Nissan's Rogue News

Nissan is introducing a vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show in January, the Rogue. On a busy news day, this wouldn't be news. Lots of automakers introduce lots of vehicles at lots of auto shows. Since it's a slow news day, it's set the blogosphere off in wild speculation. We called Nissan, and all they would confirm is the name and that there would be more details coming. They also sent us this nifty sketch.

To us, the name "Rogue" only conjures up the sound of Patrick Stewart chiding Anna Paquin in "X-Men," but for others, it means more. Much, much more.

Automotive News says the vehicle will be a crossover, one of many in a rapidly expanding segment. They went on to say the Rogue will be smaller than the Nissan Murano and will likely be powered by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine.

If the Rogue is a production vehicle, expect it to be a 2008 model.

[A Rascally Nissan Gives Peak at New Crossover, Automotive News – registration required]

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It's a crossover, Nissan says so:

Introducing the Next Big SHIFT_ from Nissan [Oct. 13, 06]

- Rogue, a New Crossover Vehicle from Nissan, Coming Early 2007 -

Draw your own conclusions…

NASHVILLE (October 13, 2006) - Rogue will make its global debut at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 7, 2007.

More details on the launch of Rogue will be available at a later date.

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Who else will also recognize the Rogue as a former Rambler/AMC product from the 60s? I wonder when the Nissan American,or Nissan Rebel will make our shores?