 I just had an AWD Rogue for a rental for over a week while my car was in the body shop. It was a nice enough ride that I felt inclined to share my experience here. I put just over a thousand miles on the car. I found it to be a decent place to spend time and if not for my need for something a bit larger that can tow a boat, I'd surely put it on my shopping list in the small SUV segment. Having also recently driven the Honda CRV (my sister in-law's) and a Mazda CX5 (recent loaner car), I can attest that the Rogue, while by no means sporty, offers a solid build quality and driving experience for the everyday driver. It is quieter and has a bit nicer interior materials and outside styling than the Honda, but is not as engaging a drive as the CX5. As far as the drivetrain goes, the 2.5L 4 cylinder is a bit rough around the edges and droans with the CVT, but that's kind of the norm with that type of transmission. The engine management offers normal, sport and Eco modes. They all work about as expected with normal splitting the difference nicely offering decent responsiveness when needed and loafing along for good fuel economy when able. It also shines on it's electronic nannies with a nice hill decent function and shift holding in sport mode. One area that I loathe is the unnecessary fake "shifts" under harder acceleration. It's a CVT. It's supposed to be shiftless. People will either like it, or not, but making it feel like a normal transmission kind of defeats its purpose in design.To wrap things up, I found it to be a nice ride for an average driver. It got reasonable mileage (26.1mpg) and was comfortable enough throughout its stay. Add to that Nissan's reputation of good reliability and this car would definitely fall on my recommended list.