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Why It Matters<\/strong> Nissan\u2019s product lineup needs a few more injections of \u201cinteresting,\u201d and with several off-road-focused SUVs now popular in the market\u2014think Ford Bronco<\/a> and Toyota Land Cruiser<\/a>\u2014it makes sense Nissan would greenlight an Xterra reincarnation. The first generation of this SUV<\/a> won MotorTrend<\/em>\u2019s Truck of the Year award in 2000 and performed rather well within its segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Platform and Powertrain <\/strong>Early indications from Nissan were that the new Xterra would be fully electric, but that’s now been scrapped. Instead, the Xterra will utilize a hybrid powertrain centered around a V-6 engine. In fact, Nissan’s plans for EV production in the U.S. are completely on hold, with the Mississippi plant more likely to have the Armada and Infiniti QX80 SUVs moved there than to be retooled for large-scale production of electric vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the wider EV market, another factor is cost. Nissan has announced aggressive cost-cutting measures, including an effort to reduce the number of global platforms that underpin its vehicles while increasing parts commonality. It’s also canceled a planned EV battery plant in Kyushu, Japan. As such, the new Xterra will use the same platform used for the Frontier pickup and share additional parts with the Pathfinder SUV<\/p>\n\n\n