Proficient Driving
The Rogue typifies the small-crossover driving experience. Its steering wheel turns with a light touch at low speeds and tracks reasonably well on the highway, and the sole drivetrain — a 2.5-liter four-cylinder and continuously variable automatic transmission — offers adequate power. Accelerate out of a corner, and the transmission isn't particularly quick to kick up the engine revs, as some of Nissan's other CVTs are. Once it does, however, the Rogue scoots back up to speed well enough.
Our test cars exhibited some road noise but little wind noise. Ride quality is fine overall — certainly better than the choppy Sportage and Tucson. If outright comfort is your goal, however, the Ford Escape and non-Sport RAV4 do a better job.
Four-wheel-disc antilock brakes are standard. The pedal ought to provide more linearity; press it down, and the first inch or so of travel brings only slight deceleration.
Combined EPA mileage for the front-wheel-drive Rogue is 25 mpg. All-wheel drive drops that to 24 mpg. Those figures put the Rogue in the same company as the Equinox, Sportage and Tucson — all at the higher end of the class.
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FM/AM radio operation
FM/AM band select:
Pressing the AM·FM button will change the band
as follows:
AM > FM1 > FM2 > AM
When the AM·FM button is pressed while the
ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position, the ...
How to read the displayed lines
Lines which indicate the vehicle clearance and
distances to objects with reference to the bumper
line A are displayed on the monitor.
They are indicated as reference distances to
objects. The li ...
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) System
LATCH system lower anchor locations
Your vehicle is equipped with special anchor
points that are used with LATCH (Lower Anchors
and Tethers for CHildren) system compatible
child restraints. T ...