2020 Nissan Rogue SL AWD - POV Test Drive (Binaural Audio)

MSRP: $32,940
MPG: 25 city / 32 highway
Horsepower: 170 hp @ 5,600 rpm
Towing capacity: 1,102 lbs
Engine: 2.5 L 4-cylinder
Transmission: XTRONIC CVT w/ Sport Mode & Eco Mode
19" Alloy Wheels
Curb weight: 3,660 lbs
Dimensions: 185″ L x 72″ W x 68-69″ H
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[@nightmarah916]

I feel like so many people in the comment section of reviews are expecting these cars to be luxurious and extremely sporty like this is for any normal person trying to get from point a to B

[@vlz.matthew]

yeah but for an suv the horsepower is terrible and very underwhelming

[@cossallo]

@@vlz.matthew this car is targeted towards families. i don’t think a mom is going to care about horsepower.

[@vlz.matthew]

@@cossallo well if that family loves having to floor the gas just to enter the highway then this is a perfect car

[@cossallo]

@@vlz.matthew he got onto the highway just fine. you’re being dramatic.

[@vlz.matthew]

@@cossallo you replied to me twice lol

[@DoSum4Me]

Having driven many of these, they aren't as bad as people say they are. The Rogue is great for just daily driving around town etc. Sure CVTs aren't great, but they aren't terrible unless your flooring it from every light. We own a 2010 Rogue SL with 200,000 miles and the CVT still works fine.

[@masturch33f5]

Bullshit. Everyone knows Nissan's CVTs are piles of garbage. There's even class action lawsuits

[@ivvan9216]

Newer Nissan cars have bad CVT transmissions. Older ones are okay..

[@betaz1000]

I agree.. the car are not bad.. because the cvt are build to great at mpg.. so far, people forget that the cvt are supposed to act slow response because it main purpose to have greater mpg ,not chasing top speed.. people forget about that

[@alpzepta]

CVT in concept sound pretty good but in real life is hell no! My friend just got a Nissan Kick this year! Let’s see how long will her piece of shit last!

[@Harry-om5lm]

@@alpzepta it’s not your car now is it? Let the girl enjoy her car

[@salihalamri4477]

This car called X-trail in other parts of world

[@mooauto2388]

Yes it's strange in my country it's rogue and sometimes I pass some 2017 called xtrail that name is way better than rogue

[@lilmoris1]

The X-trail you don’t want. There’s nothing x-trail about it.

[@jtlovespi2493]

Rented this car for 10 days. The steering is incredibly light and loose, not what I was used to. I do however like the fact it consistently stayed under 3,000 RPM. Engine wasn’t as noisy as in this video, and worked just fine! Definitely not a vehicle I’d buy, but not as horrible as it looks.

[@kyleyoung7980]

It's called power steering

[@aries8402]

I went from American made vehicles from 93 Ford Explorer, 99 Jimmy, 03 S-10, 08 Town & Country to a 2015 SV AWD & absolutely love it. I change the CVT fluid every 40,000, I'm 6'5 & 380lbs and fit perfectly inside, and have ample room in the back seat for passengers without moving my seat. It is great in the snow and rain. The windshield is huge and can see so much! I average 24-36mpg. I really love the Rogue and has been a great vehicle thus far in the Metro Detroit traffic & weather! Great video. I'm gonna get another one.

[@nicholasadkins6469]

aries8402 how long have you had it. Nissan are really good. Lash out of the haters.

[@PaulsPlace]

When will Nissan abandon microwave chimes? The car looks nice inside but totally cheapens out when it tells me my pizza rolls are done.

[@lordmeme_]

kinda like it- i dont have to be blasted with a car's fancy new chime sounds each time i start it.

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

LOL

[@marco.morel04]

To me it sounds like a heart rate monitor....

[@alpzepta]

Paul's Place on $100,000 Infiniti and Nissan GTR have this too! Like what the hell! Even Hyundai Eleantra had a better chime and also new Lincoln Aviator is the best one! Oh well, if Renault disown Nissan someday, it’s might get a better chime.

[@fatamahali7451]

Alpzepta hbv

[@JokerG16]

I used to have one. It’s a beautiful car and super reliable. All I did was change the oil and brakes. But I gave it up because the legroom became a major problem overtime and it was extremely slow. It was a good first car though. I still kind of miss it.

[@JokerG16]

@Jonathan A. Front legroom. On long drives my legs and knees used to hurt. Plus the seat isn’t as adjustable which increased my fatigue.

[@JokerG16]

@Jonathan A. That’s cool man.

[@lordmeme_]

They are great cars. Test drove one myself, never ended up being my car though. :( It was a good car to drive. One of my friends has a 2017 Rogue, drives amazing, and super reliable and comfortable.

[@JokerG16]

@Miss July I had a 2016 SV trim. The driver seat isn’t as adjustable so it felt like I was squatting. My 2018 Murano has more legroom and the seats are 10-way versus the Rogue’s 6-way.

[@occckid123]

What year?

[@gabisasmr]

The interior is beautiful in that car

[@davidsweeney111]

so, this is one to cross off the list

[@TheRaybay911]

No one in the comments section wanted this video to be uploaded. 😂

[@sarabjotsingh1500]

Ray Gold only if it's a super car 😂

[@PT-mt2fs]

I wanted it to be uploaded

[@alejandrolopezrodriguez2700]

PT ysxni

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

I bought my daughter this rogue in 2017. It is an SV so a few less features. But it’s loaded for a $25k suv. Remote start. Nav. Heated seats and steering wheel. Power rear door. 360 camera I mean it nice and it’s gone 32k troublefree miles. We love it. I like this blue SL you got here. Nice seats. And rims

[@EndlesSuffering]

Lol good luck because it won’t reach 70k, should have bought a superior Toyota SMH

[@JDMFR3AK]

Luis Santana why the hate? Cvts aint that bad we have an altima with over 190k, a rogue with 160k we always serviced the transmission every 25k miles drain and fill so easily, my 98 maxima has over 370k miles original engine and transmission. Last time we had a toyota was a tacoma, something in the steering broke and my girlfriends father crashed head on into another truck. As long as you take care of it, it will last. I just got a 2019 sentra and it gets like 51 mpg on the highway and is my perfect economy car.

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

JDM FR3AK fair enough. But I will say your 98 maxima is a conventional automatic. A 4spd I believe. I had a 97. Great great cars. But Nissan is in the middle of a huge class action over premature failing cvts. Especially altimas and maximas. But not all fail. The key is changing that fluid. Service that u have done

[@JDMFR3AK]

Joes Golden Garage i remember that but i thought it was back then, seems like the ones today don’t fail as much. Hopefully they bring the regular autos back soon tho. We also take care of the coolant every 50,000 miles too. The old maxima i do it every 30,000 miles.

[@vlz.matthew]

i have a 2020 sv, didnt get any of what u mentioned

[@LiohJuney]

Crazy how the new Versa sounds more luxurious than this... Nissan needs an update ASAP. But then again, people keep eating this thing up so why bother?

[@boichopetrunov3979]

If this was a 7-speed or 8-speed or even a 9-speed automatic transmission it would be sooo much better and smoother. Although nice colour but the trunk was looking bad with those moving parts.

[@occckid123]

This car is super smooth I doubt putting a geared transmission would make it smoother. This is smoother than Toyota's 8spd. I drive 1 for a day and never once did I feel a jerk.

[@The_Unkn0wn_5.0]

richard hammond The CVT is pretty smooth in this car. There are no jerks or anything. It’s just a soulless transmission lol.

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

At 8:31 is exactly how 99% of drivers will accelerate in their rogue. That’s plenty of power. I lil jab on the freeway ramps get u to 70-80 in a snap. Set the cruise. The end. It’s the most reliable engine if not the oldest in the current lineup. So roll with it

[@vlz.matthew]

150 hp is plenty of power?? with no turbo ?? lol

[@cossallo]

@@vlz.matthew you’re treating a NISSAN ROGUE like it’s supposed to have a top of the line engine

[@vlz.matthew]

@@cossallo no but for an SUV of its size, it should have a better engine

[@cossallo]

@@vlz.matthew you reply to every single comment on this video with everything positive complaining about first world problems that actual owners of this car will never care about. do you have anything better to do with your life?

[@vlz.matthew]

@@cossallo what

[@joystickonomics3570]

Do a video on a 2020 Toyota Camry TRD

[@sipphapasschaitaweep2656]

By the way what everyone call name of this car in my country call this nissan x trail

[@drakkarc558]

First time seeing how a CVT perform and can’t say I like the way it shift and sounds.

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

It's just a more efficient transmission, but yeah, they're not the best. They're not supposed to blow you away though~

[@quincyrhinehart3635]

If you wanted to shift more smoother and better put it in Eco mode

[@magnang]

Never been a big CVT guy but just got one. They are boring around town but do really amazing on the highway. The cruise control stays dead on where you leave it.. engine brakes comes seemlessly on downhills and it always finds the perfect ratios when climbing.

[@LeeLee-ux8gh]

I have a 2016 Rogue SL and Love it!!

[@quincyrhinehart3635]

In my rogue 0 to 60 in 7 seconds after I put a K&N air filter in it rides much smoother and quieter and bit faster when merging on the highway now

[@NissanAltimaGuy]

YESSSS!!! I’ve been waiting for you to do the Altima! I’ll settle for this I guess lol.

[@user-yd4gn3sf4x]

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[@Lucky8s]

What's the point of the 360 camera? You need a magnifying glass just to use it lol

[@Enlightened2371]

Hyundai Venue or Honda HRV?

[@Lucky8s]

@@Enlightened2371?

[@Enlightened2371]

Dennis Xu which would you rather own?

[@Lucky8s]

@@Enlightened2371 I've never been in either vehicle so I can't really give you an answer. Hyundai Venue looks pretty good, I like it. I know the HR-V is really spacious inside, but the 1.8L I4 it uses is underpowered. Combine that with a CVT and it can be noisy under acceleration.

[@LondonHasFallin]

My grandma has a 2015 and one day she came home thinking it was broken. I asked her to describe the problem. Her: "the dam thing won't shift". LMAO😂 I figured she had floored it and thought the engine might blow.

[@samaanam76]

Its just needs to an 8-speed direct shift AT with torque converter. Thanks.

[@charlesscott9092]

There are so many on the road from left to right..I own a 19 sentra with no problems. Every has their opinion but I love my cvt

[@bloopbloop2019]

My mom would love this car!! 😍❤️

[@EndlesSuffering]

You’re mom would be driving trash

[@bloopbloop2019]

@@EndlesSuffering Lol

[@rmonroe135]

She still sells tho 😂

[@EndlesSuffering]

No shit Nissan loses its value so fast because they are trash Toyota much better

[@MiggyCR]

@@EndlesSuffering Toyotas are oil guzzlers

[@sweetpotato7878]

The armrest for the rear passengers is ridiculous. Hard plastic and vertical position of the cup holders. Really Nissan? Why not use a soft touch material and give people more space by placing cup holders horizontally?

[@b286guy]

Sounds terrible. My lawnmower has a more pleasant engine note

[@Luckyjo21]

2020 car this shit and boring lmao

[@edgehead58]

The honda passport sounds way better lol

[@occckid123]

@@edgehead58 I mean the honda passport has a v6. Compare this to the Crv and that thing sounds like it has zero character at all but atleast it feels smoother.

[@tayveonmcdougall124]

b286guy lol right

[@anthonypaone7540]

your favorite kpop fanboy no duh Honda has been around longer and bases it on that

[@vladriabokon6642]

I was like ‘What’s a rogue??’ Because I live in the eu and they call it ‘x-trail’ here

[@angeloinnocenti9]

In Italy is NISSAN X-TRAIL

[@EndlesSuffering]

Who cares, Nissan is junk.

[@TwilightMyst]

Just traded my 2016 in for a 2020. Love Nissan Rogue. You should try talking through your videos.

[@mattkroening7964]

When did winding road hire Karen

[@LukeZuniga]

LMFAO

[@bloopbloop2019]

It took me 5 years to get it 😂😂😂

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

Who’s Karen

[@TheSilverKnight54]

Can you please drive Nissan Quest 2020

[@niklow99]

Jesus, lol. The fact that this made production with those sounds, trans and brakes...tells the whole story of state of Nissan.

[@lordmeme_]

Ehh, this video has a bit of a weird car. I've driven a new rogue- they really aren't that bad to drive. The one I drove sounded a hell of a lot better and felt a lot better. Yes, nissan is in a terrible state- but their new cars are giving me a tiny smidge of hope.

[@sarabjotsingh1500]

WS99 nah Nissans are good cars except cvt transmission isn't good

[@lordmeme_]

34Saini the CVT is fine, makes the cars produce less emissions and be more reliable it just feels funky to drive.

[@vlz.matthew]

the brakes are horrendous. throw you forward every time you make a hard brake

[@lilrascal1959]

I like your Nissan drive

[@thetrueinvisible]

2019 Nissan Rogue:170 horsepower 2014 Infiniti (same company) QX80: 400 horsepower Step it up Nissan!

[@northwestgirl930]

Infiniti is Nissan's luxury division, so the cars are not intended to be compared side to side. Additionally, the Rogue is the lowest price in it's class, which sets it even further from comparison to an Infiniti.

[@quincyrhinehart3635]

Actually the lowest is Nissan rogue sport or kick The regular rogue come in the middle with pricing in its class

[@vlz.matthew]

and almost the same price too lol

[@Zdawoud]

I searched everywhere for one of those that its not a salvage couldn't find any

[@northwestgirl930]

It hasn't been changed from the 2017 model I'm driving.

[@johnnyedify]

That sounds like the most unsatisfying vehicle to drive. Nothing but noise, accelerating and even coasting road noise. Horrible to be in.

[@alpzepta]

johnnyedify you know who own the Nissan? Renault! Beep chime? Oh well Renault did that too! What about engine? Renault help Nissan making the Unreliable engine too! CVT? Renault make it happen too! GTR R35 is V6 instead of RB26? Renault’s idea too since they want to use Renault Clio v6 Engine so bad and enlarge the bore with it. Nissan is crappier than I thought! Funny, Renault car it’s self in Europe like Maganne and Cilo are so much better than their effort with Nissan. I almost get a Nissan Altima as a my first car but my car dealership also had a Hyundai Sonata so I test Drive them and my god! I can’t believe how much better Hyundai is compare to Nissan(I will make a review video on my other channel soon)! What you get for $10,000 used is insane! It’s way more luxury than a Toyota Camry! And chime is the best too(until Lincoln Aviator came).

[@benjamindoyle668]

Yeah, I know somebody with this exact car (same color, trim, year, etc). 12,000 miles and the brakes stopped working properly the other day.....not to mention the fact that it's slow, noisy, flimsy, has a crappy ride, handles like a boat and was way overpriced. She should've kept her Acura.

[@lordmeme_]

was that the cruise control down on the bottom left below the steering wheel at the beginning? Bit of careless placement, considering the driver has to try to keep their eyes on the road when looking to click the cruise control.

[@davidclt]

lord meme that's not where the cruise control is, cruise controls are on steering wheel, where that blue button is.

[@caidenn_mb]

Could you possibly do a video of the Subaru Ascent Touring (Binaural audio) and show like the seating places and sunshades and go for a drive? (Just like what you did for the telluride. Just a suggestion! -Love you channel

[@bendavidson7122]

VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!

[@sarahakhtar3726]

Although I like the car new, I don't think it will hold-up over time. I see those seats being worn and torn-up after 2-3 years of use.

[@richl1319]

Very nice 👍👍👍

[@ayakofiori4045]

Thank you!!

[@hermannparkhomenko1166]

I can't understand they way Nissan is heading to...... I have a 2005 Nissan Murano, and it's a joy, to drive this car..... But this one, it's like a compromise to satisfy most of SUV buyers!

[@JohnnyUkeOfficial]

Nissan used to make good cars back in the 90's. Until they merged with Renault and it went down the drain. They use awful CVTs.

[@user-ry3le1zq9d]

I question your credibility because Nissan never merged with Renault.

[@rogerigez21]

T 15, they legitimately did. Mitsubishi forms part of that alliance too.

[@rogerigez21]

T 15, Renault basically owns Nissan though.

[@JohnnyUkeOfficial]

T 15 Merger/Alliance, it's all the same. Point is they are a joint venture now and ever since Nissan hasn't been the same.

[@JohnnyUkeOfficial]

T 15 This is straight from Wikipedia: "By 2017, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance had become the world's biggest seller of light vehicles."

[@jansen_vlog]

wow. nice! what camera did you use to take a video?

[@donaldgeorge6656]

Build quality looks good both in and out. Still lacks in performance, but still a very capable SUV

[@liberating2]

Do the 2020 Nissan Maxima SR

[@Darkvirgo88xx]

Nothing has really changed. Same boring gauges too.

[@anthonypaone7540]

Well you’re not driving and staring at the gauges. You just take a peek it’s not a big deal

[@craiglockes3211]

Murano please !!!

[@superbros1690]

Unreliable jatco transmissions

[@wildforthecats661]

Only Nissan I would consider is the Leaf.

[@drifterpg]

CVT is problem is Car is good. Keep accelerating not enough response.

[@nightmarah916]

Also my mom has a CVT engine and I don’t really think it’s that loud prob bc i’m so use to it

[@markjones567]

at 5:50 good grief.

[@ianhodges3930]

it’s called the rubber band effect is what mechanics call it. it’s because the way the CVT transmission works. it’s not a normal transmission. it’s basically a box with a belt or a band on it that winds up. it’s a weird set up.

[@solarsoul182]

Me Winding Road Magazine song name

[@bean9153]

My aunt has the same car,same color, but it has a black exterrier,and Is a 2019

[@EndlesSuffering]

It’s trash

[@MiggyCR]

@@EndlesSuffering I see you commenting everywhere just so you know. No one asked for your opinion if you don't like the car in the video don't watch like honestly no one cares for your opinion

[@gabisasmr]

Lol a Nissan is my favorite car I'm gonna be old enough to start driver's ed in like a month but I have to wait until I'm 16 to take my class cause my current school doesnt have the class and my parents want to me to take drivers ed at school so and my mom said I can get any car if I do good in high school nice car though!

[@benjamindoyle668]

Maybe avoid a Rogue if you're looking for reliability. Mazda and Toyota make higher-quality cars that are also nicer to drive. But if you really want one, they're not completely awful.

[@gabisasmr]

@@benjamindoyle668 my mom told me mazdas were foreign cars so if I needed to repair it, it would cost more also my mom is offering me her 2011 Chevy equinox so I'm gonna take that instead it's an suv nothing special but it will for a first car. I'm alright with it then after driving that for a few years I'll consider buying something newer that I want in the future also the car Is all payed off so I'll just have to worry about like gas,oil changes etc.

[@Kanisdel]

The break test sounded like you were about to crash phew

[@wizard4949]

I like this

[@bondarenkodf]

If it is possible to install a new media system into the old Rogue? I have an EU version of the Rogue Sport 2019.

[@mfmf100]

It looks nice in and out but even from a video you can tell how annoying and non-linear that transmission is. It’s not reliable either? Dealbreaker.

[@sarabjotsingh1500]

mfmf100 this car is reliable but if u rip the car the cvt transmission won't like it

[@mfmf100]

34Saini if you can’t drive it the same as a decent auto trans, it’s not reliable.

[@user-xu4zf1bw5m]

Здравствуй.спс за обзор. Только не понял что за стуки внутри салона 5.20 минуте. Это что работа вариатора так слышна?

[@caseyn.9416]

This engine sounds a lot like the one on the Honda CR-V.

[@kevinsr74]

Hi bro 👋🏻 hey, could you make a video of the chevrolet blazer?🤞🏻🙏🏻

[@TheVolvoFan564]

Oh wow my teachers car very nice

[@JamesConnor116]

Turn sound

[@allenwong5914]

What is the music called at 11:15?

[@delangel7389]

Pink mirrors

[@devingrant406]

Can new car still make at of steel if you put it in the shop the whole car that's what I'm trying to figure out

[@brendencompaore3322]

5:47 y was that so loud 😭😭

[@jimmydeneus9681]

I like it

[@user-ub3ib4mu6t]

At Taiwan we call X-Trail

[@WaterTill]

Hey can u do a review on the Cadillac CTS V

[@hamzakhattabi9799]

Hello you frenche cars in uneted state.?

[@EnderBros2022]

4:14 seatbelt

[@pm6213]

Who would buy this?

[@aidenmccullar3124]

At least it’s not a Nissan kicks

[@bayarberg5682]

Seems no RADA is equipped in it

[@user-ux4ft4qw6p]

32K??? HA!

[@EndlesSuffering]

And I’m 4 years the piece of shit will be worth $10k, while a 10 year old Toyota is will be worth still $10k.

[@kopiireng5992]

Increase the volume

[@cossallo]

the default display’s responsiveness is atrocious. pretty much only usable with apple carplay/android auto

[@sabrinaparker1258]

Pics from last year so maybe you in that area for you guys iloku

[@cristiandavidherreraraillo8822]

Nissan murano!!!

[@khaledkhl0004]

test genesis g90 2020 pls

[@LanzysReviews]

This car would be the perfect SUV if it had a standard automatic transmission. Continuously variable transmissions do not sound or feel natural at all.

[@TheRaybay911]

Such a buzzy and underpowered engine along with a CVT. Horrible resale value too. SL interior looks nice but people don't buy this trim.

[@lordmeme_]

eh, I like the car.

[@bedirhanunluer6992]

İn my country its name is x-trail

[@brotherbrian1832]

Ohaiyoooo

[@iiabdullahf1699]

Mustang GT manual

[@delangel7389]

Song’s first name?

[@Sweetsam013]

My step mom has this car

[@Cat45796]

5:17

[@illuminate4969]

The interior and exterior look nice but the noise is unbearable

[@user-moh2000]

Test haval h6

[@iseinabuka2535]

This is an xtrail Nissan or what? It has a different name to it but look more like a Xtrail

[@user-ry3le1zq9d]

Same car, different name.

[@richieewinns]

Nissan- Looks really promising and fools with you initial quality and latest gimmicky features...will need a brand new transmission replacement at 65k. Don't believe me? The rogues are notorious for this premature failure.

[@chandlerwhite8302]

Richard Nguyen Mine has 84K miles and he never had a hint of a CVT problem. My advice is that it’s not a race car, don’t try to drive it like one and you will be fine.

[@richieewinns]

Chandler White well you shouldn’t assume how i drive because its a versa, 109 hp tops is not racecar territory and I certainly know that haha. Lucky him but my family and I have had nothing but bad experiences with nissan.

[@Mika_Rafayelyan]

Im the fan of nissan rogue but the t32 is really horrible unlike the t30, 31 and even the new t33

[@patrice228]

OMG NICE CAR the 2020 Nissan rouge