 We had a Rogue Select as a rental for a week. The Select is the first generation Rogue that Nissan continued to produce alongside the 2nd generation for 2 years, so basically this review is about the 1st generation Rogue. The AWD system is great and I never felt like I was losing or about to lose traction. The acceleration is horrible. You have to keep it at 3,000 RPM or more for any decent acceleration and the engine complains the entire time. There's a lot of noise in the cabin, so much that it's hard to carry on a conversation whilst merging onto the freeway. When accelerating at low speeds, the CVT keeps the engine around 1,250-1,500 RPM and it feels like the engine is lugging and on the verge of stalling. It's noisy over bumps in the road and the gas mileage is horrible. The driver's seat could use more lumbar support. The stereo sounds great which is the only positive about the car. Overall, I hated it and I can't wait to get back home to my Escape.