Drives Like an EV. Fills Up Like Your Old SUV.

Nissan gave the Rogue Hybrid a more grown-up look with subtle hints of its electric drive. Up front, a hexagonal honeycomb grille wraps around integrated LED headlights, and equipped models get running lights in a two-three pattern, a nod to “ni” and “san” in Japanese that shows up in other places around the vehicle too. Body lines rise from low on the doors toward the cabin, and chrome is kept to a minimum for a clean, flush finish.

It measures 4,650 mm long and 1,850 mm wide on a 2,705 mm wheelbase, with up to 215 mm (8.5 in.) of ground clearance for rutted spring roads. SV models ride on 18-inch wheels, while SR and Platinum get 19-inch machined alloys. A triangular C-pillar inspired by Mount Fuji, finely patterned taillights and a full-width LED signature on SR and Platinum complete the look. Colour choices include Aurora Dune Pearl, Alpine Metallic and Horizon Blue Pearl, which flashes red-yellow in the sun.

Inside, the controls you use most stay physical. Temperature, fan speed, airflow and heated seats all have their own buttons, and volume is a scroll wheel, which is much easier with winter gloves on. Soft-touch materials and stitching surround you, piano black is used sparingly, and the screens sit neatly in the dash: 12.3 inches on SV and 14.3 inches on SR and Platinum. A 64-colour ambient lighting option is new to Rogue, and the under-console storage has a wider opening.

Zero Gravity seats in the front and both rear outboard positions help cut fatigue on long drives. Front passengers get 1,054 mm of legroom, and the second row gets 920 mm plus reclining seatbacks and rear vents. The Platinum adds ventilated front seats, a first for Rogue. The rear doors open almost 90 degrees, five LATCH anchors allow a car seat in the middle, and cargo space measures 880.7 L with the seats up and 1,866.1 L folded, enough for three big suitcases standing upright.

The e-POWER engine is a 1.5L turbo three-cylinder making 148 hp and 171 lb-ft. It’s never connected to the wheels. Its only job is to charge a 1.67 kWh lithium-ion battery, and it shuts off once the battery has enough charge. Nissan quotes 42% thermal efficiency and estimates the SR at 5.9 L/100 km city, 6.5 highway and 6.2 combined based on internal testing. It runs on regular fuel from a 53 L tank, so the drive down Highway 40 to Grande Cache needs no charging stops.

The front motor makes 202 hp and 243 lb-ft and the rear adds 134 hp and 144 lb-ft, for 225 hp combined. The all-wheel-drive system constantly balances torque front to rear and can gently brake the inside wheels in corners. Choose from Standard, Eco, Sport, Off-Road, Snow or Personal modes. e-Pedal allows one-pedal driving right to a stop, Smooth Stop softens the final moment of braking, and towing is rated at 680 kg (1,500 lbs) when properly equipped.

Every trim includes wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, SiriusXM, Bluetooth and voice recognition. SR and Platinum add a 14.3-inch touchscreen with Google built-in, including Google Maps, the Play Store and Google Gemini, plus a Wi-Fi hotspot trial. You get two front USB-C ports, two rear charging ports and an available 15-watt Qi2 magnetic wireless charger, doubled on the Platinum, which also gets a 10-speaker Bose system.

Intelligent Cruise Control and ProPILOT Assist are standard and upgraded with a new radar and a front camera that sees 20% wider, spotting slowing traffic 33% sooner. SR and Platinum add Hands-off Traffic Jam Support and Auto Lane Change on divided highways. Standard safety includes automatic emergency braking with pedestrian, cyclist and intersection detection, blind spot warning and intervention, lane departure warning and intervention, post-collision hazard lights and the new Lead Car Departure Notification. SR and Platinum add front and rear sensors and Rear Automatic Braking.