Nissan has completely updated its SUV line over the past five years, including adding the all-electric compact Ariya for 2023 and bringing out three all-new replacement models for 2025 – the subcompact Kicks, the midsize Murano and the full-size Armada, the subject of this review.

That’s a remarkable accomplishment for any manufacturer, but especially for Nissan, which has historically been the smallest of the Big Three affordable Japanese manufacturers with luxury divisions. Nissan has succeeded over the years in large part by being the value leader. Its vehicles were not seen as sophisticated as those produced by Honda and Toyota, but they were more than good enough and cost so much less, they were bargains.