Le nouveau Nissan Rogue Hybrid redessiné 2027 est-il suffisamment bon pour battre le populaireToyota RAV4 et Kia Sportage hybride ? Nous comparons les trois pour trouver le meilleurSUV hybride pour votre argent.00:00 Introduction 00:40 Intérieur, technologie et rangement du Rogue07:04 Impressions de conduite anarchique 10:27 Intérieur, technologie et rangement du RAV4 14:42 RAV4Impressions de conduite 16:58 Intérieur, technologie et rangement du Sportage 21:58 SportageImpressions de conduite 24:02 Valeur 26:19 L'avis d'Edmunds
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BRIAN WONG: The Nissan Rogue has long
been the Little Caesars of small SUVs.
Sure, it's affordable, and it'll do in a pinch,
but with just a little bit of effort,
you can easily find something that's much better.
However, the Rogue has been completely redesigned for 2027,
and it's finally getting the hybrid powertrain
that it deserves.
And we think that that could change everything.
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This is the new Rogue Hybrid, and it
looks and feels so completely different from the gas version,
that it might as well be its own new vehicle.
Now, it starts at just over $37,000,
but this SR with technology package example that we have
here, it's right around $44,500.
The SV and Platinum trims, they won't
arrive until early next year.
However, what you'll actually pay
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Now, the Rogue Hybrid, it's got a lot of work to do,
because the gas version of the Rogue,
it sits all the way down in 15th place in our small SUV rankings.
We're hoping that this will do much better.
And to find out just exactly how far it can climb,
we've actually brought along the second and third place
small SUVs to go head to head with this new Nissan.
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Zero piano black and a full set of physical climate controls.
It's like they read my mind.
The last Rogue, it definitely behind the pack
when it came to materials and design.
Simply put, it felt kind of cheap inside.
However, that is a thing of the past.
The Nissan Rogue Hybrid, it has really classed up the joint.
The materials and everything just looks and feels better.
Now here in the SR trim and on the Platinum,
you're getting faux leather upholstery on the seats,
but it feels pretty good.
And you're also getting this quilted pattern on them
that Nissan says actually helps them to stay cool on a warm day.
Something that I would appreciate,
given that it's October and it's like 90 degrees here in LA.
The seats themselves, they are ultra comfortable.
They're very plush, great for long drives.
They actually verge on being too cushy for some people.
But me, I really enjoy them quite a bit.
Now, the dash has also been pushed back,
which helps the front to feel a lot roomier.
And I also like that this upholstery here
on the dashboard, it's actually a different color.
It's not black.
I thought it was green, but the crew
tells me that it's also kind of bluish, as well.
Either way, it helps to add some dimension and break it up,
so it doesn't just look like a big black hole up here.
Now, small item storage in the Rogue,
I would say that it's good, but not great.
You aren't getting anything like a shelf
in front of the passenger, which is
one of my favorite features on SUVs.
But you're getting a decently sized bin here
that's easy to access.
And in here, you're actually going to have either one or two
wireless charging pads.
Both of them are going to be MagSafe.
So if you have an iPhone, you can just click them right in
and they won't slide around.
And they also charge much faster than before.
The cup holders, I would say that they're just medium-size.
And this center bin, it's not the biggest.
It's deep, but it's not super wide,
so you won't be able to fit larger items in there.
Now, underneath, you are getting another storage bin,
but it's a bit hard to access.
And it's also hard to see what's in there.
So I wouldn't put stuff down there that you're
going to be using regularly.
Upgrading the SR with the technology package
is going to get you the larger of the two
available touchscreens, 14.3 inches here,
with a matching 14.3 inches display here
in the instrument cluster.
Now, there is a good reason to upgrade over
the standard screen, and it's not just size.
It's because the bigger screen is
going to get Google built in, which makes the native maps
app, Google Maps, which is much better than Nissan's
regular map.
That thing is kind of a pixelated mess.
And you're also getting the Google Voice assistant, along
with Gemini, should you want to enable it.
Now, if you want, you can, of course
plug in or connect your phone, because wireless Apple CarPlay
and Android Auto are going to come standard.
And I like that they take up the entire screen.
They look great.
This entire system is pretty responsive and easy to use.
Better than Nissan systems of the past.
But what I really appreciate, is that even though the Rogue
Hybrid has a larger screen now, Nissan resisted the temptation
to jam a lot of stuff into it.
There are physical controls and buttons everywhere
in this cabin, and I think that automakers are finally
listening to customers, which are saying that they don't want
everything in the touch screen.
All the things that you're going to use constantly,
like the climate controls, like changing the drive modes,
they want that stuff to be in one place
and easy to reach and use while you're driving.
And if you look at this steering wheel,
it's all physical buttons, as well.
Thank you, Nissan.
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The Rogue's back seat isn't quite as big
as some other competitors, as we're
going to see with that Sportage later on.
But I will say, it's got plenty of room
for adult-size passengers on just under 6 feet tall.
This is set up where I like to drive.
And as you can see, plenty of legroom and plenty of headroom.
And we also appreciate that these rear doors,
they swing open really wide, 83 degrees to be exact.
And that makes it easier to not only climb in,
but also to load in a car seat.
Now, speaking of car seats, lower latch
anchors that are easily accessible,
and plenty of room even for a rear-facing car seat.
And one feature that the Rogue has that none of its competitors
do, is an extra latch anchor down here in the middle.
It's going to give you five across.
Now, that doesn't allow you to fit three seats across,
but what it does do, is you can actually
borrow one of the other anchors from the sides,
and you can put a rear-facing seat right here in the middle.
And if you have a very young child
being able to see and reach them easier, that is pretty cool.
Now, just like the front, you're getting a lot of padding
on these seats.
I like how comfortable they are.
Only a couple of recline settings, but naturally, it
feels pretty comfortable.
The only seat that's not great is going to be this middle seat.
And it's not because of a lack of cushioning or padding
or anything like that.
It's because of this headrest.
No matter what position it's in, it's
jabbing you in the back of the head or neck.
It almost looks like one that should flip up
to be more comfortable.
But no, it's just going to stay like this,
and it's going to bug you.
So, yeah, four people can fit comfortably in a Rogue.
Five, maybe not.
All the features that you're going to expect in a small SUV
are back here.
Air vents, a pair of USB-C charging ports,
so you're getting four total.
And on the Platinum trim, you're even
getting heated outboard rear seats.
Now, when it comes to cargo room,
the Rogue Hybrid is going to be down on paper to the other two
SUVs at 34.4 cubic feet.
But I was curious as to what that meant practically.
So I measured the cargo openings, as well as
the distance from right here to the bottom
of the back of the seat in all three of these vehicles.
And I was surprised to find that dimensionally, they're
all about the same within maybe an inch of each other.
And here in the Nissan, you're actually getting less intrusion
from the wheel wells, so it'll be better
at fitting wider items.
Where it loses some space, is up top here,
where it's a bit skinnier.
But day to day, I don't think that'll really matter as much.
And it was able to fit all of our luggage very easily.
Now, all of that cabin and technology stuff is great,
but what is really going to make this Nissan different
and stand out from the competition,
is what's under the hood.
Now, you might hear Rogue Hybrid and you might think,
yeah, it's a hybrid, it's similar to what
you're getting from Toyota and Honda and the rest.
But that's not the case.
This is completely different.
Nissan calls this setup e-POWER, and it is a series hybrid.
And the important thing that you need to know,
is that that 1.5 liter turbocharged 3 cylinder that's
under the hood, it's not connected to the wheels at all.
It's there only to serve as a generator.
And what's actually driving the Rogue Hybrid,
is a pair of electric motors, one in the front
and one in the back, that gives it standard all-wheel drive.
Now, total output is 225 horsepower,
which is just slightly less than the other two SUVs
that we have here.
However, it is by far the quickest, and at just 6.9
seconds from 0 to 60, it's over half a second
quicker than both of the other SUVs.
This is the most EV-like driving experience
out of any of these hybrids, because again,
those electric motors, they're the ones doing all of the work.
That makes for a smooth, quiet and comfortable driving
experience.
In part, because since the gas engine isn't driving the wheels,
they try to keep it off as much as possible.
So especially when you're cruising around town like this,
it's just very quiet and serene, more so
than any of these other compact SUVs.
And just like in an EV, you're also getting a one-pedal driving
mode.
It uses that regenerative braking to slow down,
and that puts more power back into the battery, which
also helps with efficiency.
The one-pedal drive mode is very well calibrated,
it's very smooth.
And if you don't like it and you shut it off,
there's another smooth braking system that the Rogue has now.
So if you step on the brakes and you don't modulate it
at all, which usually means that everyone's
going to get of jerked forward, it will actually smooth that out
for you.
Nissan has definitely put a lot of effort
into making this driving experience improved
over the last Rogue, and that is why the driving score has jumped
all the way from 6.1 up to 8.5.
And backing all of that up is handling and steering,
that we would also say are above average for a small SUV.
It just makes this feel like a complete package
from behind the wheel.
Now, natural visibility is also pretty good.
Big windows all around.
No giant blind spots to either side,
and then backing that up on the SR technology
and above, you're getting a surround view camera
system with plenty of views that are easy to toggle through,
and they're actually pretty useful.
All the driver aids that you would expect to be here
are adaptive cruise control, lane centering, blind spot
warnings, front and rear parking sensors, yada, yada, yada.
And you're also getting a hands-free system
that works at low speeds on the highway,
just like you're getting in the RAV4.
In our time with the Rogue, they all
seem to work pretty seamlessly.
No complaints there.
What the old gas version of the Rogue
was really missing, was a compelling reason to buy one.
There really wasn't one thing that you could point at
and say, yeah, you should get this over the other SUVs that
are available.
But this Rogue Hybrid, it flips that script completely.
The driving experience alone is great, and different enough
from the other SUVs that it makes it compelling.
And it's also got those massive improvements to both the cabin
and technology.
Now, how high can it climb up in our small SUV rankings?
Let's check out third and second place to find out.
The SUV that the Rogue Hybrid is really trying to beat,
though, is going to be this one, the Toyota RAV4,
currently third in our small SUV rankings,
but first in your hearts because this is not just best selling
SUV in America, it's the best selling vehicle, bar none.
Now its starting price is going to be a little bit lower
than that of the Nissan, in part because it doesn't come
with standard all-wheel drive.
But this top trim limited model that we have here,
it's going to cost over $46,000, by far the highest price tag
of any of the SUVs in this comparison.
And we're trying to figure out if it's worth it.
The one thing that the RAV4 is the absolute best at,
is small item storage.
This is like the cargo pants--
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Space for everything.
This is a vehicle that we know very well,
because we own a RAV4.
As a part of our one-year road test fleet,
where we keep a vehicle for about a year and 20,000 miles
to find out what it's like to live with day to day.
However, the RAV4 that we own, it's
a lower trim level with cloth seats and the smaller screen,
and it's better for us to know what more people are buying.
But for the purposes of this comparison,
we wanted to get a limited, so it better
matched up with the other two SUVs on features and price.
The RAV4's design, it does skew a bit more rugged
than the other two, giving it more of an SUV feel.
And that's not really the issue, though.
The problem is, there's definitely
a lot more hard plastic on this interior, something
that you're not really looking for, especially at this price.
I think that the Nissan and the Kia,
they are definitely a step up when it comes to materials.
Just like in the Rogue, the RAV4,
it isn't going to offer real leather upholstery,
but this fake stuff feels pretty nice.
The issue that I have, though, is that the RAV4's front seats,
they aren't all that comfortable.
They're just a bit too firm, don't
offer quite enough support.
And on a longer drive, you'll definitely
find yourself wiggling around trying to settle in.
In this latest generation of RAV4,
Toyota also debuted a brand new infotainment system,
and we like it.
It's pretty easy to use and simple.
Similar in feel actually to what you're getting in the Nissan.
The smaller screen in the Toyota, the nice thing
though, the Nissan, when you go down to the smaller screen,
you actually lose some features.
Here in the Toyota, you don't have that.
And you're, of course, getting wireless Android Auto
and Apple CarPlay standard.
And it also comes with a standard integrated dash
cam, a feature that the other two SUVs don't even
offer at all.
The control scheme, we also like for the most part.
Although I will say, for the climate controls,
you're not getting the same amount of buttons
that you are in that Rogue.
You can't even actually control the fan speed
without going into the screen, which
is a little bit of a bummer, but real buttons
once again, on the steering wheel.
You can change all your drive modes.
A camera button here.
Overall, pretty good.
Just like the Rogue Hybrid, the RAV4
is going to be on the smaller side of the small SUVs
when it comes to backseat room.
But again, as you can see, still plenty of room
for adult passengers.
Headroom and legroom won't really be an issue,
unless you're over 6' 4" or something like that.
However, the Toyota RAV4's backseat,
I don't like it as much, mostly because these back seats,
they aren't as comfortable.
Just like in the front, they don't
have quite enough cushioning and they're pretty firm.
So again, if you're going to sit in here for more than an hour,
you probably won't enjoy it too much.
And the doors, they don't open quite as wide,
so it's a bit harder to get in, and harder
to load in a car seat.
And also making car seats hard, these lower latch anchors,
they're a bit tucked away and they're not
quite as easy to access.
Now, when it comes to features, it's
going to be about the same as the Rogue Hybrid.
We're getting heated outboard seats,
because we're in the top trim level.
Air vents and a pair of USB ports.
The one thing that I would say that it does better
is, once again, small item storage, because just
like up front, these rear doors, they
have a nice little pocket for small items,
including your phone.
The RAV4 is going to offer you a bit more cargo area
than the Rogue Hybrid.
On paper, 36.6 cubic feet for this limited model,
while lower trims, they go up to 37.8 cubic feet.
But as I mentioned before, dimensionally,
it looks and feels about the same
as what you're getting in the Nissan.
And just like in the Rogue, not a ton of stuff
back here in terms of features.
This cargo floor does drop down to give you a lower floor,
as well.
And you are getting these nice lights here
on the back that will help you at night.
But that's an almost $500 option.
Not quite sure it's worth that.
When you fold the backseat down, you're
also getting a nice flat cargo floor.
But my favorite thing, is that the load-in height
for the Toyota is pretty low.
So, heavy objects, no problem getting them in.
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Toyota has been building hybrids for almost three decades now,
and that really shows through in this RAV4,
which delivers a very refined driving
experience for a hybrid SUV.
Unlike in the Nissan, the gas engine
is going to help drive the wheels here in the Toyota,
just like it does in the Kia.
And that means that it turns on noticeably more than it does
in the Rogue Hybrid, and it makes
it a bit noisier in this cabin.
However, this latest generation of Toyota hybrids,
they've done a better job of bringing that engine on
smoothly, so it doesn't disturb the cabin as much as it once
did.
But still, you're going to notice
a difference between driving this and the Rogue Hybrid.
But where the RAV4 does fall behind the Nissan a bit,
is when it comes to steering and handling.
The weight makes this feel a bit vague,
and there is more pronounced body roll.
So if you're on a twisty road or on a curvy on ramp,
you're definitely going to feel like it's not
quite as well-controlled.
And I would also say that the ride quality is also
a step down.
In the Rogue Hybrid, it's something like good,
and I would say in the RAV4, it's just average.
You're going to notice some road imperfections.
But on a smooth road, it's going to do just fine.
Visibility, however, is exceptional, even
a step better than what you're getting in the Nissan,
because you have this low hood up here,
which makes it really easy to see out the front.
And the windows, they do feel a bit bigger,
so blind spots have been reduced even more.
I will say, though, the surround view camera in the Toyota,
while it's decent, is not as good as the ones you're going
to get in the other two SUVs.
And when it comes to driver aids,
these three are all pretty aligned.
They all come with maybe one feature that the others don't.
And in the case of the Toyota, it's
going to be something called predictive drive assist.
So it can actually read the road ahead of you.
If there are any curves or traffic slowing down,
it will slow the vehicle down a little bit
before you just to catch the driver's attention.
Now, if you don't like this kind of hand-holding,
and our staff is a bit split on it, you can just turn it off.
But otherwise, the safety features,
they work as advertised.
And that's exactly what we want.
This RAV4, it's good in a lot of ways.
There's a reason that Toyota sells so many of them.
However, driving in it, being in the cabin
and just checking it out right after that Nissan,
I think that Rogue Hybrid gives it a serious run for its money,
especially when it comes to driving experience.
How will it do against the Kia?
I guess we'll find out in a second.
And now it's time to take the competition up another notch
with the Kia Sportage Hybrid, our second ranked small SUV.
It has the lowest starting price of this trio,
at just under $32,000.
And it also has the lowest as tested price of just under
$42,000.
And for this fully loaded SX Prestige model,
you're getting a ton of features and getting more for your money.
That's a great place to start for any vehicle.
Let's see what the Kia has to offer.
The Sportage Hybrid also got a recent refresh of its own,
meaning that all three of the SUVs we featured today,
they've all gotten pretty significant updates
in the past year.
Its styling feels more modern in the vein of the Nissan
than the Toyota, and I like the way
that it looks and the way things are laid out.
This screen is actually tilted slightly towards the driver,
so it's a bit easier to see, as well.
Little touches like that just make an interior
feel a bit more intentional.
Materials, generally speaking here in the Kia,
are pretty good.
Just like in the other two, you can only
get it with artificial leather, which
seems to be kind of a trend these days.
But there are these nice sueded patches
on the top of the front seats that I like.
Make it feel a touch more premium.
And even though they do use plastics like the Toyota,
they are nicely grained, and they again,
look more purposeful.
Now the seats themselves, they are quite comfortable.
They are a touch firmer than the ones
that you're getting in the Rogue.
But the fact of the matter is, both the Kia and the Nissan,
they are way, way better than the Toyota in that regard.
For small item storage, it again,
falls somewhere between the other two SUVs,
a touch better than the Rogue, I would say.
You get this nice bin here with the cover.
This is where the wireless charging pad is.
But the best part is going to be this bin right here.
You've got two pretty large cupholders.
And when you don't need to use them,
they actually fold out of the way
and give you another storage bin.
And this center bin underneath the armrest,
a bit bigger than what you're getting in the Nissan,
but not as big as the Toyota.
The technology is pretty good, as well.
You're getting matching 12.3-inch screens here in the SX
Prestige.
And this touch screen, the infotainment system,
it's kind of no frills, but it's very easy to use.
And again, like the others, wireless CarPlay and Android
Auto is going to come standard.
The big difference, though, is that the instrument cluster,
it isn't nearly as customizable as what you're getting
in the Nissan or the Toyota.
Both of those will actually show a maps view in there,
and you don't get anything like that here in the Kia.
That's one area in which they could really improve.
Where I think the Sportage Hybrid actually
falls behind the other two, is going to be on controls.
And that's mostly because of this little panel right here.
Now, this was a solution that Kia's had for a few years now,
one that they've actually gone away from in their more
modern vehicles.
But it's still here in the Sportage Hybrid.
And the problem is, that it tries to do double duty.
So you hit this little button right here,
that's how you get the controls for the multimedia system.
Press it again, and you get the controls for the climate.
So if you're on the wrong screen,
you have to look down to double check.
And that's just an extra touch of the screen.
And it's a bit hard to find.
It's not something that you can do
while you're not looking down.
So it's not as easy to learn as a button.
You are at least getting knobs for the temperature.
And for the heated and ventilated seats down here,
you get real buttons.
But this screen, it's just not a great solution.
But if you want to see where this Sportage Hybrid is really
going to start to separate itself, it's in the back seat.
The Sportage Hybrid's backseat is absolutely gigantic,
over 41 inches of rear legroom.
That's more than 3 inches more than the Toyota,
and more than 5 inches more than that Rogue.
The seat is set up where I like to drive, and as you can see,
there's just a complete difference
between the amount of space you're
getting in the back of the Kia versus the other two SUVs.
And you're also getting additional recline settings.
You can go pretty far back in this thing if you want to.
I would say the cushioning, again,
not quite as comfortable as that Rogue, but because of the space
and because of the flexibility of the angle,
it might be just as good to spend some time back here as it
is in the Nissan.
Now, when it comes to features, you're
also getting heated outboard rear seats, two USB-C charging
ports, air vents, all that good stuff.
But I really love where these USB-C ports are placed.
Instead of being back here on the center console,
they're actually on the backs of the seats.
So that means that you can run wires
without having them dangle all over the floor.
And behind here on the back of this headrest,
it's actually rubberized, which means
that it's meant to hold your phone or a tablet up,
and then you can just charge it like that.
No cables running around people's feet, which is great.
And for car seats, there is no substitute for room.
Even though the doors don't open quite as wide as the Rogue,
it doesn't really matter, because again,
there's just absolutely so much space back here.
And the lower latch anchors, they're
pretty easily accessible, as well.
The only thing I found about this back seat
that I don't really like, is going to be this middle seat
headrest, because, just like in the Nissan, it protrudes a bit.
It's too small.
And it just ends up kind of jabbing you
in the back of the head if you try to lean back into it.
When you sit in the back of the Kia,
you just feel that the space is more thoughtfully laid out than
in the other SUVs.
And that's a big part of the reason why it ranks so high.
In addition to having the biggest back seat,
it's also got the largest cargo area, with 39.5 cubic feet.
The Sportage Hybrid has a two-tiered cargo area
and seats that fold pretty flat, just like the other two SUVs.
But what it has that the other ones are missing,
are pulls in the cargo area, so you
can lower the seats from the back, a very convenient feature
that can save you time.
At 8 seconds from 0 to 60 in our testing, the Sportage Hybrid,
it's the slowest of these three SUVs,
though I wouldn't really knock it
for that, because it still feels plenty good around town
and getting on the highway.
I like that at low speeds especially,
it tries to rely on its electric motors as much as possible.
That helps it to be fairly smooth
when it comes to acceleration.
But it's just not going to have quite the top end that you're
getting in the other two SUVs, especially in that Rogue Hybrid.
Now, when it comes to steering and handling,
I would say that it's good.
I would put it below the Nissan, but above the Toyota.
But where the Sportage Hybrid really excels,
is going to be ride quality and comfort.
The suspension does a great job of absorbing
those small impacts, so road seems and small potholes,
you really won't feel those at all.
And when you're on the highway, this thing just glides.
Natural visibility in the Kia is pretty good.
I especially like the side mirrors
that are a bit wider than on the other two SUVs.
You have a pretty good field of view,
and that's helpful, because those chunky D pillars,
they do give a bit more of a blind spot
here in the Sportage Hybrid.
And the other two, you're also going
to get a surround view camera.
It doesn't offer quite as many angles as the Nissan does,
but it still looks better than what
you're getting in the Toyota.
I'd stick the Kia right between the two again.
The rest of the driving aids, they're
going to be on par with what you're getting in the other two,
although you aren't getting a hands-free low speed driving
system.
But to be honest, I don't really miss it all that much.
The Sportage Hybrid's calling card
is still going to be its spaciousness,
and all the features that you're getting.
I still can't believe that this is
the cheapest SUV in this test.
And to support that, the driving experience,
it just needed to be OK.
But it's not.
It's got a good driving experience backing all that up.
And that's a big reason that the Kia is so formidable.
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When it comes to value, the Kia is the clear class
of this field.
Yes, the lowest as tested price, but I
think the best cabin in terms of materials and finish.
And you're also getting all that extra room, plentiful features,
and of course, on top of that, an extra large warranty that
dwarfs what you're getting with the other two SUVs.
The gas version of the Rogue, it was
one of the more affordable small SUVs around,
but this Rogue Hybrid, it has definitely
turned the price tag way up.
To start, it's thousands more than the other two SUVs.
And even if you factor in its standard all-wheel drive,
it's just simply going to cost you more.
And for what you're paying, just over $44,000,
it does feel like it's missing a few features.
You're not getting ventilated seats.
You're not getting an auto dimming rear view mirror.
You're not even getting a powered passenger seat,
and you're only getting one automatic window switch.
To get those things, you're going to have to jump up
to the Platinum, which costs about $2,000 more.
But I think those features are important,
so I think that actually might be the better buy.
But even if you add that $2,000 on top of the Nissan,
it's still going to cost a little bit less than this RAV4
Limited.
And this is a trim that's tough to justify, because $46,000,
that's a lot of money to spend on a small SUV--
--especially when competitors, they're
going to offer you better interior quality, more size,
and more driving refinement, all for less money.
If you're looking at the RAV4, we
think sticking with the lower trim levels is a good idea.
There's one final aspect of value that we need to touch on,
and that would be fuel economy, which
is ultra important these days.
Now, when it comes to the estimated figures, the Toyota,
it leads the way at 42 MPG combined.
And the Kia, it brings up the rear, all the way down at 35,
both figures with all-wheel drive.
The Rogue Hybrid, it's going to split the difference at 38
MPG combined, but I was very curious at what
we could get with it, because series hybrids,
they notoriously struggle on the highway.
So what I did was, I took the Nissan
on the first half of the loop that we
used to test electric vehicles, which
is actually a perfect city highway
split for what the EPA uses.
And after 170 miles or so, it actually
came back with an observed 42.2 MPG.
And that's extra impressive, because most hybrids
these days, we're seeing them go under their EPA estimates.
But I guess somebody forgot to tell the Rogue Hybrid,
because it actually went way over.
Another feather in its cap.
Now it's time to bring up those rating scores
and issue a final verdict for this comparison.
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we've got full ratings, rankings and reviews on our site
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Now, coming in third place is going
to be the Toyota RAV4 in a bit of an upset.
And I want to stress that we still
think that the RAV4 is a good SUV for many people.
It's just that its shortcomings when
it comes to cabin quality and size, they really got
highlighted going up against these other two.
That means that second place is going
to go to the Nissan Rogue Hybrid, which
just squeaks by that Toyota.
And this is also now our third ranked small SUV.
Impressive, considering those rankings run 20 vehicles deep.
It takes something special to move up into the podium places.
And that's exactly what this Rogue Hybrid is.
In my 15 years of covering cars, this
is one of the biggest single generational improvements
that I've ever seen.
And it's hard to believe that the company that
makes the Sentra can also build something like this.
Now, coming in first is going to be the Kia Sportage Hybrid.
It's just really hard to deny its value proposition,
and the fact that you're going to get more space inside
for people and things, while spending less money.
So, congratulations to that Kia for its win in this comparison.
It really nails the fundamentals of what families are
looking for from a small SUV.
But I think, though, the big surprise is still
going to be that Rogue Hybrid.
The problem before, it just didn't offer anything unique
compared to competitors.
But now it does, with a driving experience
that I think is definitely worth checking out.
So if you are shopping for a small SUV,
it's certainly worth a test drive,
and I don't think that you'll be disappointed.
Thanks for watching.