2021 Nissan Rogue Platinum 2.5 petrol from North America
Summary:
A very comfortable and overall pleasant car
Faults:
Nothing.
General Comments:
May 11/21 1100 Kms
New car. Still smells new. Really nice leather. Have had it about 3 weeks. It handles well enough. It's not sharp like our previous Mazda CX-5. But perfectly adequate day to day. Going about its business deliberately and securely. Tracks straight and true. Steering unaffected by even the most significant potholes or washboard road.
The seats are really good. Almost as good as our old Volvo, but not quite (would need a little more width and padding). And noticeably better than the CX-5 which was narrow and hard bolstered.
Still getting used to the infotainment system. But seems to work with little fuss. HUD is large and highly visible.
Tires are a surprise. Bridgestone Alenza. What's an Alenza? Even Bridgestone doesn't seem to know, as there is no Alenza tire listed on any Bridgestone website around the world. Still, they ride well, they're quiet, they turn in quick. All good. We'll see what winter brings.
I really like the packaging, the overall exterior look and feel of the interior.
Kudos to my dealer, he bent over backwards to get me into this car.
First full tank of gas yielded, "combined", 28mpg (Imperial), 10 liters/100kms.
Things I have noticed since purchasing and using every day, but were not discovered through test driving.
1. As good as the seats are, my right knee sits dangerously close to the hard dashboard, and is constantly rubbing the console. But so far these concerns do not affect the seat comfort overall.
2. Bose Audio quality? None. Sounds cheap. Like something you'd expect to find in 70's era car. No HD. The Bose engineers failed to give it any spatial or directional imaging at all. Sound appears to come from a single point just behind the windshield where you would have found a single monaural speaker in the 70's.
3. No fuel filler lock.
4. Pearl White paint doesn't appear to be "pearl white paint". Rather it appears that they painted the car in the base white paint then "pearlized" it by tinting the clear coat. I say this because except for the exposed body panels the rest of the car, such as the A, B, and C pillars, door frames and step plates are base white paint.
Generally, it's all good. Time will tell.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 13th May, 2021
14th May 2021, 06:42
With their CEO on the run, it's interesting to see how Nissan will evolve. I wonder about the mpg figure. Is there a reason you are using imperial while living in the US? Imperial mpg is significantly higher than the US conversion. 28 imp equals 23 US. For the center console rubbing on your right knee, this is something car makers sometimes lack attention with. I suggest sticking on a small piece of soft padded material.