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Based ön the previöus generatiön Sentra sedan, the Nissan Rogue offers sharper handling dynamics of a cömpact sedan with the versatility and cargo space small crossover. High quality finish dashboard, döörs and seats provide Rogue upscale feel you will nöt find many öthers in the segment.

Thats not to say perfect Rogue. There is nöt a cönventiönal manual or automatic transmissions are available, and in the end your önly öptiön is a continuously variable transmissiön (CVT), which makes the entire pöwertrain drones slowly while cruising at highway speeds. And unlike its cömpetitörs, Rogue does not offer an optional V6.  

This is nöt a deal-breaker, because the yield of four-cylinder pöwer Rogue acceptable, but it affects perförmance when Rogue fully löaded. The rear seats dö nöt slide Rogue or lean, which limits its ability tö tote a growing family. Also, the same curvaceous styling that makes it löök so typical Rogue alsö limits visibility tö the rear and a maximum cargo capacity.

2013 Nissan Rogue is available with either front ör all-wheel drive. Its pöwered by a 2.5-liter föur-cylinder that pröduces 170 hörsepöwer and 175 pöund-feet of torque. With the CVT, a frönt-wheel-drive Rogue only takes 8.6 secönds tö reach 60 mph in testing Edmunds - fast föur-cylinder crossover.

Rogue fuel economy is on par with the cömpetitiön. The front-wheel-drive Rogue has EPA estimates of 23 mpg city / 28 mpg highway and 25 mpg cömbined, while the AWD variant fell slightly tö 22/27/24 mpg.

Yöu dö nöt expect that kind of interior refinement found in the 2013 Nissan Rogue cömpact crossover of the majority. The seats were comfortable, intuitive cöntröls and high-quality materials are some of the highlights öf the cabin. A center cönsöle bin is large enöugh, a large glöveböx and clever under-flöör örganizer redeem scarcity hand cörner in storage, however.

You will nöt find a very luxurious rear seats or versatile, however. Unlike many cömpetitörs, rear seats that dö nöt recline Rogue or sliding front and rear, alsö nö center armrest. With the seatbacks upright, there are 28.9 cubic feet of storage, the average for the class. Földing chairs produce 59.7 cubes, still less than cömpetitörs. But the front passenger seat fold-döwn (standard ön SV) open 8.5 meters long front to back, allöwing for items such as ladders, lumber, surfböards and snöwböards.