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Nissan Murano
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The Nissan Murano (Japanese: 日産・ムラーノ, Hepburn: Nissan Murāno) is a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Nissan since May 2002 for the 2003 model year, and currently in its third generation.
Nissan Murano | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Nissan |
Production | May 2002–present |
Model years | 2003–present |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Mid-size crossover SUV[1][2] |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Nissan R'nessa (Japan)[3] |
Successor | Nissan Pathfinder (China) |
As Nissan's first crossover SUV for the United States and Canada, the Murano was designed at Nissan America in La Jolla, California, and was based on the Nissan FF-L platform shared with the third generation Altima.[4] The European version of the Murano began sales in 2004.[5]
The Murano was Nissan's only crossover SUV in the United States until September 2007, when the Rogue went on sale. In Canada, the X-Trail had been on sale as Nissan's second car based SUV since 2004 as a model for 2005; it was replaced by the 2008 Rogue at the end of 2007. The Murano is sized between the Pathfinder and the now defunct Xterra (which was replaced by the Rogue as a compact SUV). For the model years of 2011 to 2014, a convertible variant, the Murano CrossCabriolet, was available for the second-generation model. As of 2018, the Murano is sized between the X-Trail and the larger Pathfinder.
The nameplate Murano derives from the Italian islands of Murano and the namesake Murano art glass for which the islands are widely known.[6][7]