Saturday, January 4, 2025

2024 Nissan Rogue: A Nice Refresh for a Good Crossover

 


Nissan gave a refresh to the popular Rogue compact SUV for the 2024 model year with a modified face and revamped infotainment system. The new Rogue uses the Google Built-In interface, pioneering this technology for Nissan.

The exterior has an updated version of Nissan’s V-Motion grille along with redesigned taillights and badging. The SV trim also gets a new 18-inch alloy wheel design, and the Platinum variant adds gloss-black exterior trim and a new 19-inch wheel design.

The interior has been altered with new colors, textures and trim for the door panels, seats, center console and passenger-side dashboard, plus newly available Chestnut brown leather upholstery. New standard features for the SL include a wireless device charging pad, 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen and 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.

The Rogue has drawn praise for its easy touchscreen infotainment system, with its large knobs, responsive screen and clear menu structure. For 2024, Google took over the operating system on the uplevel SL and Platinum trims. The system uses a larger 12.3-inch touchscreen, and Nissan says it allows for seamless connection to a user’s Google account without pairing or plugging in a phone. When signed in, users can automatically access things like addresses or points of interest saved on Google Maps, as well as connect to Google Play and talk to the Google Assistant to navigate to their next destination, listen to music, or call or text a contact.

The Rogue is Nissan's first U.S. model to exclusively feature USB-C ports, with two front USB-C ports standard on the base S trim; SV and higher trims add two charge-only ports on the rear of the center console.

Also on the tech front for the 2024 model, SL and Platinum variants get access to the Amazon Alexa system, which gives users access to music, audiobooks and connected smart home devices via voice command.

Lastly, Nissan upped the free trial for its NissanConnect Services; it’s now free for three years instead of six months. The telematics system is standard on SV and higher trims and gives users access to remote door lock and unlock, remote engine stop-start, vehicle health report and emergency calling functions via an app, according to Newcars.com.

The 2024 Rogue is offered in S, SV, SL and Platinum trims. The powertrain is turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine that makes 201 horsepower and is linked to a continuously variable automatic transmission. All trims are again available with front- or all-wheel drive.

Pricing ranges from $29,000 to around $41,000.

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