The 2021 Nissan Rogue has some big shoes to fill. Nissan sold 412,110 units of the outgoing second-generation Rogue in 2018. Although Nissan sold only 350,447 units (representing a 15 percent drop) in 2019, the message is clear: The Rogue is Nissan?s most popular vehicle in North America, so the third-generation model better be good.

?The all-new Rogue was purposefully designed to meet all the needs of today?s young families,? said Mike Colleran, Senior Vice President, Nissan U.S. Marketing and Sales.

With that in mind, let’s take a complete, top to bottom look, at the 2021 Nissan Rogue.

Fashion Repeats Itself

Skinny jeans and high-waist trousers were all the rave in the 1980s. However, I still fondly remember the days when rocking a pair of baggy jeans was cool. If you were a college kid in the late 90s and early 2000s, you didn’t want to be caught dead wearing skinny jeans lest you be ridiculed for life. But now, high-waist jeans (and skinny/slim fit trousers) are making a comeback, and it seems the Nissan Rogue is forging the same path in terms of design.
According to Nissan, the 2021 Rogue?s updated exterior design reflects the fun, edgy, versatile, and adventurous nature of the vehicle. I think it looks great, but why it needs to follow the current trend of moving the headlights to a different spot than the usual is beyond me.

But then again, no other automaker but Nissan is to blame for starting this unusual trend. Do you remember the o...