2025 Nissan Murano Review: Prices, Specs, and Photos

What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Nissan Murano? What does it compare to?

The 2025 Nissan Murano midsize crossover seats five passengers and sits in the middle ground of the crossover SUV segment, neither large nor small, neither premium nor mainstream. It rivals other midsizers such as the Hyundai Santa Fe, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Mazda CX-70. 

Is the 2025 Nissan Murano a good SUV?

The redesigned Murano sports a new look and has a new powertrain, yet its footprint remains mostly the same. New technology and more standard safety and convenience features should boost its predecessor’s TCC Rating of 6.2 out of 10, but Nissan hasn’t kept pace with rivals on hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or electric vehicle options. (Read more about how we rate cars.)

What’s new for the 2025 Nissan Murano?

Many things are new for the fourth-generation Murano crossover SUV, but it’s virtually the same size. It’s a couple inches wider, and has a ground clearance that rises from 6.9 inches to 8.3 inches, giving it more of an SUV-like presence. 

Traditional and perhaps tired Nissan design cues such as a floating roof and a V-shaped grille take a modern turn. In profile, it rides on larger wheels at least 20 inches in size housed in flexed fenders. Up top, a chrome band arcs over the windows and the doors before tucking into the tail, like a crossover coupe popular with German automakers. But the roof itself sits flatter and has an integrated roof spoiler, before dropping down into the new ends that most define this newest Nissan. A thin light bar spans the rear end, and serves as a visual body line wrapping around the sides to the front, where a solid bar splits the thin upper headlights from the lower running lights. They flare out like wings, but are stacked like the Hyundai Tucson. 

In all, the exterior has some electric vehicle vibes, like the Nissan Ariya, yet under the hood sits Nissan’s variable-compression turbo engine. Making 241 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque, the 2.0-liter turbo-4 replaces the 260-hp 3.5-liter V-6, and a 9-speed automatic transmission replaces the inconsistent CVT. Nissan uses a similar VC-Turbo in the Nissan Altima sedan, and it’s an alternative to a more expensive and complex hybrid system. It varies the compression ratio for more pressure filled cylinders under heavy throttle, or a higher ratio while cruising for better fuel economy. In real world driving, the promise of the VC-Turbo has not been realized, and the new Murano has the same 23 mpg combined rating as the old Murano. On the upside, the rating is the same for front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, which is standard on all but the base SV model. 

The most significant changes happen inside, where Nissan loads the Murano with premium features, similar to the new Mazda CX-70. It has active noise cancellation and dual 12.3-inch digital displays across a low, long dash tied by a ribbon of ambient light. Like the Nissan Ariya electric crossover, a thin band of vents sits over a neat climate control panel meshed into the dash. A two-tiered center console furthers the similarities with it and the Ariya. Nissan promises soft-touch materials on the armrests and doors, and stitching that accentuates the clean, uncluttered interior. 

The new Murano gets Nissan’s thinner, “Zero Gravity” front seats that provide more support for front seat users and, in theory, more legroom for rear passengers. Yet, by the tape, rear legroom measures 36.3 inches, which is 1.5 inches less than last year’s model. Cargo room measures 32.9 cubic feet, while folding down the 60:40-split rear seats expands to 63.5 cubic feet.  

Nissan equips every Murano with driver-assist technology including automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection front and rear, blind-spot monitors, active lane control, and adaptive cruise control. It should get crash-tested by the NHTSA and the IIHS early in 2025. 

How much does the 2025 Nissan Murano cost?

Expect the redesigned 2025 Nissan Murano to cost above $40,000 but below $50,000. The outgoing SV cost just under $40,000. The new Murano will be sold in SV, SL, and Platinum trims, with standard features such as two 12.3-inch displays for the gauge cluster and the touchscreen, which now has wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Additional standard features include a wireless smartphone charger, a power tailgate, four USB-C charge ports, active noise cancelation, synthetic leather upholstery, and power front seats that are heated. 

It rolls on 20-inch alloy wheels, but 21s are optional, as are a 10-speaker Bose sound system, power-folding side mirrors, massaging front seats, Google built-in, and a surround-view camera system. All-wheel drive is optional on the base SV, and standard on SL, and Platinum.

Where is the 2025 Nissan Murano made?

In Canton, Mississippi.