We do like the Rogue’s configurability for fitting cargo. The second row also splits 60/40 and lays down nearly flat when folded forward. They slide fore and aft and recline, which gives rear passengers more configurability than they usually get. The rear seats, though, are more comfortable than your average second-row bench. They don’t have a lot of cushion, though, and as mentioned earlier, my knee hit the dash when I had the seat configured comfortably in all other ways. They are flat with not a lot of bolstering, which is acceptable considering this isn’t a performance machine. Nissan’s marketing team has dubbed the automaker’s front seats as having a “Zero Gravity” design, but despite the catchy name, we find them to be merely average.

We don’t know why the Rogue’s interior doesn’t benefit from its exterior’s extra inches, but we wish it did. The smaller Toyota RAV4, for instance, has more overall interior volume (136.4 cubic feet to 134.0), and the Subaru Forester, which looks so much smaller on the outside, has more cargo space inside (70.9 cubic feet maximum to 70.0). Despite being so outwardly large, the Rogue is bested by a number of others when the tape measure is taken inside.

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