the Platinum offers features not found on the Rapport like leather seating also the Rogue Platinum Compares with the Rav4 Limited but the Rogue Platinum offers all the driving assist Technologies a 360 camera heated seats and a panoramic sunroof is standard well on the Rav4 Limited you need to pay an extra 2500 for this feature So in theory the Nissan Rogue has the price in Advantage but only in the higher trim levels another thing to keep in mind is that the Nissan Rogue doesn’t come as a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid like in the case of the RAV4.

The Nissan Rogue has come a long way to what it is today in the third generation and depending on how you option it, it can be a bargain compared to the RAV4 but expect this one to depreciate a little bit faster than the Toyota if I were in the market for a compact SUV I probably still pick the RAV4 versus this one mainly because of this three-cylinder engine I do not know how I turbo three-cylinder engine is going to hold up in time especially made it to the activity transmission and we know that CVT transmissions tend not to hold up too well when the miles pile up I do like the way it drives I even preferred the exterior looks of it in the interior layout over the RAV4 I just don’t trust the long-term reliability of this vehicle but please let me know in the comments do you have one of these how many miles do you have in it has it turned out to be a good vehicle a bad experience I want to hear from you thank you for watching.

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0.3 -> hey guys! Hi how are you? today I bring you the 2023 Nissan Rogue in this video I'll go over

5.4 -> some of the features, the different packages that it offers and then we'll take it for a

8.88 -> drive and I'll give you, like always, my honest Impressions but first let me give you a quick

12.78 -> intro into the Nissan Rogue this vehicle is now its third generation it came to the United States

17.46 -> in 2007 as a 2008 year model it is Nissan's top selling vehicle in this country and at

24.36 -> some point it was the top selling crossover here that crown now belongs to the RAV4 but

30 -> Nissan as a whole has been dealing with a lot of reliability issues for the past two decades

33.36 -> especially since they merged with Renault at some point Toyota and Nissan were pretty much

37.32 -> similar in the perception of reliability and durability but that's not the case anymore

43.38 -> Nissan offers the Rogue in five versions called the S, the SV, the midnight Edition, the SL and

57.3 -> the Platinum this is the base model S trim with all-wheel drive please note that the Nissan

61.68 -> Rogue and the Toyota RAV4 are very similar in pricing dimensions and amenities so to keep this

66.24 -> video moving I just want to say that the main differences between the two is that the Rogue

70.14 -> top trim level the Platinum offers features not found on the RAV4 like leather seating also the

76.02 -> Rogue Platinum compares with the Rav4 Limited but the Rogue Platinum offers all the driving assist

81.24 -> Technologies, a 360 camera, heated seats and a panoramic sunroof is standard while on the Rav4

87.06 -> Limited you need to pay an extra 2500 dollars for this feature So in theory the Nissan Rogue has the

92.28 -> price advantage but only in the higher trim levels another thing to keep in mind is that the Nissan

96.54 -> Rogue doesn't come as a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid like in the case of the RAV4 let's talk about this

101.16 -> engine the Nissan Rogue only comes with one engine option it's a 1.5 3 Cylinder turbo engine that

106.08 -> peaks a 201 horsepower and 225 pound-feet of torque and is mated to a CVT transmission it's

111.84 -> rated at 28 in the city and 34 on the highway 0 to 60 about 8 seconds which is about a second faster

117.42 -> than the RAV4 but remember the RAV4 comes with the traditional 8-speed automatic so the experience is

122.94 -> going to be a little bit different than that of the rogue's CVT let me give you a quick intro

127.56 -> to the exterior of the Nissan Rogue because it's one of my favorite aspects of this vehicle it's

131.88 -> very boxy very masculine and reminds me of the old x-trail that I used to see in the streets of

136.26 -> Mexico starting with this front end that has a very strong presence with this corporate grill

142.14 -> with this u-shaped chrome piece right here and then the split LED headlights these are

148.08 -> LED headlights these are your daytime running lights and incandescent turn signals and then

153.48 -> on the sides you have these functional vents and no fog lights you can get fog lights in other trim

158.88 -> levels or as a standalone option and then at the very bottom you have this very interesting

163.74 -> piece that gives the Rogue a very interesting utilitarian look but in reality it's just cheap

170.28 -> rubberized plastic looking at this vehicle from the side I really like the dimensions and the

175.08 -> boxy look of the Rogue it's about 183 inches long slightly longer than the RAV4 and I really like

180.6 -> what they did with the cladding on both the rear end and the front because it visually scoops up

185.64 -> the overhangs to give the Rogue the impression of being a taller vehicle when in reality it's

189.66 -> only 8.2 inches off the ground which is slightly less than the RAV4 these tires are 235s by 65s 17

198.36 -> inch wheels I've been driving it throughout the day and it's a very comfortable ride so

202.68 -> I'm guessing that once you start upgrading to the 18 and 19 inch wheels yes the vehicle may look a

208.08 -> little bit nicer maybe more aggressive but you're gonna sacrifice a little bit of ride quality let

212.82 -> me know if you have this vehicle let me know if you have the 18 and 19 inch wheels and how it

217.32 -> drives something else I wanted to mention about the exterior of this vehicle is how the chrome

221.46 -> was kept to a minimum which is maybe the grill and then this piece right here and the badging

226.68 -> but if you want less chrome than this you can opt for the midnight Edition the basically blacks out

231.72 -> everything to include the wheels which is going to give you glossy black wheels another thing

237.84 -> that I really like about this Nissan Rogue over the RAV4 is that it doesn't have that floating

241.74 -> roof design that I think is kind of silly and played out so it just opts for this old school

246.24 -> boxy SUV design moving on to the rear end of the road not much to say I do like how they spelled

252.06 -> out Rogue right here similar to what they do with the Pathfinder and then you have these horizontal

256.5 -> tail lights there are a combination of LED and incandescent and then you have this canopy style

261.96 -> spoiler that houses the third brake light right here then when you move at the bottom right here

268.44 -> you have this textured rubber bumper and then this lighter gray that is not my favorite it's kind of

275.28 -> cheap and then you don't have any visible exhaust pipes interesting moving on to the interior

284.28 -> starting with the same position, I think it's very good. high like you would expect from a

287.46 -> crossover and the Nissan Rogue offers really good visibility. leg room is very similar number wise

293.04 -> to the RAV4 and sometimes it seems like car manufacturers mimic what the other one does

296.88 -> and end up offering nearly identical specs to the competition. I'd like to give a special mention to

301.92 -> this key fob because it was finally upgraded. when this third generation first came out it

305.46 -> still had the old key fob that I I had in my 2011 Nissan Juke so it was very old so I'm glad that

312.54 -> for this year it was upgraded to this nicer key fob then to start it it's just a typical start

318.72 -> button that is down here and then as you can see the instrument panel is a combination of

324.54 -> analog and digital at the center. the material selection of the Nissan Rogue is very good it's

328.92 -> starting with this injected molding that happens to be brown not black I don't know if you can see

333.42 -> it too well in the video but then here you have this soft vinyl and then real stitching when you

338.76 -> come to the doors you have different materials this is injected molding then this is some nice

343.98 -> fabric and then you have soft vinyl right here and hard plastics at the bottom the windows are

350.34 -> single touch but only for the driver and the rest are manuals I wonder if on higher trim levels

358.44 -> all the windows become automatic and of course you have power mirrors and your control is right here

363.54 -> and then here this you have this flat bottom steering wheel that in higher trim levels you

370.14 -> can wrap it in leather the center screen is an eight inch touchscreen that in the SL grows on

374.76 -> extra inch and because this is the S trim which I mentioned earlier the AC is a single zone but

380.52 -> in other trim levels it can be had in dual and even tri-zone climate controls let's move on

385.56 -> to the rear seat but first let me show you how wide this doors open to a 90 degree angle which

390.96 -> is very convenient for people with families and then the leg room is very adequate here as well

396.66 -> as the headroom very generous when it comes to the door panels it cheapens out a little bit

401.88 -> because this becomes hard plastic this is the same fabric and then you have this nice vinyl

407.28 -> where your elbow touches and hard plastic at the bottom let's move on to the rear cargo area

416.7 -> remember this is manual but it can be had with a power lift gate the cargo capacity of the Nissan

421.8 -> Rogue is 31.6 cubic feet less than what the RAV4 offers at 37.6 cubic feet but please don't take my

427.74 -> word for it because manufacturers have their own way of measuring their cargo areas I think that

432.9 -> the cargo room of the Rogue is great and remember that you can lower the rear seats if you need the

437.1 -> extra cargo room let's go drive this thing I'm getting tired of talking. despite the fact that

441.6 -> this is a three-cylinder it doesn't have a lot of vibration compared to a four cylinder if you

447.72 -> notice when I was talking about the engine I show you some footage of the three cylinder when it

452.58 -> was running and notice how the engine cover was vibrating I was expecting this vehicle to be as

458.82 -> quiet as it is I wanted to give this car a fair chance and I was not really expecting this level

464.94 -> of quietness relative quietness in this vehicle so that is a plus for this car now talking about the

472.86 -> CVT transmission the latest one I drove was the one on the Honda Civic and that one was not as

479.58 -> responsive as this one this one is way better no it doesn't drive like a normal traditional

487.5 -> automatic transmission but it's very good I remember some of the older CVT's, they had

493.26 -> like this rubber band effect ... so when you press on the gold pedal on the gas pedal it will first

499.44 -> drone and then catch up on speed and RPMs but now this is a lot more responsive another thing

507 -> is I was going over the driving dynamics of the car in the morning and I realized that this 4x4

513.06 -> is a must-have in a vehicle like this because front-wheel drive vehicles tend to shift the

519.24 -> weight to the back under hard acceleration and this one has it's called intelligent overdrive

525.78 -> but it's a full-time all-wheel drive that kicks in when needed so you have a little monitor here

531.36 -> in the instrument panel that shows you how much torque goes to the rear wheels and under hard

535.98 -> acceleration I noticed that it would go like 20 it's not great but it's enough to prevent this

541.92 -> vehicle from unnecessary wheel spin so when you hear that this vehicle is not available

546.9 -> on a hybrid I don't mind it because the miles per gallon are pretty good now keep in mind that these

554.82 -> smaller engines with turbos tend to be a little thirsty once you start stepping on the gas pedal

561.72 -> when you drive it normally you might be able to reach those claimed MPGs but as soon you start...

567.72 -> as as soon as you start driving aggressively it's gonna drop more than a normally aspirated

572.58 -> engine the third generation Nissan Rogue started with a normally aspirated engine which was a 2.5

580.32 -> and that was an older engine that was proven now with this 1.5 I'm not sure it's going to

586.38 -> hold up well because my last experience with the new engine was the in 2011 I had a Nissan Juke

593.04 -> that I believe it had a 1.6 turbo engine and that engine had to be replaced at 30 000 miles

598.08 -> and then I started getting these recall notices for different issues with that engine and class

604.5 -> action lawsuits for excesive oil consumption and then timing chain failure all kinds of things for

611.46 -> that car so it was kind of disappointing because I did like the car when I had it, it was fun to

616.56 -> drive but that engine wasn't reliable at all and this is the case of this smaller 1.5 engine that

622.86 -> is a first timer for Nissan at least in the United States so I don't know how it's going to hold up

627.6 -> in time I wouldn't bet on this car long term but it drives pretty nice I have no complaints let's

634.74 -> put it in manual mode here oh is it here saying for example right now we're doing a that downshift

645.96 -> fourth gear and then picks up really well and right now we're going 75-80

654.66 -> and it mimics an eight speed here and at 75 miles per hour is doing less than 2000 RPM

663.72 -> how's that possible I have no idea the road noise is kept to a minimum not a lot of wind

668.46 -> noise I do hear a little bit over here about the corners of the windows but for the most part this

673.2 -> is a quiet vehicle considering what it is and the visibility is great I would get it with all-wheel

679.32 -> drive and if it was up to me I would get it with the SV package which gives you certain

685.44 -> options that reasonably equip this car to have a better experience with it now if you have the

692.88 -> pockets then you can opt for the SL and then the top of the line Platinum I think is a great deal

697.92 -> compared to the Limited Rav4 the only two Nissan cars that I had were not that great as I said one

707.1 -> of them was the Nissan Juke, I had to replace the engine at 30 000 miles all kinds of problems and

712.62 -> the other one was an older Nissan in 2001 Nissan Maxima and that one was okay but it also had a lot

718.74 -> of problems then again it had a lot of miles so after those two bad experiences I promised

723.12 -> myself that I would never buy a Nissan product but this is I mean for what it is this is a good

728.82 -> new car I just wanted to drive this car to get a feel for it because some of you asked me in the

735.84 -> in the Lexus video asked me what non-premium SUV would I drive and this being a highly

744.3 -> popular one gave me that opportunity to test drive it I haven't I haven't test driven the

749.46 -> RAV4 but that's on the list this has been my presentation of the 2023 Nissan Rogue I

754.8 -> think has come a long way to what it is today in the third generation and depending on how

758.22 -> you option it can be a bargain compared to the RAV4 but expect this one to depreciate a

763.26 -> little bit faster than the Toyota if I were in the market for a compact SUV I probably still

768.06 -> pick the RAV4 versus this one mainly because of this three-cylinder engine I do not know how I

775.02 -> turbo three-cylinder engine is going to hold up in time especially mated to the CVT transmission

779.4 -> and we know that CVT transmissions tend not to hold up too well when the miles pile up I do

785.7 -> like the way it drives I even prefer the exterior looks of it and the interior layout over the RAV4

790.5 -> I just don't trust the long-term reliability of this vehicle but please let me know in the

795.66 -> comments do you have one of these how many miles do you have in it has it turned out to be a good

799.32 -> vehicle a bad experience I want to hear from you thank you for watching I'll see you next time

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IujUx7e7Rzk