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January 24, 2010
Alpine Spirit Wolf
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
I don’t know why, but I’ve had Xterra’s on the brain this week. And I really like Ken’s first gen. His pics are great–I couldn’t decide which one to use so I picked thee! Tons more on his ride page.
April 24, 2009
Xterra Edges Out the FJ on CarDomain
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
This week’s Showroom Showdown was close, but in the end the Xterra emerged victorious. Nice work, Nissan! Ok, so who should I put up to compete with the SVT Raptor next week?
April 22, 2009
Toyota FJ Cruiser vs. Nissan Xterra: Which Would You Choose?
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
This week it’s the battle of the import rock crawlers! Both start at around $24k with 4WD. Both have 4.0 liter V6s (the Toyota puts out 239 hp @ 5200 rpm and 278 lb-ft of torque @ 3700 rpm, the Nissan puts out 261 hp @ 5,600 rpm and 281 lb-ft of torque @ 4,000 rpm). Which would you choose?
February 9, 2009
The Mother Lode Rally: Pre-run in a Rental Part 1
By Mike Musto
RideLust.com
Y’all are going to have to bear with me on this one cause it may be a long blog. I spent the last ten days driving across the continental United States on a scouting trip for the upcoming Mother Lode Road Rally which runs from May 15th to the 22nd of this year. We started in Chicago, IL and made our way west to our final destination of San Diego, CA some 3,100 miles later.
Obviously one immediate concern about driving across the United States in the dead of winter was the weather. We simply had no idea what the elements were going to bombard us with. So we set out to get the right vehicle for our journey west.
Continue reading after the jump!
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March 13, 2008
1st Gen Xterra: One Sturdy Roof
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
It pays to have a good solid roof over your head. And if you drive an SUV and go off road, you definitely want a sturdy roof. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just tested the roof strength of eleven SUVs built between 1996 and 2005. The winner? The first generation Xterra, which was able to withstand 12,000 pounds of crushing force. That’s roughly three times the Xterra’s own weight, and almost twice as much weight as the last placed Jeep Grand Cherokee was able to withstand. Nice work, Nissan. Read the full IIHS report.
