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Show The Firebird Trans Am has a powerful engine and is funto drive, The Salt Lake Tribune AUTOMOTIVE Advertising supplement produced by the Newspaper Agency Corporation @ CLASSIFIEDS, E-2 Nissan offers sport-utilityfor th theyoungona budget 2000 Xterrafeatures various optionsfor the sports enthusiast lang though the Pathfinder is about three inches wider. The Valley due to 1 biggest differenceis in their ameni- May 7 — May 14 The Xterra’s intended audience Open Ml Close 1 ties and levels of luxury. younger and morebudget-mind- ed — is pretty clear from the truck’slight-heartedand expressive By ToM INCANTALUPO (c) 1999, Newsnay The boomin sport-utility vehicles has spawned somegreat ones, but as their performance and amenities have improved, the sticker prices of the most popular of styling theme, with flared fenders, two-tone paint and two optional items: tubularsteprails beneath the doors and an unusual aluminum roof rack with a removable plastic basket for small, wet or dirty items these trucks have climbed beyond all of it the product of Nissan's the reach of many young, budget- California designstudios. conscious buyer Toyota's RAV-4, one of a new breed of hybrid car/trucks, was an effort to do something about that But Nissan has decidedto take a ifferent route to bring us a more The Xterra’s options’ list, as well, makesclear the young buyer Nissan is after, with things like inside and outside bike racks, side win- dow deflectors, roof rack attach ments for skis, kayaks and snow for better and boards and, on the front, one of those sporty, fabric “masks” designed to protect the nose of the vehicle. If it’s a truck you seek, but one a Based on Nissan’s Frontier compact pickup which was little less pricey than Nissan's redesigned for the 98 model year affordable truck: the 2000 Xterra, a compactthat looks great andisn’t a hybridof anything Pure truck worse as The Nissan Xterra, which targets the younger buyer,features light-hearted and expressive BiG Explorer, Grand Cherokee and nesseefactory, the Xterrais offered trucky, the former in its choppiness and thelatter in the way the body leans andthe tires howl in anything but the most sedate cornering. Ourtester’s five-speed was about Blazer, your ride might at last have arrived. four-cylinderorthetester’s 170 hp (Automatic transmission is avail- and producedin the same Ten- Pathfinder or competitors like the But if you'd sooner see your daughter brawling on Jerry Springer thanaddanothersport-ute to the Americanroad, the Xterrais notlikely to change your mind The Xterra’s exact price has not been announced, but it’s expected to come in well belowthe Pathfinder, which ranges between $24,000 and $32,000, whenit goes on sale with achoice of engines: a 143 hp as good as any small truck's V6. (Towing capacity is up to 5,000 pounds withthe V6 engine, Nissan says.) But those of youconsidering the four-cylinder engine to save a few bucks and maybe save money on out, self-explanatory andlit well at night. I found the driver's seat comfortable and had no complaints engineto be sure you can live with from passengers whorodeup front orintherear. The roof is stepped; it is a bit higher over the rear seating and » areaS than over the front seals. That adds to the distinctive styling andallows higher rear seat Prices will begin at something write home about in the perfor. under $17,500, Nissan says, for mance department. Neither is the rear-drive four-cylinder versions Xterra’s ride or handling although wn $25,000 for models, While the Xterra looks much smaller than the Pathfinder atfirst glance, they are about the same Inside, the dash is functionally fine; gauges are large andclear, controls are simple, logically laid test-drive an Xterra with that Frankly, even the V6is nothing to six-cylinder, four-wheel drive ter a part-time system.) gasoline, too, are strongly urged to in June. andrange to just over able as is four-wheel drive, the lat- Nissan is justified in claiming that the Xterra’s cabin is relatively quiet. A cut above the aged Jeep Cherokee and some of the smaller sport-utes, for sure, the Xterra’s ride and handlingstill are typically The 2000 Xterra includesanattractive, yet functional dashboard. under the vehicle, and the jack and tools are beneath the rear load ing and generous headroom. floor, The rear seatbacks fold forwardto increase cargo room, but equipmentlevels, XE andthe more expensive SE. For an as-tested price estimated at $19,200, our V6 In additionto thecigarette lighter, thetester had an extra power sock- they don’t fold flat unless you did have power windows, locks et upfront and another in the cargo remove the bottom cushion. and mirrors andastereo with tape area. The spare tire is mounted The Xterrais offeredin twobasic tester had no four-wheel drive but and CDplayers, Schedule subject to change The Salt Lake Tribune RA \e i+e a Se: ZER CEROees. 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