Detroit 2017: Nissan Rogue Sport Aims To Strike Gold For The Company In The U.S.
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...