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Old 11-09-07, 12:04 PM
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Default 2009 Nisaan Murano (updated with MMC facelift)

An evolutionary redesign. Not a bad thing since the current model still looks great.

http://news.windingroad.com/body-sty...-la-auto-show/
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Old 11-09-07, 12:15 PM
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I think it's a big difference between the last one. Unlike most Nissan/Infiniti designs they weren't playing it safe. I need better pictures to really give it a definite rating.
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Front grille = mdx..
Otherwise, i wouldn't buy any Nissan product...dunno why their cars look ugly to me.
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somehow it looks cheap.
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IMO its Hideous!
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looks a lot more sleek.
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The Murano opened the doors to crossovers and just remember they way you looked at it when it first came out. I'm not going to lie I thought it looks hideous when I first saw it four years ago but now I think its one of the nicest crossovers. Give it time and some of you will rethink your opinion.....but IMO Nissan took a big risk from a design prespective.
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I like the look of the older version better. It was futuristic looking already, and the new one is very highly stylized. Besides aesthetics, I'm pretty sure the new Murano will have a lot of new evolutionary techie toys.

By the way, does it share the same platform as the EX/FX?
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Just from those shots, I think I like the design of the current on better.
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Originally Posted by MoLexus
The Murano opened the doors to crossovers and just remember they way you looked at it when it first came out. I'm not going to lie I thought it looks hideous when I first saw it four years ago but now I think its one of the nicest crossovers. Give it time and some of you will rethink your opinion.....but IMO Nissan took a big risk from a design prespective.
Um.... the RX I would say did that.
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You can't really tell from those pics, but just like with the G, it doesn't look that much different IMO. I'm heading down to the auto show in Miami tomorrow. Hopefully they'll have one of these on display to take a closer look at.
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fugly.........
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Nissan's designers are working with the Hyundai design team now.
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The new Infiniti EX version looks a lot better.
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Originally Posted by pvmike1
Nissan's designers are working with the Hyundai design team now.

Why do you say that? While, of course, we don't know what the interior looks like, I don't see anything about the exterior of this vehicle that looks like anything Hyundai sells in the American market.
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