Link to the Nissan USA website with the rollout. Yuck.

The All-New 2025 Nissan Murano Mid-Size Luxury SUV

 

It's not hideous, and it does have some interesting exterior features that look a little futuristic. The upper front and rear light strips look kind of nice, but the front looks overly smooth and aerodynamically boring. The lower rear looks a bit blocky and like it's giving birth to some kind of hoverboard or is a carrier that's missing its mobility scooter. Side view looks like an Audi Allroad or any number of modern station wagons. Just kind of smooth and clean with fleeting body effects that don't express much confidence or uniqueness. A very safe design that appears borrowed from vehicles that actually look much better than this does. The two-tone color scheme doesn't really add much interest.

 

Wow Your older Murano have lasted a long time. I think that mine would have if someone hadn’t totaled it so now I’m just at a loss. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how I feel about the new ones I love the way they look there’s a couple things that I don’t like. I honestly wish they had kept the V-6. . I had intended on keeping mine for a really long time.

 

VC-turbo seems like a bad idea to me. Even worse than CVT.

 

Yeah, that worries me a little too although we don’t drive a whole lot but still I honestly don’t know what to do anymore now that my car has been totaled.

 

Yeah, Nissan ditches the stalwart VQ35DE for a 2.0 liter turbo 4-banger that has less horsepower and questionable reliability. The engine has both GDI and MPI (8 fuel injectors?!). One site estimated engine life of 136k miles...not sure where that number came from but looking at the tech the engine has alone looks like an eventual money pit. I predict numerous class action lawsuits in Nissan's future (again...)

 

Omg

 

Yeah, Nissan ditches the stalwart VQ35DE for a 2.0 liter turbo 4-banger that has less horsepower and questionable reliability. The engine has both GDI and MPI (8 fuel injectors?!). One site estimated engine life of 136k miles...not sure where that number came from but looking at the tech the engine has alone looks like an eventual money pit. I predict numerous class action lawsuits in Nissan's future (again...)

Yeah, they use the MPI injectors intermittently to reduce/clean the carbon buildup on the valves caused by the GDI injectors not spraying gasoline over them...

Lots more to go wrong and expensive to repair considering the modest MPG/performance improvement offered by GDI IMO...

 

 

I'll wait to see it in person, but not particularly excited, maybe a little disappointed...

 

I had really thought about trading my 2018 Platinum on the new Murano. I awaited the new redesign, hoping it would look more like the Rogue, only larger. I felt they would keep the 3.5L and pair it with the same transmission as the Pathfinder. How wrong I was.

Looking at what Nissan rolled out, I am going to keep the 2018. It only has 42,000 miles. I bought a new set of wheels to replace the ones my wife has curbed over the years. Also, I have some parking lot door dings that I'm going to have the Dent Wizard remove. I should be able to run it for at least 4 more years. I know the interior and screens look a bit dated, and it doesn't have all of the latest tech, but for $55,000+ for the 2025 Platinum, I'm going to pass.

 

Agreed. My 2012 Platinum is at 135K and has had no problems, whatsoever. Will pass it down to the kid in a couple of years.

 

Too bad they did not keep the 3.5 and dump the CVT. I'm out.

 

I prefer the feel of my 2003 steering wheel over the 2021. The 2021 has a smaller diameter and the heating elements/wires protrude and push into my palm (and they just look ugly). My hands always feel more fatigued holding the 2021's, but I really like the heated steering wheel feature that my 2003 didn't have.

I prefer the cloth sport seats of my 2003 over the 2021's faux leather ones. The perforated faux leather is a pain to keep clean (everything gets stuck in those tiny holes), and the smoothness of the material can sometimes make me slide around more on sharper corners or maneuvers. Also, my lower back never ached in the 18 years I drove the 2003, yet the 2021 made my lower back hurt for the first few months on longer drives that didn't happen on the initial 20-minute test drive. I guess I've kind of gotten used to the 2021 because my back no longer hurts, but it DOES hurt if I sit parked for more than 20 minutes. I have to remember to shift around a bit.

 

This whole discussion reminds me why I'm a used car buyer. I could afford a new car, but to me it's not worth paying more than about $30K for any car. I sold cars for a few years, and I look for a car about 3 years old with less than 50K miles on it. IMO that's the sweet spot for buying a used car.

 

Yes, if I could just find one that would work for my back, but that is the whole problem. I had to put so much time effort and money into the seats of my old one. I’m hoping to avoid that this time I just wish car manufacturers cared about comfort, especially on the passenger side because that’s where I usually am. It’s really hard to find enough adjustments on that side.
I actually thought about looking at used ones this time, but I just can’t figure out anything that won’t hurt

 

How many threads do you want to start on this decision? Please confine the discussion to one thread.

 

My update is that I went to the dealer and looked at the 2025s they had on the lot. 2 SLs and 1 Platinum. It confirmed what I thought. I don't like the design and I particularly don't like the 2.0 VC engine. I looked at a 2025 Pathfinder. I'm leaning more toward that. Basically the same price as the Murano, bigger vehicle with the 3.5L V6. Supposedly this may be the last year for the V6 in the Pathfinder.

 

I believe I saw this color on a 2022-2024 Murano the other day. Not sure if it's a custom job or if some of the 3rd Gens had whatever color this is. Looked very sharp.

A few weeks prior to that, I saw some kind of silver/off-white on a 2022-2024 Murano, which also looked really nice. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the pearl white tricoat pictured below.

I saw a mint blue 2025 Murano driving around in my area, and it wasn't the darker aurora blue. Looked very nice. Almost looked like pale sky blue. Seems whatever blue is on the car, lighting really affects how it looks. The below pictures appear way too dark for what I saw...

 

I believe I saw this color on a 2022-2024 Murano the other day. Not sure if it's a custom job or if some of the 3rd Gens had whatever color this is. Looked very sharp.

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A few weeks prior to that, I saw some kind of silver/off-white on a 2022-2024 Murano, which also looked really nice. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the pearl white tricoat pictured below.

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I saw a mint blue 2025 Murano driving around in my area, and it wasn't the darker aurora blue. Looked very nice. Almost looked like pale sky blue. Seems whatever blue is on the car, lighting really affects how it looks. The below pictures are way too dark for what I saw...

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Maybe this explains the color difference you saw:

https://usa.nissanstories.com/en-US/releases/the-ocean-in-motion-aurora-blue-metallic-is-nissans-newest-paint-color

 

I just saw that Car & Driver has a positive review on the 2025 Murano, including an approving note that they had eliminated the CVT. They noted that the design was well overdue for this welcome update.

Combined with the TV ads, I think Nissan will put more emphasis on the Murano going forward.