Nissan Murano Engines by Year

The Murano was Nissan's VQ-powered two-row crossover, including the odd CrossCabriolet.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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Z50 gen1 (2003–2007): 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007

Z51 gen2 (2009–2014): 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014

Z51 gen2 CrossCabriolet (2011–2014): 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014

Z52 gen3 (2015–2024): 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

Z52 gen3 Hybrid (2016): 2016

Z53 gen4 (2025–2026): 2025 · 2026

Z50 gen1 (2003–2007)

2003 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	245 hp net	SL, SE (S from 2005); FWD or AWD

2004 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	245 hp net	SL, SE (S from 2005); FWD or AWD

2005 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	245 hp net	SL, SE (S from 2005); FWD or AWD

2006 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	245 hp net	SL, SE (S from 2005); FWD or AWD

2007 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	240 hp net	SL, SE (S from 2005); FWD or AWD

Z51 gen2 (2009–2014)

2009 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	265 hp net	S, SL, LE; FWD or AWD

2010 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	—	S, SL, LE; FWD or AWD

2011 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, LE; FWD or AWD
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	265 hp net	CrossCabriolet (AWD convertible, single trim)

2012 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, LE; FWD or AWD
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	265 hp net	CrossCabriolet (AWD convertible, single trim)

2013 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	—	CrossCabriolet (AWD convertible, single trim)
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, LE; FWD or AWD

2014 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	—	CrossCabriolet (AWD convertible, single trim)
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, LE; FWD or AWD

Z51 gen2 CrossCabriolet (2011–2014)

2011 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, LE; FWD or AWD
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	265 hp net	CrossCabriolet (AWD convertible, single trim)

2012 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, LE; FWD or AWD
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	265 hp net	CrossCabriolet (AWD convertible, single trim)

2013 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	—	CrossCabriolet (AWD convertible, single trim)
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, LE; FWD or AWD

2014 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	—	CrossCabriolet (AWD convertible, single trim)
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, LE; FWD or AWD

Z52 gen3 (2015–2024)

2015 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

2016 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four supercharged QR25DER Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	250 hp net	SL, Platinum Hybrid; FWD or AWD
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

2017 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

2018 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

2019 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

2020 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

2021 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

2022 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

2023 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

2024 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

Z52 gen3 Hybrid (2016)

2016 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 153 inline-four supercharged QR25DER Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	250 hp net	SL, Platinum Hybrid; FWD or AWD
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	S, SV, SL, Platinum (plus special editions); FWD or AWD

Z53 gen4 (2025–2026)

2025 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo KR20DDET	241 hp net	S, SL, Platinum (2025); SV, SL, Platinum (2026); FWD or AWD

2026 Murano engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo KR20DDET	241 hp net	S, SL, Platinum (2025); SV, SL, Platinum (2026); FWD or AWD

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