The Nissan Rogue lineup grows for 2026 with a new plug-in hybrid model, finally giving buyers more choice by doubling down on their platform-sharing efforts with Mitsubishi. But there’s something different about this “Rogue,” and it’s not just the extra charge port.
With the debut of the 2026 Rogue PHEV, Nissan joins the ranks of Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, and Mitsubishi in offering plug-in hybrid versions of their hot-selling compact SUVs. We knew this was coming; Nissan hinted last year at a plug-in Rogue joining the lineup, using the same platform and powertrain as the Outlander PHEV. What we weren’t expecting was for the 2026 Rogue PHEV to be virtually identical to the Outlander — despite the gas Rogue looking entirely different.
In fact, the 2026 Rogue PHEV is pretty much all Mitsubishi. For starters, it uses the same 2.4-litre normally aspirated inline-four as the Outlander PHEV, teamed to the same two-electric-motors and 16.8 kWh battery pack. It puts out the same 248 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque, and it’s rated for the same 61-kilometres of electric-only driving as the Outlander. Makes sense; the latest Rogue and Outlander have shared a platform ever since they both debuted in 2021.
The 2026 Rogue’s styling throws us for a loop. Despite their shared bits, the Outlander and gas-only Rogue look meaningfully different from one another, but the 2026 Rogue PHEV is essentially a rebadged Outlander. Visually, it shares nothing with the standard Rogue, aside from the fact that they both wear Nissan badges. Outside, the only meaningful differences between the Rogue and Outlander PHEVs are the slightly tweaked front and rear fascias.
Inside, the 2026 Rogue PHEVs finishes, layout, and three-row configuration are plucked right out of the Outlander. The switchgear and infotainment, ironically enough, are more Nissan than Mitsubishi, but it’s complicated: it’s Nissan software, but the 2026 Outlander PHEV gains an upgraded 12.3-inch touchscreen for infotainment, matching the gas variants of both crossovers. However, the 2026 Rogue PHEV uses a smaller nine-inch display from the 2025 Outlander PHEV. It also comes standard with a full complement of active safety and driver assists, but misses out on Nissan’s newer, hands-off ProPilot 2.0 highway driving assist, which is included the non-hybrid 2026 Rogue.
Canadian pricing hasn’t been announced just yet, but Nissan says the 2026 Rogue PHEV will hit dealers in early 2026 and will be locked behind the most expensive Platinum trim. With an all-new, fully redesigned Rogue coming for the 2027, this 2026 Rogue PHEV strikes us as a stopgap. Here’s hoping the next one is more Nissan than Mitsubishi.
