• Nissan is engaged on a brand new era of the Murano, as indicated by these spy photographs.
• The brand new fourth-generation mannequin seems to have an attention-grabbing design and a swoopy total form.
• We count on the brand new Murano to reach early subsequent 12 months as a 2025 mannequin.

The present, third-generation Nissan Murano has been round for some time now, however it seems that a substitute is lastly on the horizon. These spy photographs present the brand new fourth era of Nissan’s two-row mid-size SUV providing, which ought to debut inside the subsequent few months as a 2025 mannequin.

The Murano has at all times been a fashion-forward crossover, and the brand new mannequin seems to proceed that with distinctive-looking slim entrance headlights, an attention-grabbing window remedy with a kicked-up C-pillar, and a sharply angled rear hatch that make it seem like the various SUV “coupe” fashions discovered within the luxurious phase. Black five-spoke wheels point out that Nissan will probably proceed to supply the Murano with some kind of Midnight look bundle.

We count on the brand new Murano to proceed to share its underpinnings with the three-row Nissan Pathfinder, which suggests front-wheel drive will likely be normal with all-wheel-drive non-compulsory. This additionally means the trusty 3.5-liter V-6, which produces between 284 and 295 hp within the Pathfinder, will soldier on within the Murano. Nevertheless, we’re hoping that Nissan will swap out the outdated Murano’s repeatedly variable computerized transmission for the smoother nine-speed computerized transmission discovered within the Pathfinder.

Rumors beforehand steered that the Murano might use Nissan’s e-Energy hybrid system that employs an electrical motor to energy the automobile and a gasoline engine to function a generator. This method is already utilized in many Nissan fashions overseas, however we have not heard any updates on when or if it is coming to the U.S. market so it stays to be seen whether or not or not it can ever make its method to our shores.

We’re nonetheless ready to see a glimpse of the 2025 Murano’s inside, however we count on it can share design parts with the Ariya electrical crossover’s plush cabin. Two rows of seats offering five-passenger capability will likely be normal, and the brand new mannequin will certainly supply a bigger infotainment display screen than the present automobile’s dated 8.0-inch show.

Search for extra data on the brand new 2025 Nissan Murano to return inside the subsequent few months as Nissan prepares to disclose the next-gen SUV. It’s going to probably go on sale someday in 2024, with costs beginning within the mid-$30,000 vary.

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Regardless of being raised on a gentle weight loss plan of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or maybe due to it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession for the automotive business all through his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He discovered a method to write about vehicles for the college newspaper throughout his school years at Rice College, which ultimately led him to maneuver to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first skilled auto-writing gig at Vehicle Journal. He has been a part of the Automobile and Driver workforce since 2016 and now lives in New York Metropolis.