First Drive: 2015 Nissan Murano - Autos.ca
NAPA, CA – Whoever said it “never rains in California” wasn’t with us on the recent 2015 Nissan Murano drive event in Sonoma. When the Murano debuted in 2002, it was a curvaceous outlier – a pioneering, car-based crossover in a segment populated by boxy, truck-based SUVs. Now in its third generation, the 2015 Murano returns to its original role as a “statement-making” quasi-luxury vehicle. Named for the precious, centuries-old glass produced on the Venetian island of Murano, Nissan’s flagship utility vehicle was also one of the first to bring continuously variable transmissions to the mainstream. The new Murano owes much of its character to the Resonance Concept car – an eye-catching exercise in shining copper with its dramatic creases, raked windshield and “floating” roofline. Like the original, the latest Murano features a bold, expressive design that will influence future models throughout the Nissan lineup. Lines branch out from the nose, creating character lines along the body and culminating at the rear, which is again finished in boomerang LED lamps. Source: www.autos.ca
