Nissan Unveils the Exterior Design of the 2027 Rogue E-Power, Confirms the Return of the X-Terra for 2028, and Teases New Skyline and Titan

• The 2027 Rogue e-Power will arrive later this year with a new hybrid powertrain and an entirely new design that takes cues from the current model.

• The X-Terra will return to North America in 2028 as a member of a new body-on-frame family that will feature V6 and V6 hybrid powertrains.

• The automaker also teased a new generation of the Skyline sedan and a possible return of the Titan full-size pickup.

Nissan’s latest press conference was a busy one as the automaker unveiled two new models and teased a few more while laying out the road ahead in its key markets.

Indeed, the company unveiled the exterior design of the 2027 Rogue e-Power and the Juke EV, the latter of which will only be sold in Europe.

Rogue e-Power

While we had already been told what to expect from the next generation of the Rogue in terms of powertrain, we had only seen a few, dark teaser images.

We now know exactly what the brand’s best-selling model in North America will look like once the new generation arrives on the market in late 2026.

If the overall shape, particularly at the rear is clearly reminiscent of the current Rogue, the front end is completely new, with a distinctive honeycomb daytime running lamp design.

The new Rogue also features the same gloss black panel linking the two headlamp modules as the Kicks and Leaf, marking this element as a key point of the brand’s latest design language.

The large front grille tapers in toward the bottom, continuing the hood line down to the middle of the fascia, akin to that of the 2026 Ariya and Sentra.

In profile, the new Rogue plays with shadows and creases to add a bit of visual interest over the current model, especially toward the bottom of the doors.

No clear picture of the rear end has been released, but from what we can see, the 2027 Rogue e-Power will keep the distinctive taillamp shape that has followed this model since the second generation launched back in 2013.

Despite e-Power having been offered in Europe and Asia for many years, the 2027 Rogue will introduce this technology to North American drivers. Like the old Chevrolet Volt, the Nissan e-Power system relies on electric motors to power the wheels while a small gasoline engine acts as a generator to provide the electricity that is required at any time. Unlike the Volt, however, this technology is not a plug-in system, using a small 2.1 kWh battery instead.

X-Terra

The 2027 Rogue e-Power was not the only item of interest for the North American market that was discussed during the press conference.

Indeed, Nissan finally confirmed that the X-Terra will return to the United States and Canada for the 2028 model year, something that had been rumoured for a while.

Here again, details are sparse, but we know that this rugged SUV will be manufactured in the United States and that it will introduce a new family of body-on-frame products for both Nissan and Infiniti.

We don’t know what will power the X-Terra specifically, but this new family of vehicles will offer V6 and hybrid V6 powertrains, so we at least know how many cylinders to expect.

One teaser image of the X-Terra surfaced, a close up of the front end, showing a muscular hood design, three orange lamps running the width of the vehicle just under the hood, and vertical headlamp elements, arranged around a body-colour plastic panel into which the word “Nissan” is embossed.

This model should be unveiled somewhere in 2027 and it is expected to bring increased capabilities and robustness to the Nissan lineup, allowing the automaker to compete against well-established off-road capable SUVs such as the Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, along with the Ford Bronco and an upcoming GMC Jimmy that was just teased.

Skyline, Titan, and other models

In addition, Nissan released two teaser images of an upcoming Skyline, marking the return of the brand’s most iconic sedan, which was better known in North America as the Infiniti G35, G37, and Q50.

From what we can see, this new model appears to be inspired by the third-generation Skyline that was sold between 1968 and 1972 and which spawned the first GT-R. This is most evident up front, where the headlamps are recessed under a brow that angles down towards the middle of the car.

At the rear, the new Skyline proudly displays the quadruple round taillamps that have become a signature of this model and the GT-R, along with a “Skyline” script at the rear of the fenders, which identifies the model when looking in profile.

The model seen in the pictures appears to be a four-door sedan, but the return of a coupe in the lineup is a possibility.

Nothing has been said about this future model’s powertrain, but there might have been a clue in the presentation. Indeed, it was said that Infiniti will gain a performance focussed, V6-powered sedan in the coming years, likely a version of the Skyline.

Furthermore, we now know to expect four other body-on-frame models apart from the X-Terra, which should include three row SUVs for both Nissan and Infiniti, possibly as replacements for the current Armada and QX80. Since these two models were just updated last year, it might be a while before these new products come to light.

One of those four upcoming body-on-frame models could be a revival of the Titan full-size pickup, according to a snippet of the video presented at the start of the press conference.

Indeed, a few frames at the start of the video show two designers working on a sketch of what appears to be a headlamp while models of the first-generation Titan stand behind them, which is unlikely to be a coincidence.

While the Titan was never a massive success in the United States, not having a full-size truck in its lineup has undoubtedly cost Nissan some profitable sales over the past few years, and its dealers would probably be quite happy to have a modern body-on-frame hybrid V6-powered truck to offer.

The next few years should be quite exciting over at Nissan, judging by all of the new products that will be coming out by the end of the decade.