September 11th, 2007 — Tags:brand, murano, nissan, nissan-rogue, rogue
The cute ute class originators, Honda’s CRV and Toyota’s RAV4 both seem to have lost a bit of their distinctive style with their latest redesigns. That’s not to say that they aren’t great vehicles, but they seem to have lost a bit of personality as they’ve matured. Even still, any newcomer to this market is fighting a bit of an uphill battle as brand loyalty runs deep with owners of these vehicles.
While the old standbys may be having a bit of an identity crisis happening, Nissan’s first entry into the segment is unquestionably a Nissan. Perhaps you could call it the Rogue child of the Murano, as the 2008 Nissan Rogue shares so many styling cues and tech details with it’s older brother.
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June 16th, 2007 — Tags:crossover, cuv, edge, ford, murano, nissan
When I first saw the new Ford Edge, I couldn’t help but think that Ford had set their sights squarely on the successful Nissan Murano. Visually, designers have taken a decidedly Japanese shape and moulded it into a package that there is no mistaking for a Ford product. The 5 door crossover sport utility looks great from every angle and from the reaction we’ve gotten around town it seems to have made it’s presence known with the public.
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October 15th, 2006 — Tags:crv, murano, nissan, qashqai, x-trail
Nissan has just revealed this teaser of an upcoming Crossover SUV that is due to debut in the fall of 2007. While some regulars in the blogosphere suspect this may be the replacement for the Murano, here in The Garage we have a different view. Up here in the Great White North, we have a little known vehicle (to the American reader) called the X-Trail. The X-Trail Was a Europe only vehicle for years, until it’s release in Canada as a CRV fighter in 2005. Our bet is that this little snippet is really the aft quarter of the Qashqai.
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May 23rd, 2006 — Tags:bmw-x3, car-fans, diesel-engines, murano, nissan, suv, world-car
World Car Fans have posted the latest picture of the new SUV that Nissan has been developing for the world market. Considered to be a baby sister to the Murano, it will likely be positioned against the BMW X3. European reports have this “world car” being powered by both gas and diesel engines. It will be interesting to see if we receive the diesel here in North America. They had better change the name before it lands on our shores though. Some people still can’t figure out how to pronounce Murano.
