2020 Nissan Rogue S Crossover

2020 Nissan Rogue S Crossover

The 2020 Nissan Rogue is a compact crossover that checks many of the boxes folks are looking to fill in this segment. It has slick styling, a spacious interior and up-to-date tech.

This generation of Rogue may be getting old in model years (six years since its last full redesign), but from the surface, it’s hard to tell.

Take a peek under the curtain, and the mirage starts to disappear. The engine is dreadfully underpowered, the transmission responds lethargically, and the steering is about as poor as it gets for a new car in 2020. Spend any amount of time driving its competitors and the Rogue’s inferiority is clear as day.

Many of those vehicles are on newer platforms and were designed with driver enjoyment being a higher priority. Newer entries from Nissan like the Altima and Sentra are promising, so whenever an all-new Rogue appears, we expect it to be much better.

For now, though, a cheap price, average fuel economy and plenty of space are the main selling points for the Rogue today. It’s not a terrible choice, but there are others we’d choose before it.