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2005 Nissan Murano Review

Read this professional review and road test of the used 2005 Nissan Murano model with a complete test drive evaluation in all driving situations including an overview of the SUV's specs, price, trims, interior, standard equipment like a 3.5 L V6 engine, a 0 Speed Continuously Variable transmission and All Wheel Drive and more.

2005 Murano Review

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Smooth and comfortable, the urban SUV.

Introduction The Nissan Murano is an excellent choice for someone who wants the smooth ride and responsive handling of a car, the cargo space of a wagon, and the high driving position of an SUV.

The Murano is a good example of a crossover vehicle: It's designed to haul cargo like a sport-utility, but ride and drive like a car. However, this crossover handles better than the Honda Pilot and Toyota Highlander, and it drives more like a sports sedan.

The Nissan Murano offers the roominess and practicality of a sport utility with the handling, power and smoothness of a sporty sedan.

Murano integrates aerodynamics and high fashion, with a sleek front end, smooth lines from front to back, and a greenhouse that slopes rearward, ending in a large but graceful C-pillar. Inside, Nissan resisted the temptation to cram in three rows of seats like the Highlander and Pilot do. Instead, like a car, the Murano has just two rows of seats, accommodating four (or at most five) passengers in comfort. It's not a substitute for a minivan, nor does it look like one.

The futuristic look is backed by sporty performance. The Murano is powered by Nissan's beefy 3.5-liter V6, the same engine found in the 350Z sports car, putting out 245 horsepower. It comes with a continuously variable transmission, a high-tech automatic that's smooth and responsive while offering superior gas mileage within its class. Murano's road-tuned suspension offers smooth and sporty handling. The Murano shares much of its underpinnings with the Nissan Altima and Maxima sedans (but is not related to the Infiniti FX).

All-wheel drive is available for better grip and stability in foul weather. A new entry-level Murano S lowers the base price. Next Page



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