Nissan has released the list of changes to the company’s fleet for 2008. So without any further comment, here’s the rundown straight from the horse’s mouth.

ROGUE:

- Aggressive, performance-oriented exterior with sleek, masculine styling, dynamically arched forms and powerful rear shoulder lines

- Available roof rail system with detachable cross bars

- Available power sliding glass moonroof

- Nissan “C” platform, front-engine/front-wheel drive

- 2.5-liter DOHC 16-valve inline 4-cylinder rated at 170 horsepower and 175 lb-ft torque (estimated)

- Nissan Xtronic CVT™ (Continuously Variable Transmission) with adaptive logic control, high-speed CPU

- Available steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters

- Available all-new Intuitive All-Wheel Drive system with yaw rate control or front-wheel drive

- Standard Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) with Traction Control System (TCS)

- High-caster front independent-strut suspension with large diameter stabilizer bar and high-performance shock absorbers with rebound springs

- Rear multi-link independent suspension with high-performance shock absorbers with rebound springs

- Available 17-inch aluminum-alloy wheels

-Standard 4-wheel disc brakes with Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD)

- Available leather-appointed front and rear seats, steering wheel and shifter knob

- Available fold-down front passenger seat

- Available Nissan Intelligent Key

- Standard AM/FM/CD 2DIN audio system and available Bose®-developed audio system with 6CD in-dash changer, 7 speakers and subwoofer with MP3 capability and XM® Satellite Radio (required monthly subscription sold separately)

- Available Bluetooth® Hands-free Phone System

- Available easy-to-clean, detachable, one-touch foldable cargo organizer to prevent cargo from shifting while driving

- Standard Advanced Air Bag System (AABS) (includes dual-stage front air bags and occupant classification system for the front passenger seat)

- Standard front seat-mounted side-impact supplemental air bags and roof-mounted curtain supplemental air bags for front and rear outboard occupants with rollover detection

- Standard front seat Active Head Restraints for head and neck protection in rear impacts

- Offered in two well-equipped models: Rogue S and Rogue SL, in all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive configurations