2025 Nissan SUVs and Trucks: More Tech for Rogue, New Murano Is Unrecognizable
Nissan has been hard at work—this is a huge year for the Japanese automaker.
This is a year of improvement for Nissan, as it rolls out new generations of three important SUVs. Nissan discontinued the Titan for 2024, but its sole surviving pickup also gets a truckload of updates for 2025. Has Nissan set itself on a path to success? Its EV ambitions provide some clues. Here’s what’s new for 2025 Nissan SUVs and trucks and what’s coming in the future.
2025 Nissan Kicks: What’s New
Small SUV, big glow-up—the subcompact Nissan Kicks is fully redesigned for 2025, and it looks great. The exterior design is distinctive, integrating stylish sculpting and LED accents. Although interior materials remain price-appropriate, the new 2025 Kicks offers big digital displays and an impressive set of driver assist features. This Kicks has more cargo space than before, but from sitting inside the cabin, it’s clearly still a subcompact SUV. Despite using the same engine as before, the new addition of AWD gives this Nissan SUV fresh appeal, along with its generally improved driving experience. The 2025 Kicks is more expensive than before, but it remains rather affordable and now seems to better justify its pricing. For a lower price, Nissan is still offering the previous generation SUV in the form of the 2025 Nissan Kicks Play.
2025 Nissan Kicks: Pros and Cons
Pros
- Big overall improvement from outgoing model
- AWD finally available
- Useful standard driver assist features
Cons
- Noticeable road and tire noise
- Engine could use more power
- Little headroom, snug second-row seats
2025 Nissan Rogue: What’s New
On the 2025 Rogue SL and Platinum, the available exterior camera array gets an upgrade. The 360-degree camera now has a 3D rotation view around the vehicle. There’s also now an ultra-wide front view and a simulated transparent hood view. The 2025 Rogue SL and Platinum also newly offer ProPilot Assist 2.1, which allows for hands-free driving on pre-mapped stretches of highway.
Nissan’s Rock Creek off-road treatment is applied to the Rogue for 2025. The Rogue Rock Creek has standard AWD and rolls on all-terrain tires wrapped around 17-inch wheels. Its exterior gets a roof rack, red accents, and a rugged-style grille finished in gloss black. Inside the cabin, you’ll find water-resistant upholstery. Technology enhancements include a trail view feature for the front-facing camera and hill descent control. Clearly, this is more of a style package than true trail-ready transformation.
2025 Nissan Rogue: Pros and Cons
Pros
- Turbo-three-cylinder engine punches above its size
- Available hands-free driving technology
- Roomy cabin
Cons
- Still no hybrid—really, Nissan?
- Road and tire noise
- Base models feel cheap
2025 Nissan Murano: What’s New
There had been some speculation that the Nissan Ariya EV would replace the aging Murano midsize crossover, but that’s not the case. Instead, a redesigned Murano is introduced for 2025. Although it’s built on the same platform as the previous generation, the new Murano receives revised suspension and a new powertrain combining a turbocharged inline four-cylinder engine with variable compression technology and a nine-speed automatic transmission. There will be little mistaking this Nissan SUV for the outgoing model, thanks to its elegant LED-accented exterior and upscale, tech-rich cabin. It also includes an assortment of standard driver assist tech and offers Nissan’s ProPilot Assist 2.1 hands-free driving system.
2025 Nissan Murano: Pros and Cons
Pros
- Attractive exterior and interior design
- Plenty of premium features available
- Many standard driver aids; available hands-free driving system
Cons
- Powertrain isn’t very promising
- Decade-old platform fundamentals
- Better than Nissan Ariya EV?
2025 Nissan Ariya: What’s New
Nissan has not yet announced changes to the Ariya for 2025, but we hope the automaker has some substantial updates in store for this mediocre SUV. Could the performance-inspired Ariya NISMO arrive in the United States this year?
2025 Nissan Ariya: Pros and Cons
Pros
- Comfortable and quiet cabin
- Elegant exterior aesthetics; cool interior design details
- Available hands-free driving tech works well
Cons
- Lacks a true one-pedal drive mode
- Strange brake pedal responses
- Range and charging capabilities don’t impress
2025 Nissan Pathfinder: What’s New
For 2025, Nissan’s smaller three-row SUV gets a power-operated tailgate on the SV and Rock Creek trim levels. Additionally, all 2025 Pathfinder models include three scheduled oil change services within the first two years or 24,000 miles of driving.
2025 Nissan Pathfinder: Pros and Cons
Pros
- Third row is easy to access
- Second row tilts and slides even when a car seat is installed
- Record of good crash safety scores
Cons
- Wheezy V-6 engine; probably getting new turbo I-4 next year
- It finds what now?
- Better three-row SUVs available
2025 Nissan Armada: What’s New
After a long production run, the Nissan Armada full-size three-row SUV is fully redesigned for 2025—mostly. Although it rides on a modified version of the same body-on-frame platform as before, the new Armada gains a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 that makes more horsepower and torque than the old V-8. It certainly looks different than before, gaining eye-catching and somewhat sophisticated exterior design. The cabin remains focused on three-row functionality, while integrating a host of modern amenities and technology features. Nissan broadens the Armada’s appeal by introducing new trim levels such as the luxurious range-topping Platinum Reserve trim and off-road-oriented Pro4X model, both of which ride on a new air suspension system.
2025 Nissan Armada: Pros and Cons
Pros
- Bold, boxy exterior design
- Appealing Platinum Reserve trim, rugged Pro4X model
- Offers almost all the same features as Infiniti QX80
Cons
- Smaller engine barely improves fuel economy
- Discouraging cues from closely related Infiniti QX80
- Better than updated 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe?
2025 Nissan Frontier: What’s New
Introduced for the 2022 model year, this generation of Nissan Frontier receives a long list of updates for 2025. It’ll be noticeable by its exterior design changes, such as the updated front fascia and grille, new 17-inch wheel design, and available Afterburn Orange paint. In the cabin, the 2025 Frontier now has a tilting and telescoping steering column, a sunglasses holder in the overhead console, and a sliding panel in the rear window. The dashboard trim is revised, and a new available 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen works with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Power-adjustable front seats become standard on more trims.
Work-wise, all versions of the Nissan truck gain increased towing capacity, with max capacity now at 7,150 pounds. The Crew Cab, long-wheelbase, 6-foot bed configuration is now available on SV, Pro-4X, and SL grades. More driver assist features become standard.
2025 Nissan Frontier: Pros and Cons
Pros
- Chunky, rugged styling
- Feels confident while towing
- Easy, straightforward user interfaces
Cons
- Old underpinnings are evident
- Unimpressive fuel economy
- Tight, upright back seat
2026 Nissan Leaf: What to Expect
Currently a blobby hatchback, the Nissan Leaf is likely to enter its next generation as a slick coupe-styled crossover. It is expected to share the Ariya’s platform, unlocking capability for dual-motor AWD. Range could increase, but likely only by around 25 percent over the current model’s 212 miles. Expect the Leaf to maintain its relative affordability, with prices potentially starting at around $33,000.
2025 Nissan SUVs and Trucks:
- 2025 Nissan Kicks: Redesigned
- 2025 Nissan Rogue: Minor update
- 2025 Nissan Murano: Redesigned
- 2025 Nissan Ariya: TBA
- 2025 Nissan Armada: Redesigned
- 2025 Nissan Frontier: Minor update
Alex's earliest memory is of a teal 1993 Ford Aspire, the car that sparked his automotive obsession. He's never driven that tiny hatchback—at six feet, 10 inches tall, he likely wouldn't fit—but has assessed hundreds of other vehicles, sharing his insights on MotorTrend as a writer and video host.
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