Compare the2018 GMC AcadiaVS 2017 Nissan Rogue

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Towing
Servicing Ease
Ergonomics
Economic Advantages

Safety

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The Acadia Denali’s optional pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The Rogue doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

For enhanced safety, the GMC Acadia’s middle seat shoulder belts have child comfort guides to move the belt to properly fit children. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages children to buckle up. The Nissan Rogue doesn’t offer comfort guides on its middle seat belts.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Acadia are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Rogue doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

The Acadia has a standard front seat center airbag, which deploys between the driver and front passenger, protecting them from injuries caused by striking each other in serious side impacts. The Rogue doesn’t offer front seat center airbags.

Both the Acadia and the Rogue have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, rearview cameras, available all wheel drive, crash mitigating brakes, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors and rear cross-path warning.

Warranty

The Acadia’s corrosion warranty is 1 year longer than the Rogue’s (6 vs. 5 years).

GMC pays for scheduled maintenance on the Acadia for 2 years and 24,000 miles. GMC will pay for oil changes, lubrication and any other required maintenance (up to 2 oil changes). Nissan doesn’t pay scheduled maintenance for the Rogue.

There are over 59 percent more GMC dealers than there are Nissan dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Acadia’s warranty.

Reliability

To reliably power the ignition and other systems and to recharge the battery, the Acadia has a standard 150-amp alternator (170-amp - Acadia V6). The Rogue’s 110-amp alternator isn’t as powerful.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2016 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that GMC vehicles are more reliable than Nissan vehicles. J.D. Power ranks GMC fifth in reliability, above the industry average. With 53 more problems per 100 vehicles, Nissan is ranked 27th.

Engine

The Acadia’s standard 2.5 DOHC 4 cyl. produces 23 more horsepower (193 vs. 170) and 13 lbs.-ft. more torque (188 vs. 175) than the Rogue’s standard 2.5 DOHC 4 cyl. The Acadia’s 2.5 DOHC 4 cyl. produces 17 more horsepower (193 vs. 176) than the Rogue Hybrid’s standard 2.0 DOHC 4 cyl. hybrid. The Acadia’s optional 3.6 DOHC V6 produces 134 more horsepower (310 vs. 176) than the Rogue Hybrid’s standard 2.0 DOHC 4 cyl. hybrid.

As tested in Motor Trend the GMC Acadia V6 is faster than the Nissan Rogue 4 cyl.:

	Acadia	Rogue
Zero to 60 MPH	6.7 sec	9.1 sec
Quarter Mile	15.3 sec	17 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	92.6 MPH	83.2 MPH

Fuel Economy and Range

The Acadia FWD’s standard fuel tank has 4.9 gallons more fuel capacity than the Rogue (19.4 vs. 14.5 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups. The Acadia AWD’s standard fuel tank has 7.2 gallons more fuel capacity than the Rogue (21.7 vs. 14.5 gallons).

The Acadia has a standard cap-less fueling system. The fuel filler is automatically opened when the fuel nozzle is inserted and automatically closed when it’s removed. This eliminates the need to unscrew and replace the cap and it reduces fuel evaporation, which causes pollution. The Rogue doesn’t offer a cap-less fueling system.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the Acadia’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Rogue:

	Acadia	Rogue
Front Rotors	12.6 inches	11.84 inches
Rear Rotors	12.4 inches	11.68 inches

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the Acadia has larger standard tires than the Rogue (235/65R18 vs. 225/65R17). The Acadia’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Rogue (245/65R17 vs. 225/65R17).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Acadia offers optional 20-inch wheels. The Rogue’s largest wheels are only 19-inches.

The GMC Acadia’s wheels have 6 lugs for longer wheel bearing life, less chance of rotor warping and greater strength. The Nissan Rogue only has 5 wheel lugs per wheel.

Suspension and Handling

The Acadia offers an available driver-adjustable suspension system. It allows the driver to choose between an extra-supple ride, reducing fatigue on long trips, or a sport setting, which allows maximum control for tricky roads or off-road. The Rogue’s suspension doesn’t offer adjustable shock absorbers.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Acadia’s wheelbase is 6 inches longer than on the Rogue (112.5 inches vs. 106.5 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Acadia is 1.7 inches wider in the front and 1.7 inches wider in the rear than on the Rogue.

The Acadia SLT AWD handles at .82 G’s, while the Rogue SL AWD pulls only .77 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Acadia SLT AWD executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 2 seconds quicker than the Rogue SL AWD (26.9 seconds @ .67 average G’s vs. 28.9 seconds @ .58 average G’s).

Chassis

The front grille of the Acadia FWD 4 cyl. uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The Rogue doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

The Acadia uses computer-generated active noise cancellation to help remove annoying noise and vibration from the passenger compartment, especially at low frequencies. The Rogue doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

Passenger Space

The Acadia has 17.3 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Rogue (143.8 vs. 126.5).

The Acadia has 1.7 inches more front hip room, 2.8 inches more front shoulder room, 1.1 inches more rear headroom, 1.8 inches more rear legroom, 1.2 inches more rear hip room, 2.8 inches more rear shoulder room, 2.6 inches more third row headroom, .9 inches more third row hip room and 5 inches more third row shoulder room than the Rogue.

Cargo Capacity

The Acadia’s cargo area provides more volume than the Rogue.

	Acadia	Rogue
Behind Third Seat	12.8 cubic feet	9.4 cubic feet
Third Seat Folded	41.7 cubic feet	n/a
Third Seat Removed	n/a	32 cubic feet
Second Seat Folded	79 cubic feet	70 cubic feet

The Acadia’s cargo area is larger than the Rogue’s in almost every dimension:

	Acadia	Rogue
Length to seat (3rd/2nd/1st)	18.5”/48”/83”	n.a./33.5”/68.5”
Max Width	50”	n/a
Min Width	42.5”	44”
Height	33”	n/a

Pressing a switch automatically lowers the Acadia’s second row seats, to make changing between passengers and cargo easier. The Rogue doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

Towing

Maximum trailer towing in the Nissan Rogue is limited to 1000 pounds. The Acadia offers up to a 4000 lbs. towing capacity.

Servicing Ease

The Acadia uses gas struts to support the hood for easier service access. The Rogue uses a prop rod to support its heavy hood. It takes two hands to open the hood and set the prop rod, the prop rod gets in the way during maintenance and service, and the prop rod could be knocked out, causing the heavy hood to fall on the person maintaining or servicing the car.

The Acadia has a maintenance free battery for long life without checking the battery’s water level. The Rogue doesn’t have a maintenance free battery, so the water level in the battery’s cells must be checked often to prevent damage.

Ergonomics

To help each driver find a more comfortable driving position, the Acadia Denali offers a telescoping steering wheel. Much better than just a tilt steering wheel or adjustable seat, this allows a short driver to sit further from the steering wheel while maintaining contact with the pedals. The Rogue doesn’t offer a telescoping steering wheel.

The Acadia (except SL/SLE)’s optional easy entry system glides the driver’s seat back when the door is unlocked or the ignition is switched off, making it easier for the driver to get in and out. The Rogue doesn’t offer an easy entry system.

The power windows standard on both the Acadia and the Rogue have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the Acadia is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The Rogue prevents the driver from operating the other windows just as it does the other passengers.

The Acadia’s standard front power windows lower with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside of the car. The Rogue’s standard power windows’ switches have to be held the entire time to open them fully. The Acadia’s optional front and rear power windows all lower with one touch of the switches. The Rogue SV/SL’s rear power window switches have to be held the entire time to lower them fully.

The Acadia’s speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The Rogue’s manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

The Acadia has a standard automatic headlight on/off feature. When the ignition is on, the headlights automatically turn on at dusk and off after dawn. The Rogue has an automatic headlight on/off feature standard only on the SV/SL.

The Acadia’s standard outside mirrors include heating elements to clear off the mirrors for better visibility. Nissan charges extra for heated mirrors on the Rogue.

When the Acadia with available tilt-down mirrors is put in reverse, both rearview mirrors tilt from their original position. This gives the driver a better view of the curb during parallel parking maneuvers. Shifting out of reverse puts the mirrors into their original positions. The Rogue’s mirrors don’t automatically adjust for backing.

The Acadia SLT/Denali has standard automatic dimming rear and side view mirrors which automatically darken quickly when headlights shine on them, keeping following vehicles from blinding or distracting the driver. The Rogue offers an automatic rear view mirror, but its side mirrors don’t dim.

Both the Acadia and the Rogue offer available heated front seats. The Acadia also offers optional heated second row seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated second row seats aren’t available in the Rogue.

Standard air-conditioned seats in the Acadia Denali keep the driver and front passenger comfortable and take the sting out of hot seats in Summer. The Rogue doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats.

The Acadia has a standard dual zone air conditioning allows the driver and front passenger to choose two completely different temperatures so people with different temperature preferences won’t have to compromise. This makes both the driver and front passenger as comfortable as possible. Dual zone air conditioning is only available on the Rogue SV/SL.

The Acadia SLT/Denali has a 115-volt a/c outlet on the center console, allowing you to recharge a laptop or run small household appliances without special adapters that can break or get misplaced. The Rogue doesn’t offer a house-current electrical outlet.

Economic Advantages

The Acadia will cost the buyer less in the long run because of its superior resale value. The IntelliChoice estimates that the Acadia will retain 46.28% to 52.71% of its original price after five years, while the Rogue only retains 43.21% to 44.99%.

According to The Car Book by Jack Gillis, the Acadia is less expensive to operate than the Rogue because typical repairs cost much less on the Acadia than the Rogue, including $2 less for an alternator, $42 less for fuel injection, $188 less for a fuel pump, $22 less for front struts and $389 less for a power steering pump.

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