2025 Nissan Rogue Rock Creek Wants To Make Every School Run An Overland Adventure

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Nissan’s 2025 Rogue lineup includes a new overland-themed Rock Creek edition.

Rock Creek adds all-terrain tires, a camera-based transparent hood feature, and water-repellant synthetic leather.

Rogue SL and Platinum buyers now get option of hands-free driving on certain freeways.

Nissan’s Rogue has engaged ‘off-road’ mode on its rotary selector and crawled its way up onto the overland bandwagon. That’s the one full of other urban SUVs and crossovers that have suddenly sprouted tough-looking off-road trim levels and special editions. Nissan’s is the Rogue Rock Creek, and it’s new for 2025.

There’s certainly no chance of mistaking the Rock Creek edition for a regular Rogue SL. The gloss black front grille and Lava Red lower bumper accents see to that. A standard roof rack, gloss black door mirrors, and 17-inch satin black wheels wrapped in 235/65R17 Falken Wild Peak all-terrain tires complete the look.

Inside, Nissan sticks with the trail-ready theme by equipping the Rock Creek’s heated seats with water-repellant leatherette upholstery, which could really prove worthwhile for any owners who give themselves a pant-wetting scare after mistakenly thinking some knobbly tires have suddenly turned the Rogue into a Moab weapon. The seats also feature Lava Red stitching to mimic the flashes on the nose, and Nissan has added piano black trim to the dashboard.

The Rogue’s 201 hp (204 PS), turbo 1.5-liter, CVT-backed powertrain might not be the ideal off-road hardware, though all-wheel drive is at least standard. But the Rock Creek does have one piece of tech on it that could prove useful whether you’re creeping over rocks in the wilderness or just trying to navigate the urban sprawl. An Off-Road view on the Around View Monitor system lets you see ‘through’ the hood to the ground below at speeds of up to 12 mph (19 kmh).

Hill descent control is standard but Rock Creek buyers can add more equipment by optioning the premium pack that brings a wireless charging pad, heated steering wheel, four-way power passenger seat, motion-activated power liftgate, and more.

One new-for-’25 Rogue feature the Rock Creek doesn’t have is Nissan’s ProPilot Assist 2.1 cruise control system. Available at extra cost on the SL and Platinum, it lets drivers pilot their SUV hands-free on certain roads, providing they keep their eyes on the road.

Prices for the Rock Creek and the other 2025 Rogues will be released closer to the on-sale date.