Nissan Updates Rogue, Adds Tech and Tweaks Styling

Matthew Guy
by Matthew Guy

As the calendar flips to 2024, Nissan is throwing some revisions at its bread-and-butter crossover. Appearance, in-car tech, and cabin materials are all getting a critical eye.


Most of the B&B will call these changes part of a midcycle refresh, and that’s entirely accurate. New front and rear fascias – you know, the parts that don’t require wholesale changes to expensive-to-alter hard points – crop up for 2024, as does a massaged version of the corporate ‘V-Motion’ grille. Certain trims get new wheels and subtly different badging as well. We know, heady stuff here, folks. Feel free to take a breather if necessary.


Interior changes are more meaningful in terms of livability and usability. Bringing more value to the model’s popular SL trim are a newly standard wireless device charging pad, a 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen, and an equally sized digital instrument cluster. An addition of USB-C ports helps futureproof the thing for at least a few years, while different material textures add a bit of visual interest compared to past efforts.

Snazzier trims like the SL and Platinum get Google built-in tools, permitting users to spill their beans to our machine overlords utilize maps and the like without pairing a device to the car. It’s a decent addition for anyone whose digital footprint is squarely in the Google camp; one could build a route whilst signed in to their Google account on another device or at home and then access those directions in the vehicle. But if Larry Page and Sergey Brin suddenly appear with information about your whereabouts, that’s on you.


This model represents a huge chunk of Nissan's sales volume in North America, with just over 211,000 of the things finding homes through the first nine months of 2023. That’s head and shoulders above the brand’s next-best-selling model, the Altima, which shifted around 92,000 units. In fact, very nearly one out of every three new vehicles sold at a Nissan dealer so far this year has been a Rogue.  

The revised 2024 Nissan Rogue goes on sale in American dealerships early next year. 


[Images: Nissan]


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Matthew Guy
Matthew Guy

Matthew buys, sells, fixes, & races cars. As a human index of auto & auction knowledge, he is fond of making money and offering loud opinions.

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  • Dukeisduke Dukeisduke on Oct 16, 2023

    Meanwhile, in other news, it's still a Nissan.

    • Tassos Tassos on Oct 16, 2023


      Exactly. Its biggest problem (if you don't mind a breadvan instead of a looker)

  • Jeff Jeff on Oct 16, 2023

    Nice looking but my issues with this would be the Jatco CVT and the turbo 3s and 4s. I actually like the interior.

    • Jpolicke Jpolicke on Oct 16, 2023

      My feelings exactly. Zero confidence in this powertrain. Offer me a 120/120k powertrain warranty and I'm interested in what's otherwise a nice vehicle.


  • Slavuta Why is everybody sweating? Like sedans? - go buy one. Better - 2. Let CRV/RAV rust on the dealer lot. I have 3 sedans on the driveway. My neighbor - 2. Neighbors on each of our other side - 8 SUVs.
  • Theflyersfan With sedans, especially, I wonder how many of those sales are to rental fleets. With the exception of the Civic and Accord, there are still rows of sedans mixed in with the RAV4s at every airport rental lot. I doubt the breakdown in sales is publicly published, so who knows... GM isn't out of the sedan business - Cadillac exists and I can't believe I'm typing this but they are actually decent - and I think they are making a huge mistake, especially if there's an extended oil price hike (cough...Iran...cough) and people want smaller and hybrids. But if one is only tied to the quarterly shareholder reports and not trends and the big picture, bad decisions like this get made.
  • Wjtinfwb Not proud of what Stellantis is rolling out?
  • Wjtinfwb Absolutely. But not incredibly high-tech, AWD, mega performance sedans with amazing styling and outrageous price tags. GM needs a new Impala and LeSabre. 6 passenger, comfortable, conservative, dead nuts reliable and inexpensive enough for a family guy making 70k a year or less to be able to afford. Ford should bring back the Fusion, modernized, maybe a bit bigger and give us that Hybrid option again. An updated Taurus, harkening back to the Gen 1 and updated version that easily hold 6, offer a huge trunk, elevated handling and ride and modest power that offers great fuel economy. Like the GM have a version that a working mom can afford. The last decade car makers have focused on building cars that American's want, but eliminated what they need. When a Ford Escape of Chevy Blazer can be optioned up to 50k, you've lost the plot.
  • Willie If both nations were actually free market economies I would be totally opposed. The US is closer to being one, but China does a lot to prop up the sectors they want to dominate allowing them to sell WAY below cost, functionally dumping their goods in our market to destroy competition. I have seen this in my area recently with shrimp farmed by Chinese comglomerates being sold super cheap to push local producers (who have to live at US prices and obey US laws) out of business.China also has VERY lax safety and environmental laws which reduce costs greatly. It isn't an equal playing field, they don't play fair.
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