Nissan Rogue

Hi Guys. Happy to meet you all with an interesting article about the latest cars available in the market. SUV hardly looks like a scoundrel or a renegade, two ways of defining "rogue." The variant Nissan must have had in mind is "a playful, mischievous person," because the little, all-wheel drive Rogue is more likely to be characterized as cute than menacing or intimidating. With a starting price of $19,250 and weighing only 3,267 pounds, the Rogue is Nissan's starter SUV, going head-to-head with Honda CR-V. Dressed in fairly nondescript sheetmetal, the Rogue comes in two models: the baseline Rogue S and the $20,670 Rogue SL, which offers additional goodies such as larger wheels, steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters and xenon headlights. If all-wheel drive isn't your thing, the Rogue also comes in front-wheel drive. Both drivetrain choices will be powered by a 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine producing 170 horsepower.Cargo capacity is 28.9 cubic feet with the rear seats up, and 57.9 cubic feet with the rear row of seats folded. Thank you for seeing this post. Hope you like it. Paste your comments here.

Nissan X trail 20 GT

Hi Guys Happy to meet you all with an interesting article about the latest cars available in the market. In this series here comes Nissan X trail 20 GT.In yet another indication of Nissan's renewed commitment to alternative-fuel vehicles, the Japanese automaker on Thursday introduced the clean diesel X-Trail 20GT. The clean-diesel SUV will go on sale in Japan only on September 18. The Nissan X-Trail 20GT is priced at the equivalent of $27,854. The X-Trail 20GT is equipped with a new 2.0-liter M9R engine that the automaker says "has the power equivalency of a 3.5-liter V6 gas engine. It delivers 170 horsepower at 3,750 rpm and 266 pound-feet of torque at 2,000 rpm. The engine is linked to a five-speed manual transmission. Nissan said the X-Trail 20GT is a fuel miser, "representing an increase of approximately 30 percent in fuel economy over a 2.5-liter gasoline engine with the same power output." Nissan tried to inject some European flair on this version of its popular SUV, adding a redesigned front grille that uses the same design as the Euro version of the X-Trail. The cabin gets new seat fabric, step lamps, Intelligent Key and six audio speakers. Nissan says that the new X-Trail 20GT is the first vehicle in the world to meet Japan's tough new emissions standards, which go into effect for new models in October 2009.

Nissan Murano

Nissan's recent history is for the most part a success story, and part of that success comes from designing one set of parts into a platform and then stretching that platform's length, width, and strength to do other jobs under other kinds of vehicles. Nissan does this better than most manufacturers, and has done it successfully once again with the 2009 Murano, using basically the same kit of parts that goes under the Altima coupe and sedan for a much larger, heavier and more complex crossover SUV. Murano is named after two different luxury items from two very different parts of the world, Murano art glass from Italy and Murano pearls from Japan, which is a good thing, considering it's sold in more than 130 countries.

The outgoing Murano has been one of the most successful models in Nissan's recent history, with sales rising every year since its introduction in 2003, and a loyalty rate upwards of 30 percent. With sales up more than 70 percent, they've stopped production on the original Murano and given us this brand new second-generation version to consider.

The 2009 Nissan Murano is several steps more radically styled that the original. There are many more curves in the body sheetmetal, a much bigger, shinier grille with a less-busy air intake under it, very large, bold, seven-element headlamps, and a completely new rear-end design, more horizontal than vertical, with dual exhaust ports under the bumper.

Murano models come with 18-inch wheels, with 20-inch wheels standard on the top LE model and optional on the others. Once you get beyond the grille and the headlamps, the only chrome on the curvy new body shell is the door handles. This design strategy lets the body and the paint do all the talking. The new body is almost two counts better in aerodynamic performance than the 2007 version, improved from 0.37 to 0.39 Cd. The more slippery design should mean better highway mileage and less wind noise.

The flexible, stretchable platform underneath the new Murano has been reinforced from front to rear, and fitted with several additional bumper beams and crossmembers, for the heavier duty cycles a crossover sport ute encounters, so it's now roughly 150 percent stiffer than the old truck. This is meaningful not only in terms of crash safety and survival, but also in terms of long-term durability and reliability for those buyers who aren't going to be back in the market for six or eight years. Things like doors and hoods and hinges will stay where they are put because the frame is strong to start with.

The redesigned 2009 Murano retails for some $1500 less than comparably equipped 2007 models.