2015 Nissan Rogue vs 2015 Toyota RAV4 - which is really more sensible? - Torque News
The Nissan Rogue and Toyota RAV4 are direct competitors in the small crossover market. Where the Nissan offers more versatility, the RAV4 offers a prettier interior. In everyday, family use, which is the better choice might depend on what you want out of a crossover, of course, but we feel that most will find the Rogue to be the better of the two. Looking at several sources, we can see that their reliability ratings are about the same as well. The 2015 Rogue utilizes a 2. 5-liter four-cylinder engine and a continuously variable transmission (Nissan calls this the Xtronic). Output is 170 horsepower and 175 pound-feet of torque in front-wheel or optional all-wheel drive. We found that this estimate is a bit high for the real world, which returned closer to 25 mpg combined in the AWD model. The 2015 RAV4 has a similar powertrain with a 2. 5-liter four-cylinder and six-speed automatic transmission with front-wheel or AWD. The EPA rates the AWD model at 25 mpg combined. Our real-world returns in the AWD RAV4 gave us about 23 mpg overall, so it too is a bit lower than the government rates it. In both drives, our driving mix was freeway-heavy and involved mixed passenger loads ranging from a solo driver to two... Source: www.torquenews.com
