One of my major hangups about seriously considering the Rogue was the CVT. This was mainly due to ignorance and lack of personal experience.

The test drive I did quickly alleviated it. The Rogue performed MUCH better than a 4cyldr RAV-4 and CR-V under similar conditions.

After owning it for almost a week, I don't give it a 2nd thought except when doing 50-60 mph and noticing the sub 2k RPM. No wonder it gets such great gas mileage!