India-bound Nissan Rogue (Nissan X-trail) goes on sale in the USA

15/10/2016 - 19:09 Nissan X-Trail, Nissan Sagar Parikh

2017 Nissan Rogue Hybrid to follow later this year.

The 2017 Nissan Rogue (Nissan X-Trail) is now on sale at dealerships nationwide in the U.S. market. The facelifted Nissan Rogue starts at $23,820 (INR 15,89,102.47) for the base model and goes up to $31,310 (INR 20,88,782.46) for the top-end model.

2017 Nissan Rogue (facelift) front three quarters — The 2017 Nissan Rogue is available in three trim levels in the USA: S, SV and SL.

On the outside, the 2017 Nissan Rogue (facelift) features new front and rear fascias, V-motion grille, tweaked tail lamps with LED boomerang signature lights, chrome side moldings, and new 17-, 18- and 19-inch wheel designs. Key interior changes brought with the facelift are, new D-shaped steering wheel with heating function, new leather-booted sport-mode shifter, redesigned front center console, new trim finishers, new cloth seat materials, and memory seats and door mirrors.

With the facelift, the Nissan Rogue has received some body enhancements for minimized NVH levels. A number of safety, security and convenience features have been added as well. These include, Intelligent Cruise Control, Forward Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection, Lane Departure Warning and Lane Departure Prevention.

2017 Nissan Rogue (facelift) rear three quarters — The 2017 Nissan Rogue is powered by a 170 hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine.

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The 170 hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine has been carried over, but there's a new hybrid option introduced with the facelift, in the US market. The 2017 Nissan Rogue Hybrid is powered by a 176 hp gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain that has a combination of a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with a 30 kW electric motor.

The gasoline model features the Xtronic continuously variable transmission as standard. The hybrid model will go on sale a little later this year.