Nissan is bringing its new compact crossover to the Us. Known as the Nissan Qashqai (pronounced cash-kai) overseas, the Nissan Rogue Sport will officially go on sale in the U.S. on May 11th, the Japanese automaker has announced. It’ll start at $21,420 for the front-wheel-drive model, while the all-wheel-drive model will demand at least $22,770.
This puts the Rogue Sport below the normal Rogue in terms of price and size. According to Nissan, the new, smaller crossover will be aimed at “youthful couples and singles seeking the versatility of a crossover and enough space when they need it, while still offering the sporty feel and handling more in line with a small sedan.” So, the same target demographic as the Mazda CX-3, Honda HR-V, Toyota CH-R, and Jeep Renegade, then. Seeing as the non-Sport Rogue is the company’s best-selling vehicle in America, the Rogue Sport stands to be quite an important product for Nissan.
For now, the Nissan Rogue Sport will only have one engine option: a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder good for 141 horsepower, which should be perfectly sufficient for 95 percent of the people who would even consider buying this car. It’s paired to an “Xtronic” transmission, which is Nissan-speak for CVT.
The Rogue Sport will be available with Nissan’s full suite of active safety features, dubbed the Intelligent Safety Shield, which includes Forward Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection, Lane Departure Prevention and Rear Cross Traffic Alert.
