2009 Nissan Xterra Off Road Long Term Report - Four Wheeler Magazine
When you put 20,000-plus miles on a vehicle in a single year, you know you’ve really worked it. When you put on those same 20,000-plus miles on a media fleet vehicle, you know you’ve worked it hard. Thus it was for our long-term Xterra during its time in our test stable. It carried us, and all our gear, to Moab (twice), and wheeled like a champ on trails like Behind the Rocks and Fins & Things once it got there. > In brief, our Xterra was a staff workhorse in its time with us, and a versatile one at that—the one vehicle in our fleet that every staffer seemed to want on the weekend, whether for trips to the ski resort, exploring backcountry mining roads,... While it’s already showing its age, design-wise the Xterra is still one of the best pound-for-pound buys in production 4x4s—there’s really no other vehicle in its class that’s as capable in the dirt that isn’t a JK Wrangler—and its optional... After a year at the helm, we’ve learned a few things about this vehicle, and have made a few adjustments to accommodate its peculiarities. Source: www.fourwheeler.com
