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all three of the cars in the photos are old and already on the streets.NVSteve wrote:Time to revive this one. More speculation:
If any of the following were true, I'd opt for a new Xterra. #1 and #3 just don't cut it for me & I can't see enough of #2.Nissan Pathfinder 2013 has already been decided, but company officials have yet to comment on what direction the next-generation SUV will take. The internal debate at Nissan has been whether to keep the Pathfinder on its truck-derived body-on-frame platform or to switch to a car-based platform, transforming the Pathfinder into a true CUV. Change is nothing new to the Pathfinder as it has ridden on both platforms. When the Pathfinder was originally launched in 1986, it rode on a body-on-frame platform. When the SUV was redesigned in 1997, it went to a unibody construction. For 2005, the Pathfinder was redesigned on the same platform that underpins the full size Nissan Titan pickup truck. the Pathfinder is based on Nissan’s F-Alpha truck platform, it’s not likely to get any major changes until the company finalizes its full-size Titan replacement.
Nissan could also develop two versions of the Pathfinder: a more refined version for North American and Europe, and a model more adapt to off-road conditions in undeveloped regions.
The model headed for North America and Europe will likely ride on the same front-wheel drive platform that underpins the Nissan Maxima, Altima, Murano and Quest – a platform that still allows for all-wheel drive. Nissan is expected to announce its decision later this year, but the new Pathfinder is still a few years off. Despite the Pathfinder’s possible switch to a car-based platform, Nissan has no such plans for the Pathfinder’s bigger brother, the Armada SUV.
http://jeffldunham.blogspot.com/2011/07 ... inder.html
I only threw this one out there because who knows what will happen with the North American market. Since they are assembled here, they could easily go with something similar they already have outside this market.mar1 wrote: all three of the cars in the photos are old and already on the streets.
#1 is a 2010 nissan patrol
#2 is the Mark Ecko redesigned 2006 pathfinder
#3 is the 2008 nissan x-trail
Seating for 7?? Maybe if your all under 10 years of age!coom1986 wrote:I think its still too early to predict which route they'll go,,but damn i hope they dont make it a crossover thing..If they do,im sure they'll loose alot of market..Example, Africa, Australia, Middle east, Even parts of Europe who want vehicles that can seat 7 and are still good ol Trucks!!
Nissan i hope your reading this!! Dont make it a crossover!!
I'm not sure what happened here to get away from manual transmissions except that auto used to be considered a luxury. I wonder how many people in the US can even drive a manual.hfrez wrote:Very slim chance that we would see a diesel or manual the US.
Not enough demand and too costly re-engineering for the diesel to adapt to the US standards and manuals are not in demand either hence the Automatic with Manual select.