Nissan’s new Murano will be fully redesigned for the 2025 model year, and will finally be released in early 2025.

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The Nissan Murano SUV, which is sold in North America, will undergo a full model change in early 2025 and be released as a 2025 model. Some of the design and specifications were revealed on October 16, 2024 (local time). There are currently no plans for it to be released in Japan.

The third-generation Murano currently on sale was released on December 5, 2014. Now, a full 10 years later, the arrival of a new model is attracting a lot of attention. What kind of model will the new Murano be? Below, we have compiled the information we currently know. We will explain in detail what kind of model it will be.

North American Nissan New Murano Full Model Change Article Summary

The Murano SUV, sold by Nissan in North America, will undergo a full model change in 2025.
This is the first full model change in about 10 years, and the interior and exterior have been completely redesigned.
The powertrain has been changed from a 3.5L V6 engine to a 2.0L VC-TURBO engine.
The engine change reduces horsepower but improves torque and fuel economy.
Advanced driver assistance systems are standard equipment on all vehicles.
It is scheduled to be released in the US and Canada in early 2025.

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Nissan Murano North America: Fully redesigned 2025 model exterior

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The exterior changes from the V-motion grille to the digital V-motion grille seen on recent Nissan models, featuring horizontally oriented daytime running LEDs seamlessly integrated into a large black area surrounding the grille, similar to the new Kicks . The sides are less sculpted than before, but have a sportier coupe shape visually linked to the rear glass. At the rear, uniquely shaped LED taillights blend seamlessly with the black trim.

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Nissan Murano North America: Fully Redesigned 2025 Model Platform

The platform has been completely redesigned and will use Renault-Nissan’s new CMF (Common Module Family) CMF-D platform, which is also used in the Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 .

Nissan Murano North America: Interior details for the 2025 model year

The interior has a simple layout, featuring a 12.3-inch digital cockpit and a flat-bottom steering wheel. The center display is a 12.3-inch touchscreen display with Google built-in , a USB-C port, a wireless charging pad, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, and more.

Nissan Murano North America: Fully redesigned 2025 model with 360° Safety Assist

“360° Safety Assist” is made up of seven types of advanced driving assistance systems: “Intelligent Emergency Braking,” “Pedal Misapplication Collision Prevention Assist,” “Adaptive High Beam Assist/High Beam Assist,” “Reverse Traffic Alert (RCTA),” “Intelligent Lane Departure Warning (LI/LDW),” “RCTA Reverse Traffic Alert,” and “Sign Detection Function.”

Nissan Murano North America: Fully redesigned 2025 model with powertrain

The new Murano has been changed from the previous 3.5L V6 engine to a 2.0L VC-TURBO (KR20) variable compression ratio turbo engine with a 9-speed automatic transmission . This change has been controversial because it results in a power loss.

Previous model : 3.5L V6 direct injection engine
New : 2.0L VC-TURBO (KR20) variable compression ratio turbo engine

Features of the new engine

Horsepower: 241 horsepower (19 horsepower down from the previous model)
Torque: 260 lb-ft (20 lb-ft more than the previous model)
Towing capacity: 1,500 lbs (unchanged)
Fuel economy: 23mpg

merit

Increased torque improves acceleration performance
Improved fuel efficiency

Disadvantages

Horsepower down

The new engine has less horsepower but more torque and better fuel economy. It is thought that acceleration performance has improved, but the key point will be how to interpret the horsepower reduction.