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yank question

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:41 pm
by SimplyPV
what do you guys call the suv from nissan that is called xterra here in the states?

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:52 pm
by Skegbudley
We don't have that model down here. It does however look like a Pathfinder.

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:08 am
by SimplyPV
damn thats too bad. running off of the frontier chassis i believe. better looking than the pathfinder imho.

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:09 am
by RMP&O
SimplyPV wrote:damn thats too bad. running off of the frontier chassis i believe. better looking than the pathfinder imho.
maybe the new pathies....but I like the look of the 1990's Pathies over the X-terra. In a way the X-terra looks a bit cheesy to me, like for those spandex "extreme" sport types.

Although the X-terra can look alright with a bunch of mods. :roll:

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:22 am
by Offroad-Events
The Xterra is a US-only thing, sadly. Europe and Australia got the the Terrano II in 1993 based on the first gen. Pathfinder chassis which is very similar to the Xterra bodylines. The Terrano II was built until 2004.

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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:54 am
by lukethedork
[quote="Offroad-Events"]The Xterra is a US-only thing, sadly. Europe and Australia got the the Terrano II.

China got the Nissan Xterra, but they call it the "Zhengzhou Nissan 'Paladin'". I think there are some cosmetic differences between the US Xterra and China
http://www.nissan-paladin.com.cn/

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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:33 am
by Offroad-Events
Yeah, forgot about that one :cool:

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:29 am
by nzdarin
It's a D22 chassis isn't it? In which case the same platform as a Navara which happens to be the same as a Frontier.

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:22 pm
by dave_str
That pic by Luke is running D22 headlights, STR Navara grille, bumper, front guards.

The front to the B pillar is all D22 STR.

Dave.

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:48 pm
by Offroad-Events
Xterra = D22, WD22 to be exact while the pick up is the MD22
The new Xterra is based on the D40 F-Alpha platform (Navara, Pathfinder) with the Navara drivetrain and axles.

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:53 pm
by maccasMQ
well in my opinion they are all pretty gay looking cars, main word CARS. wouldnt go well in the engel series....

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:14 am
by SimplyPV
maccasMQ wrote:well in my opinion they are all pretty . looking cars, main word CARS. wouldnt go well in the engel series....
u know what they say... opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one.

some vids. http://megavideo.com/?v=0H8XERWO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z2OodOTANk

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 0365684391

2nd gen xterra - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rf4YKUz ... re=related

xterra w solid axle conversion - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G-5I_yPvqs

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:39 pm
by lukethedork
maccasMQ wrote:well in my opinion they are all pretty . looking cars, main word CARS. wouldnt go well in the engel series....
I should slap you where you stand. The Xterra is a proven 4wd.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=-qGPw6e1vXQ
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ovMmAKxy_7o
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=xCs82zz5kZE
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=5uAhKDUS-UU

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:35 am
by turps
lukethedork wrote:
maccasMQ wrote:well in my opinion they are all pretty . looking cars, main word CARS. wouldnt go well in the engel series....
I should slap you where you stand. The Xterra is a proven 4wd.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=-qGPw6e1vXQ
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ovMmAKxy_7o
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=xCs82zz5kZE
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=5uAhKDUS-UU
Your going to need some better examples than that. Most stages on the Engel series have a DNF of 10-15mins.

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:20 pm
by SIM79
Check this Xterra out. This would be good advertising for air lockers.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_wifZs9O ... re=related

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:36 pm
by SimplyPV
SIM79 wrote:Check this Xterra out. This would be good advertising for air lockers.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_wifZs9O ... re=related
already posted in the first link i pasted.

i agree, VERY cool vid though.

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:32 pm
by maccasMQ
Haha! Those bids were boring! A vehicle proven to be mild! The second link you posted, the little hill climb, not very impressive. And as said before, winch challenges like engel etc are very fast paced. Maybe ok as a tourer and A bit of off roading but I was just saying it wouldn't be that good in extreme comps etc

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:45 pm
by RMP&O
I never said myself that it is a pos 4wd or that it can't do some good wheeling. I have been offroading with many nice X-terras, with a SAS they do damn good! But I am not keen on the trendy look of them myself. I like the 90s Pathy look much more, even if it is boxy and kind of bland.

I will take any Patrol any day over an X-terra, Pathfinder or any other Nissan. But hey that is just me... :D

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:15 am
by SimplyPV
RMP&O wrote:
I will take any Patrol any day over an X-terra, Pathfinder or any other Nissan. But hey that is just me... :D
no patrols here so.... :finger:

those were just a few small sampling videos. there are tons more on the net. there are already people fitting SAS on 05+ xterras and they look sick, not to mention HUGE.

a big OMG though is the price for an arb or shrockworks front bumper. $700-1000... :shock: is that normal for an arb bumper in aussie???

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:19 am
by Skegbudley
ARB bars are around the $1200 AUD mark here.

As for the comments on the Xterras. It would make an ok tourer and would probally go ok with mods but it is not even close to what we use in comps over here.
For example in the vid below vid. The guys would drive that like a speed hump. The navi would be jogging to keep up with him. A stock Patrol would drive that hump easily.
See if you can get your hands on a Cliffhanger or OBC video. It wil open your eyes up to what we do down here. Lots of speed. Lots of action. Lots of fun.