Best Used Luxury Car 2013: The Car Connection's Picks
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avant garde styling
it’s the Murano’s sculptured front and rear fascia that captures family’s hearts
pleasingly butch stance when outfitted with the optional 20-inch wheels and tires
a fierce furrowing that is, actually, quite a bit more aggressive than anything else in the Nissan garage
more striking than ever, wrapped in even tauter bodywork
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avant garde styling
Edmunds
it’s the Murano’s sculptured front and rear fascia that captures family’s hearts
Vehix.com
pleasingly butch stance when outfitted with the optional 20-inch wheels and tires
Car and Driver
a fierce furrowing that is, actually, quite a bit more aggressive than anything else in the Nissan garage
Los Angeles Times
more striking than ever, wrapped in even tauter bodywork
MotorWeek
The Nissan Murano got a complete redesign for 2009, with a cleaner, sleeker look on the outside (except for the controversial grille), along with a more sophisticated-looking interior. While the look mostly got considerably sleeker and flamboyant, with bulbous fenders and oversize badging, the Murano's grille is, to be kind, controversial, with the very glitzy chrome grille looking like crooked teeth. For 2011, Nissan has toned down the look in front a little bit, by incorporating running lamps and reducing the grille's size. Tail lamps also get a cleaner look.
The Murano's instrument panel has also become a little more distinctive and contained hints of Infiniti vehicles, as well as the brand's Maxima flagship. The center stack of controls has a new two-tiered design, with a screen (nav system or trip computer) up top and audio/climate functions below. In between, it gets a set of menu buttons and a controller for screen-based functions. The gauge cluster is also revamped, replacing a flat set of instruments with a multilayered arrangement of hooded dials.
Conclusion
The Murano now has a richness in its materials that stands out in the practically minded crossover class, though not everyone likes the grille.
