Nissan is gunning for the Toyota RAV4 hybrid with a new gasoline-electric version of its Rogue crossover that goes on sale this spring. Although Nissan doesn’t have as much experience with hybrids as Toyota, the Rogue is looking to take the RAV4 to task on the numbers, as it achieves slightly better EPA ratings and costs less. The 2017 Rogue hybrid starts at $27,180 for a front-drive SV model and $32,100 for a front-drive SL model?about $1000 and $1200 more than the equivalent non-hybrid Rogue.
To achieve a fair comparison with the Toyota RAV4 hybrid, which comes only with all-wheel drive, you have to add the $1350 that Nissan charges for AWD. Even then, the Rogue hybrid SV AWD comes in at $28,530, $1440 less than the RAV4 XLE hybrid. The better-equipped Rogue SL costs $33,450 with AWD, which slots in between the RAV4 hybrid?s SE ($33,125) and Limited ($34,970) trim levels.
Standard equipment for the hybrid Rogue SV includes automatic climate control, heated front seats, remote start, and blind-spot warning, while a $2870 Premium package adds navigation, a Bose audio system, a panoramic sunroof, a heated steering wheel, and a power liftgate. The SL model comes standard with all of those features minus the sunroof and adds leather seats, LED headlights, and 18-inch wheels; a $1520 Premium package adds back in the panoramic roof and automated emergency braking.

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