Nissan Motor Phils. Inc. presented the latest SUV as one that "can quickly change your perception about how an SUV should be styled. It pampers its driver and passengers with cocoon-like comfort and safety. And it can take the tarmac with sports-car like speed and agility."

Dennis Chang, AVP for sales and marketing at Nissan Motor Phils., Inc. (NMPI) explained that the Nissan Murano was inspired by the Murano glass, one of the most elegantly sculpted glass crafted in the island of Murano near Venice, in Italy.

Like the almost perfect symmetry and elegance of the Murano glass, Nissan’s eye-catching SUV boasts of nicely flowing lines over geometric curves, resulting in a beautifully sculpted exterior.

While the Murano’s styling imparts a high level of style, it is also highly functional since it provides adequate room for five people, and boasts of excellent aerodynamics.

Inside, the Murano imparts a feeling of warmth and comfort, with its well designed leather seats, well insulated indoor paneling, genuine aluminum accents, and adequate head, shoulder and leg room.

And with its front and side curtain airbags, the Murano provides a very high degree of safety for its passengers.

Underneath its hood is one of the finest engines to be produced by Nissan – the VQ engine, which is the only engine series to be listed in Ward’s 10 Best Engine’s List for 12 straight years.

The Murano’s 3.5-liter VQ engine, equipped with Continuously Variable valve Timing Control (CVTC) and Nissan Induction Control System (NICS), produces 234ps at 6,000rpm and 32.4 kg-m of torque at 3,600rpm.

"Driving the Murano is not a driving chore – it is always a driving experience, one that is hard to be separated from once you have Nissan’s outstanding SUV in your garage. There is no debating the Murano is a feast for the eyes, whatever angle you look at it," Chang said.

The Murano’s driving pleasure is enhanced by an electric sunroof that only needs a switch to close and open. And there’s the Bose audio system with seven speakers and six-disc CD changer, that adds a lot enjoyment for the Murano’s driver and passengers, especially on long journeys.