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Nice find. Thanks for the preview and the pics. Still can't wait for the new X to hit the lots!

KFJ

ok, here's my dilemma. I was dead set on trading my 01 for an 05 for the following reasons, increased horsepower, additional space in rear passenger area (getting in and out) better gas mileage, rubberized cargo area and the fact that the rear now folds flat so that I can sleep in my truck at 6"1". after taking ny current X in for service and perusing the new Pathfinder I'm now considering the pathfinder for the following reasons more passenger space. My xterra barely fits our family of 4, increased cargo room and over all good looks. I'm favor the Xterra and the community that comes with it. My deciding factors are going to be horsepower in comparison to my current X, gas mileage in comparison to the new pathfinder, if I can lay down comfortably in the rear, if it has an internal release for the rear hatch and clearance between the Xterra and the pathfinder. As much as I appreciate the ruggedness and places that my current Xterra have taken me, I don't visit them as often as I would like. Ideally I would get both or the Pathfinder now and the Xterra in a few years what do you guys think?

Eeek. the new xterra's headlights are waaayy too small. I stand corrected by that statement If you go back n' forth between the X and the armada pic, it looks like the X has a huge forehead!

I really hate the placement and size of the two logo's - those would have to come off... or at least move the Xterra logo to the lower right where it belongs.

Ugh...

I have to agree, I like just about everything on the new X but those badges.
Almost any other placement looks better.

those emblem placements look way too crowded. it makes the bottom right corner seem "heavy". there's already a black handle there.

i think if you just took off the nissan emblem it would look a lot better. the back would seem a lot more simple and plain but i suppose its better than looking awkward.

nice pics.....i believe these are the first pics of the off-road trim. thank u much.

also agree that the emblems on the rear hatch are very awkward looking, i think ima have a clean hatch with mine, or move the X emblem lower right

SOXC got to test out the 05 X both on road and off...
here are some of our pics...

http://www.muddynissan.com/photos/2005X/

That's nice, very nice! Now if Nissan is listening out... wanna come down to Moab, I'll get a crew twice that size and we can do some slick rock test driving!

Very nice... so, what are the comments from those that got to enjoy it?

How does the LSD on all 4 tires perform? How was the locker?

You guys suck! That looks like it was a lot of fun. Thanks for the pixs!!!

Robert and UXOC

not allowed to say anything till January 1... Nissan has an embargo on all opinions... we were lucky enough to be able to post pics...

9 days and counting... hope to get some good info from you guys.

in the mean time sign up on www.SOXC.org and you can see some more pics from that day...

I have to admit, I don't like the front of it, and the lights look to small, and not as nice as the 04 lights, but it does look bigger and more commanding...

Anyone knows how good VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control) is for the Manual Transmission?

As VDC won't be available for the Manul Transmission until 2005 April, I don't know if it's worth my while to wait another few months.

Hey Rob, you can Post my pics too if you like. I dont have the room to host them.

To my knowledge, VDC is only available on Automatic tranny's. The prototype '05 build pages on Nissan's web site would let you pick it, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't apply. Go to a production vehicles build page, like the '05 Fronty and you will see what I mean.

As Rob said, we are under an embargo from Nissan Canada and cannot comment on the 05, but we were lucky enough to have it for just over a week to view and test drive.

We setup a few coffee meets and had memebrs come out to see it and test drive it, then we setup one day of light wheeling to test the new features such as the locker and hill descent control.

We have a member of SOXC who is a reporter for the Toronto Star newspaper. We had a photographer out with us and some pics, as well as a group pic of some of us will be front page of the Wheels section of the paper on Jan 1st. Pretty cool!!

We've had other perks too, but also can't dicuss until after Jan 1st.

Here are a few more pics I had taken:

More here too: CLICK ME

I like these shots:

Looks like you got yourself an Armada there.... :rolleyes:

It seems to me that this is the S model. I think I saw where this was the "lowest" model, and it STILL looks like its kicking ass damn I can't wait for it. Anyone have a gues on how much the 04s will drop in price when these come out???

I think it looks very urbanized kinda ugly. What stuff were they smoking when they put the nissan and xterra emblems there.

The model we (SOXC) test drove was an Offroad Package model, but because it is a prototype it was missing a few things like the body side mouldings and OFFROAD badging, etc, that's all.