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Report: 2013 Nissan Pathfinder engine confirmed, big deal debuting in Big Apple

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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , New York Auto Show , Crossover , Nissan There is a lot to like about the Pathfinder Concept Nissan unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show . The thinly disguised showcar foregoes the body-on-frame construction of the current Pathfinder for a weight savings of about 500 pounds. Nissan also promises fuel economy improvement of about 25 percent with the production model, which would be no small feat. Motor Trend reports that Nissan has confirmed that the 2013 Pathfinder will feature a 3.5-liter V6

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Report: Nissan Xterra to continue as traditional SUV

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Filed under: SUV , Nissan Nissan has good news for anyone weeping about the fact that the 2013 Pathfinder has abandoned its body-on-frame ways. The company isn’t completely ditching legitimate SUVs for the crossover crowd. According to Car and Driver , the Nissan Xterra will continue to shun a unibody design for the conceivable future. The magazine spoke with engineers familiar with the development of the Xterra who said the vehicle will share its DNA with the Nissan Frontier for years to come.

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Filed under: SUV , Nissan Nissan has good news for anyone weeping about the fact that the 2013 Pathfinder has abandoned its body-on-frame ways. The company isn’t completely ditching legitimate SUVs for the crossover crowd. According to Car and Driver , the Nissan Xterra will continue to shun a unibody design for the conceivable future. The magazine spoke with engineers familiar with the development of the Xterra who said the vehicle will share its DNA with the Nissan Frontier for years to come.

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Detroit: 2012 Nissan Pathfinder Concept goes back to unibody

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Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , SUV , Crossover , Nissan Compared to most SUVs-turned-mommy-mobiles, the Nissan Pathfinder has had an odd 27-year existence. Like all ‘utes, it’s first iteration was built on a truck platform, which was then followed by a unibody second generation. But unlike the rest of the pack, the third-gen Pathfinder swapped back to a body-on-frame architecture and it’s stayed that way for the last seven years.

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First Look: Nissan Pathfinder Concept

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First Look: Nissan Pathfinder Concept Nissan bids happy trails to its traditional SUV; says hello to three-row seating. After 25 years in the U.S. market, the Nissan Pathfinder will cease being the capable body-on-frame SUV it is today and instead become a seven-passenger crossover in its next generation. Showing off the future of the nameplate is the Nissan Pathfinder Concept bowing at the 2012 Detroit auto show

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