The Nissan Rogue was the fifth bestselling compact SUV of 2022, and that’s saying a lot in a jam-packed field of competitors vying for crossover-crazed American car shoppers’ attention. And there’s a heckuva lot to like about the latest incarnation of the Rogue, which is essentially unchanged for the 2023 model year since its last redesign. But if the Rogue hopes to move up that year-end bestsellers list, Nissan may want to address some of its less endearing traits.
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In Cars.com’s most popular news story of the past week — a rapid-fire rundown of the compact SUV’s pros and cons — we call ’em like we see ’em. On the plus side are the Rogue’s ample headroom and good outward visibility; luxury-adjacent interior appointments; pragmatic, user-friendly, driver-focused controls that favor physical knobs and buttons over touch-sensitive vagueness; generous, adaptable cargo area; and efficient turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder powertrain. Holding the Rogue back are its unremarkable-to-unrefined ride; pricey upper-tier trims; lack of powertrain choices; and odds-and-ends annoyances like the lack of ventilated seats and reclining rear seats, as well as an awkward sliding shift lever.
For our full list of Cars.com reviewers’ gratitude and gripes toward the 2023 Nissan Rogue, follow the link below to the No. 1 news story of the week.
Bringing up a distant second place is our pricing report on the model-year 2024 edition of the Toyota Sienna, which goes mostly unchanged from 2023. The minivan stalwart starts around $1,100 higher than the outgoing model. The base LE now starts at $38,580 and rises through six trim levels to around $55,000 for the Platinum.
For full details on what’s new (and what’s not) with the 2024 Toyota Sienna, follow the link below to the No. 2 news story on this week’s countdown of most-read articles.
Beyond that, we’ve got headlines on the Toyota RAV4, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Canyon, Genesis G80 and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. Is the 2023 Nissan Rogue a Good SUV? 5 Pros and 4 Cons
2. 2024 Toyota Sienna Gets New Premium Package, Starts at $38,580
3. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
4. 2023 Detroit Auto Show: Everything You Missed
5. Compact Steamroller: 2024 Toyota RAV4 Starts at $29,825
6. 2024 Chevrolet Trailblazer: New Faces, New Prices
7. 2023 GMC Canyon Review: Better and Brawnier, But at What Cost?
8. Report: These Are the Vehicles Most Likely to Be Stolen
9. Electric Cars With the Longest Range
10. 2024 Genesis G80 Only Offered With All-Wheel Drive, Price Starts at $55,345
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