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Nissan Xterra to stay Body on Frame

The Pathfinder is going soft for the 2013 model year – it will be a crossover. Instead of truck underpinnings, it will be built on a car frame. While that may give the Pathfinder name less credibility, it’s the right decision for Nissan. But what about the Xterra? Rumors of its demise have been floating [...]

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2013 Nissan Pathfinder

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And just like that, Nissan has unveiled the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. Officially this is a concept… but let’s be honest folks – there’s nothing conceptual about this. The production 2013 Pathfinder will be 99% like this “concept.” What’s it all about, you ask? Well, let’s take a look. For starters, they’re going back to a [...]

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2013 Nissan Pathfinder Teaser

Body on frame (truck based) SUV’s are nearly dead. Most of the BOF holdouts are just plain old. They’re products of a different market, a different world. They’re waiting to be reimagined as a unibody. That’s certainly the case with the Nissan Pathfinder. Fortunately the wait is almost over. The 2013 Pathfinder will be a [...]

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Nissan recalling 34k 2010-2011 Sentras

Some of these Sentras, from model years 2010 and 2011 have a defect which could cause the engine to stall. Not good news if you’re barreling down the highway at 70 miles per hour. According to the NHTSA, the zinc coating on the positive terminal stud bolt is thicker than its supposed to be. This [...]

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2011 Nissan Rogue Recall

Nissan has issued a recall for a small number (7365) of it’s popular crossover – the Rogue. The only model year affected is 2009. The concern is a flaw in the power steering system, which could cause the power steering to fail. If you’ve been driving for awhile, this may not be the end of [...]

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2013 Nissan Altima Hybrid

The 2013 Altima, as previously noted, the 2013 Altima will ditch the fantastic but poorly selling V6 engine. In its place will be a hybrid four cylinder powertrain. Oh, and it’s supercharged, of course. Well, yeah. Nissan expects similar output to the V6 from this fancy new setup, with about 10% better fuel economy. Similar [...]

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Nissan Altima Hybrid to get new Supercharged powertrain

The current Altima Hybrid uses a Toyota hybrid system. Apparently Nissan is tired of sending money to their rival, so they’re developing a brand new hybrid system all of their own. At it’s core is, of all things, a supercharged four cylinder engine. That potent powerplant will be hooked up to an electric motor and [...]

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2013 Nissan Altima

That crazy dude from Hollywood, Vince Burlapp, got his hands on a picture of the upcoming, all new 2013 Altima. It looks like a camera phone shot from some sort of secret Nissan meeting, but it is free of any camouflage. The front end looks fantastic, with an aggressive but not offensive grille,and a very [...]

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