After being leaked over the weekend, the up to date Nissan Rogue — recognized in most different components of the world because the Nissan X-Path — has been formally unveiled within the States.
Externally, the revised Rogue, and sure the upcoming X-Path facelift too, is distinguished by a brand new model of the corporate’s V-motion grille design that has broader, partially chromed slats, and now not contains a chromed body.
The brand new grille is accompanied by a “bolder” entrance bumper design, and new look 18- and 19-inch alloy wheels. Excessive-end fashions are additionally fitted with gloss black exterior trim items, together with wheel arch protectors.
American-market fashions additionally sport subtly revised tail-light graphics, and a extra rugged-looking rear bumper. Nevertheless, these two adjustments appear to carry the Rogue into line with the look already sported on X-Trails offered elsewhere on this planet.
On the within there are new colors and texture choices for the door panel, dashboard, and centre console trim.
Within the US lower-spec fashions a smaller 8.0-inch touchscreen with two USB-C ports up entrance, and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is customary.
Greater trim ranges within the US are geared up with a 12.3-inch excessive definition touchscreen infotainment system that’s now fitted with a bunch of Google providers in-built, together with the Google Assistant pure language voice recognition system, Google Maps for navigation, and the Google Play Retailer which permits for extra apps to be added.
Regardless of Google providers being baked into this technique, this infotainment nonetheless helps wi-fi Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone mirroring.
For the American market, the Rogue continues to be provided with only one drivetrain: a 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine with a variable compression turbocharger hooked as much as a constantly variable transmission. Output from this engine stays unchanged at 150kW and 305Nm.
In Australia, the X-Path is obtainable with a 2.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder or a 1.5-litre three-cylinder hybrid.
Whereas North American Rogues come primarily from the corporate’s plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, Australian-market X-Trails are constructed completely in Japan.
The up to date Rogue will head into North American showrooms in early 2024. It’s unclear when the facelifted X-Path might be unveiled, and when it is going to go on sale in Australia and different components of the world.
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