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I don't know that it's much more rugged. Still unibody, FWD but they did ditch the CVT for a 9 speed. I haven't seen any real numbers for the Pathfinder as to whether it will have any modicum of offroad chops. I meant more some of the angles and design pieces reflect a connection.

I do see a lot of Tacoma in the profile of this Frontier. Good or bad, not sure I see any really design connection between the previous generation Frontier and this one. The 2022 Pathfinder seems to do a better job connecting historical "design lineage." I know some are design agnostic, function...

Payload is 1610. Couldn't find a torque curve but numbers are 310hp/281 ft-lbs 2022 Nissan Frontier Enters the Modern Age with a Fresh Body (caranddriver.com)

It looks like a used ATX14b transfer case can be bought for about $250 from LKQ. I haven't looked across the Frontier or Xterra forums to see if anyone has tried this swap but @broncobowsher brings up a good point about the ECU. Wouldn't it be great if it's that simple...

I would think your best bet would be ATX14B transfer case and ecu from a R51 LE Pathfinder. I can't imagine the parts aren't interchangeable. It would almost definitely require some re-flashing at the dealership.

It has a hybrid mode. There is a gas only mode, an electric only mode and then a hybrid mode. Rated at 50 mpg equivalent. It does seem overly complicated for FCA but I appreciate their effort. Meanwhile Toyota, who is the king of hybrids, just adds new colors to the 4runner/Tacoma. 4xe makes me...

Wrangler 4xe - 25 miles all electric mode. 50 MPGe https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33902537/2021-jeep-wrangler-4xe-plug-in-hybrid-revealed/

Wrangler 4xe PHEV drops Thursday with availability in December. I wish more companies were investing in PHEV models.

I recently finished a trip in a 07 V6 Pathfinder from Washington to Kansas with three adults, two dogs, and some extra stuff because I was moving. I have a hitch rack though which really opened up the interior space. Spent about 3 days on BLM/forest roads and the stock ABLS proved sufficient...

Some more pics of the upcoming Hummer https://jalopnik.com/new-2022-gmc-hummer-electric-truck-images-show-a-sail-p-1844544511

Welcome. Initial thoughts on the koolaid?

Hopefully USFS put their reservations in.

My local dealership (Olympia, WA) is running a little over 10% off MSRP right now on their Armadas.

No, but it certainly would be nice if the Armada got the Patrol running gear aka beefier diffs and lockers

The Armada runs the same front diff, R180, as the V6 R51 (2005-2012) Pathfinder. The rear diff is the R230 which was in the old Armada and V8 Pathys. The R180 have some known weaknesses/limitations but I haven't heard of any issues with the R230. @leeleatherwood 's build thread (Page 1, Post...