kerrton wrote:Keep in mind the CX5 is a little smaller than the Rogue, I've always thought of it to be in a different class but the delineation between classes is so fine that it is debateable. Without looking at all the detailed specs and options, I'm going to venture a guess that the Rogue has a slight advantage here...
Kerrton,
I checked and the CX-5 is near identical to the Rogue dimension wise! It's not actually a smaller vehicle, it just gives you the impression that it is.
Here are the published dimensions from each mfg. website. Keep in mind that dimensions do not tell the whole story, you need to sit in each vehicle for a 'real world' comparison.
Dimensions: 2012 Rogue => 2013 CX5
Wheelbase: 2690mm => 2700mm
Length: 4655mm => 4555mm
Width: 1800mm => 1840mm
Height: 1683mm => 1710mm
Cargo Volume (Seats up): 818L => 966L
Cargo Volume (Seats down): 1639L => 1835L
Headroom (no moonroof): 1026mm => 1018mm
Legroom - Front: 1080mm => 1041mm
Legroom - Rear: 897mm => 997mm
Curb Weight (base model FWD, automatic): 1564kg => 1488kg
Please note: I apologize to our American friends, I used Canadian spec vehicles and the units are in metric for this comparison.
the price is slightly lower comparing auto trans models.
The CX-5 only enjoys a price advantage with the manual trans. As soon as you option in the Skyactiv-Drive 6AT, the difference in negligible compared to the Rogue.