Introducing the Rogue Sport

In the culture of Americans loving their SUVs, Nissan has added to their lineup another SUV. Introduced at the North American International Auto Show, Nissan unveiled Rogue Sport. Following in the footsteps on its big brother the Rogue, the Rogue Sport is expected to generate huge sales for Nissan.

The Nissan Rogue Sport, is Nissans attempt to take a chuck of the small compact SUV market.  Due to its smaller size, the Rogue Sport is the perfect vehicle single individuals, couples without kids or even empty nesters.  Featuring a 2.3-inch shorter wheelbase and a 12.1-inch shorter overall length than the full-size model, the Sport favors agility over volume. It’s also almost 5.5 inches shorter than the regular Rogue, has 2 inches less front row headroom, and cuts 4.5 inches of legroom and 5.2 inches of hip space from the second row.

The Rogue Sport is packed full of features to help you with your city adventures and once the second row of seats is folded down, the Rogue Sport has over 61 cubic feet of cargo space. The Rogue Sport doesn’t hold back when it comes to safety features either, it can be outfitted with Nissan’s Around View Monitor with Moving Object Detection. Tack on the optional Nissan Intelligent Safety Shield technology suite and buyers get things like Forward Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection, Intelligent Cruise Control and Rear Cross Traffic Alert.

The new Rogue Sport will only be offered with one powertrain combination, a 141 horsepower 2.0-liter direct injected four-cylinder engine with an Xtronic transmission to generate 147 pound-feet of torque.  The Rogue Sport will get three different models, the S, SV and SL models, and will have a wide selection of packages available Appearance, All-Weather, Premium, and Platinum packages give you a variety of options like power moonroofs, 19-inch alloy wheels, and LED headlamps at the ready, the curb appeal of this crossover is undeniable. Slated to go on sale at dealers nationwide this spring, until then check out our inventory and contact us for a test drive today!