2028 Nissan X-Trail e-Power: Next-generation SUV previewed as Rogue Hybrid

The next-generation Nissan X-Trail has been detailed in the US, where it’ll wear the Rogue Hybrid nameplate.

First previewed in April 2026, the new X-Trail will reach US dealers wearing the Rogue Hybrid nameplate during the northern autumn (September to November) of 2026.

Nissan Australia wouldn’t confirm when the model will arrive in Australia, where it’ll wear the familiar X-Trail nameplate.

However, history could prove a guide. The outgoing Rogue entered production in the US in September 2020, but its Japanese-built X-Trail twin didn’t arrive in domestic-market showrooms until July 2022, and didn’t arrive in Australia until December 2022.

The Rogue Hybrid features a turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine which, as in the current X-Trail e-Power, serves only as a generator for the (1.67kWh lithium-ion) battery, instead of sending drive directly to the wheels.

Available only with all-wheel drive, the Rogue Hybrid incorporates a 149kW and 329Nm front electric motor and a 99kW and 195Nm rear electric motor, for a total system output of 165kW – up 8kW on the current X-Trail e-Power AWD.

A one-pedal drive mode is standard, something typically the domain of electric vehicles.

Nissan USA is claiming combined fuel consumption of 38mpg, which works out to around 6.2L/100km.

The Rogue Hybrid features an updated version of the existing X-Trail platform, with MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension.

It weighs between 1844kg and 1890kg, and measures 4651mm long, 1849mm wide and 1720mm tall on an unchanged 2705mm wheelbase.

It rides on either 18- or 19-inch alloy wheels, and Nissan in the USA will offer a space-saver spare wheel as an option for the flagship Platinum.

There’s a much more angular look to the new Rogue/X-Trail, with sharply creased fenders and bumpers plus a honeycomb grille incorporating daytime running lights.

This angular theme continues to the interior, where it can be seen in details like the cupholder surrounds and the stitching on the centre armrest.

There’s either a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system and 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, or larger 14.3-inch dual displays.

Nissan has retained plenty of physical switchgear, including metallic rocker switches for temperature and fan speed adjustment.

While both infotainment systems come with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, only the larger of the two features Google Built-in with embedded Google apps such as Google Maps and Google Gemini.

A head-up display is offered in the flagship Platinum, which also gets ventilated front seats and 64-colour ambient lighting – firsts for the Rogue/X-Trail.

Other available equipment includes heated front and rear seats, power-adjustable front seats with memory, dual-zone climate control, remote start, a panoramic sunroof, and either one or two 15W wireless phone charging pads, depending on the variant.

The Rogue Hybrid will be offered only as a five-seater, though we’d expect the Japanese-built X-Trail to continue to offer a third row of seating.

A full suite of active safety and driver-assist technology is standard, including active blind-spot assist, lane-keep assist, ProPilot Assist (lane-centring and adaptive cruise control), rear cross-traffic alert, traffic sign recognition, and autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian/cyclist detection and intersection assist.

Up-spec variants also gain reverse AEB, a surround-view camera with 3D and invisible bonnet views, and Nissan’s ProPilot Assist with Hands-Off Traffic Jam Support, which as the name suggests allows you to take your hands off while driving – albeit at low speeds – and also allows the Rogue Hybrid to perform lane changes autonomously.

There are dual front airbags and dual front knee airbags, plus side and curtain airbags for both rows. The Platinum also gains a front-centre airbag.

The latest Rogue will be the first US-market Nissan with the e-Power series-hybrid powertrain, though it won’t be the first hybrid Rogue/X-Trail – the previous generation was offered with a more conventional hybrid system from 2017 to 2019.

Much like the Pathfinder Hybrid, which was actually sold in Australia, this hybrid system proved a dead end for Nissan, and the brand has now been caught on the back foot as hybrid sales surge in the US.

To help address this gap, Nissan USA hastily rebadged the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV as the Rogue PHEV. This was launched for model year 2026, which will also be its last model year.

Nissan has now sold nearly two million e-Power-equipped vehicles across 68 countries since the powertrain’s debut in 2016.

In Australia, Nissan sells two e-Power-equipped models: the current X-Trail e-Power launched here in 2023, and the Qashqai e-Power launched in 2024.

In Japan, there’s a much wider lineup of e-Power models including the Note hatch and Serena people mover.

MORE: Explore the Nissan X-Trail showroom