A Long Time Ago….

         

Whether you’re out running an Imperial Starship or trying to save the Princess from Darth Vader, there is no better vehicle that the Rebel Alliance would use on land than the 2017 Nissan Rogue.

The talk of the galaxy is the new Star Wars moving coming out on December 16^th titled Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. And to help promote the film, Nissan has teamed up with the folks over at Star Wars and are releasing a Limited Edition 2017 Nissan Rogue: Nissan Rogue Stars Wars SUV. From the Forest Moon of Endor and the Desert Planet of Tatooine, this Rogue will help the Rebellion defeat the Empire.

The 2017 Nissan Rogue was released in September with a refreshed and updated look. Minor changes to the rear end and additional chrome to the exterior along with Nissan’s V-motion grille design are some of the additions that will make Han Solo trade in his Millennium Falcon for the New Rogue.

The big addition is now Nissan is offering a Rogue Hybrid. The Rogue Hybrid relies on a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder gas engine and an electric motor for motion. As a result the Rogue Hybrid has 176 Horsepower and gets 35 mpg. That kind of horsepower and fuel economy would make it easy to outrun and take out a AT-AT on Hoth!

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will hit theaters on December 16^th and the Rogue Hybrid should hit our lots around the same time, So, bring in your land speeder, your TIE Fighter and X-Wing fighters, and we will let you know what we will give in trade for them. And don’t you worry, we’ll give you a better deal than Jabba The Hutt!

Check out our Inventory and Contact us to schedule a test drive. And don’t forget to go see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on December 16^th.

May The Force Be With You.

           

Nissan and the Self Driving Car

How do car companies plan on informing pedestrians and other drivers to what their self-driving car is going to do? Nissan has a plan, and that is to display messages on the windshield and light patterns on the bumpers. That’s at least how they envision it working out.

That is the main challenge that Nissan is facing, finding a way to have their self-driving cars interact safely with humans on the streets and in their vehicles. One of the concerns is say when a car approaches a red light and plans to make a right hand turn, the car needs to be aware of of all of the traffic so it can turn safely. The self-driving cars must also follow socially acceptable practice, what is acceptable in one country might not be acceptable somewhere else.

Nissan is trying to address this problem by coming up with a way for their self-driving car to communicate with other drivers and cars. One of the ideas they have is to install lighting into the car that would flash certain colors to tell other drivers what they intend to do. It would be similar to how people recognize and react to traffic lights. The other is to have a message display on the windshield to tell pedestrians directly what they are doing, for example the windshield may read After You  to a pedestrian to let the pedestrian know they are safe to cross the road.

                Another concern that automakers are having regarding the autonomous self-driving car is what happens in a power failure. In traditional vehicles, you still can control the steering and braking to prevent accidents. But with an autonomous vehicle, all the mechanics run through a central computer, and a power failure could spell disaster. However knowing Nissan, they with extensively test all options before they make it available to the public.

                It seems as though will may have to wait until 2020 to have a fully autonomous self-driving car, but until then, check out our other fine Nissan vehicles. Be sure to Contact us now to test drive your next Nissan today!