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Nissan is expanding its Midnight Edition equipment package fleet by introducing five new models at the Chicago Auto Show 2017. Already available for the  Maxima SR , Midnight Edition versions of the Sentra, Altima, Rogue, Murano and Pathfinder have been launched with the same variety of visual modifications. The six Midnight Edition models can be painted in black, white, gray or red and all come with black wheels; 17-inch units for the Sentra SR and Rogue, 18-inch for the Altima SR, 19-inch for the Maxima SR and 20-inch for the Murano and  Pathfinder  Midnight Edition. Additionally, all six include black mirror caps and a selection of other black trimmings, including rear spoilers, roof rails or splash guards for the SUVs. Although the packages for each model are very similar, they do differ in price. For the 2017 Nissan Sentra SR, the Midnight Edition package costs $490 while for the Altima SR and  Rogue , it is priced at $990. As for the Maxima, Murano and Pathi...

The 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport is more of a good thing for the folks at Nissan. Sold as the  Qashqai  pretty much in every market that isn’t the United States, the Rogue Sport unveiled ahead of the 2017 Detroit Auto Show is being billed here as an extension of the  popular Rogue  nameplate that Americans can’t seem to get enough of. It unseated the Altima as the most popular Nissan in 2016 and, pickup trucks aside, was the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. in December. The Rogue Sport, largely unchanged from the Qashqai, is built in Japan and comes only to the U.S. with a 2.0-liter four making 140 horsepower and mated to a CVT. Front-wheel drive is standard, with all-wheel drive optional. Suspension tuning has been altered for the American market, as well as the center console design adapted from the bigger Rogue. Rogue Sports will come from Japan, whereas Europeans can't get enough from the Qashqai that's produced in the UK. Canada will also keep the Qashqai name, de...

Here is the  2017 Nissan Rogue that arrives  just in time for the crossover’s three-year mark since its introduction in the fall of 2013. It brings mild cosmetic updates, content enhancements, but more importantly, the addition of a hybrid model.  Available for the first time as a hybrid in both front- and all-wheel drive applications, the 2017 Rogue Hybrid pairs a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine to an electric motor and Xtronic transmission, with a compact Lithium-ion battery located under the boot, which Nissan claims “maintains its flat rear floor for easy passenger access to the rear seat and little reduction of cargo room”. The  hybrid system delivers  a combined 176hp from the 141hp and 144 lb-ft 2.0-liter unit and 40hp and 118 lb-ft of torque from the 30kW electric motor. The front-wheel drive hybrid model is said to return an EPA estimated 33 mpg city, 35 mpg highway and 34 mpg combined, while the AWD version drops to 31 mpg city, 34 mpg highw...