2025 Nissan Murano Loses Some Cylinders, Gains Some Tech Features
Competes with: Ford Edge, Honda Passport, Jeep Grand Cherokee
Looks like: The Murano gets a modern makeover with smoother curves and an LED-heavy face-lift.
Powertrain: 241-horsepower, 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine; nine-speed automatic transmission; front- or all-wheel drive
Hits dealerships: Early 2025
Nissan has redesigned its Murano SUV for the 2025 model year, and the five-seater sees some big changes inside and out. The Murano grows in size and adds some new tech and convenience features, along with a more upscale cabin. Highlights include a new infotainment system that uses the Google Built-In operating system as well as a switch from a V-6 and continuously variable automatic transmission to a turbo four-cylinder and nine-speed automatic.
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Sleek, Modern Styling Update
The 2025 Murano is bigger than the outgoing model with its 2.6-inch increase in overall body width. Despite its increased size, there’s a new sleekness to its look thanks to a revised grille and smoother bodyside curves.
In front, the 2025 Murano wears a cleaner-looking face highlighted by thinner LED headlights that sit beside a gloss-black trim strip separating them from the grille. More LED lights sit below, hidden in an updated version of the grille design. In back, an LED taillight spans the length of the rear end, giving it a modern look.
Other styling highlights include the availability of 21-inch wheels and two-tone paint.
Powertrain Switcheroo
There’s big powertrain news for 2025: The Murano is ditching its prior V-6 and CVT, the latter of which was unpopular with our editors. In its place is a standard 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder paired with a nine-speed automatic. The powertrain is rated for 241 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque — a drop in hp but an increase in torque compared to the 2024 model’s 260 hp and 240 pounds-feet.
The base Murano SV comes standard with front-wheel drive; all-wheel drive is available, and the SL and Platinum trims get standard AWD. The 2025 Murano is rated to tow up to 1,500 pounds.
You’d think the fuel economy gains would be obvious from a switch to a four-cylinder, but it’s a mixed bag. Nissan claims the 2025 model is rated 23/24/23 mpg city/highway/combined with FWD or AWD, which is better than the old model in city economy, but worse in highway economy. The outgoing Murano’s V-6 was EPA-rated 20/28/23 mpg with FWD or AWD.
New Tech and Comfort Features
Inside, Nissan says the cabin strikes more of an elegant tone than the outgoing model’s, with additional soft-touch materials and a more upscale design. For 2025, the Murano’s cabin wears new dash trim called Murano Glass, which Nissan says incorporates color-shift graphics and textures that play with light. In addition, the Platinum trim gets semi-aniline quilted leather seats (synthetic leather upholstery is standard).
The 2025 Murano’s standard dual 12.3-inch screens add to its modern, streamlined appearance. The center unit is a touchscreen for the infotainment system that is available with Google Built-In software. The left display houses the Murano’s instrument cluster and has multiple configurable display modes.
The new Murano’s climate controls also get a makeover. Similar to the Nissan Ariya’s setup, the Murano switches to a capacitive-touch panel under the touchscreen for its climate controls.
In back, Nissan says the 2025 Murano offers additional knee room compared with the outgoing model thanks to a thinner front-seat design. The backseat also gets more comfortable thanks to Nissan’s Zero Gravity design, which the brand says makes the seats more supportive, as well as available convenience features such as rear-door sunshades and heated rear seats. Lastly, the rear doors now open wider to make it easier to get in and out, especially when loading a car seat.
Behind the seats, cargo room is a mixed bag for the 2025 model. Nissan says there’s 32.9 cubic feet of space behind the seatbacks, up from the 2024’s 32.1 cubic feet. When the seats are folded down via a 60/40 split, there’s 63.5 cubic feet — down from the previous 67 cubic feet. A power liftgate is standard; the Platinum variant gets a hands-free power liftgate.
Other new-to-Murano tech and convenience features include standard wireless Apple CarPlay and wireless Android Auto; ventilated and massaging front seats, a 64-color interior ambient lighting system and a color head-up display are available.
The model also gets a big update when it comes to safety and driver-assistance features. The 2025 Murano adds a passenger-side knee airbag. Other newly available features include the invisible hood camera that allows drivers to see obstacles otherwise blocked by the front of the vehicle, a 3D 360-degree camera and the ProPilot Assist system, which combines adaptive cruise control and lane-centering steering. In addition, the SV and Platinum trims get the ProPilot Assist 1.1 system, which Nissan says enhances the system’s capability by using navigation data to proactively adjust speed ahead of curves.
Pricing and On Sale Date
The 2025 Nissan Murano will hit dealerships in early 2025; pricing will be announced closer to its on-sale date.
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