Rock Creek trim at Nissan

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Nissan needs something. For too long, the company was showing interesting concepts, but those were not necessarily followed by an actual product on the market. Now - and gradually - Nissan is popping its head up and revealing a couple of models in an off-road trim. Off-road trims are in, sedans are slowly becoming an afterthought. And so Nissan is now featuring the Rock Creek trim in the Pathfinder, a well-established name in the SUV vernacular, and in the Rogue, their best seller. Sure, dedicated off-roaders are still burning incense, hoping to nudge Nissan toward re-introducing the X-Terra. But we are not here yet. Do not despair: Nissan is showing us something concrete that we can purchase today with the Rock Creek trim. That is a first step.
 
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C-Square said:
Nissan needs something. For too long, the company was showing interesting concepts, but those were not necessarily followed by an actual product on the market. Now - and gradually - Nissan is popping its head up and revealing a couple of models in an off-road trim. Off-road trims are in, sedans are slowly becoming an afterthought. And so Nissan is now featuring the Rock Creek trim in the Pathfinder, a well-established name in the SUV vernacular, and in the Rogue, their best seller. Sure, dedicated off-roaders are still burning incense, hoping to nudge Nissan toward re-introducing the X-Terra. But we are not here yet. Do not despair: Nissan is showing us something concrete that we can purchase today with the Rock Creek trim. That is a first step.
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Seems like a good move but a 3 cylinder engine?
 
A manufacturer jumping in to the off-road craze now is doing it several years too late. I'm no journalist or market analyzer but it seems to me like consumers (potential auto buyers) are putting their foot down a bit on overly expensive vehicles. RAM is putting a TON of money on the hood to sell down their inventory. I'm hearing Toyota is also doing that and to a lesser degree GM/Ford. Nissan may survive but I see this move as too little, too late.
 
Fightnfire said:
A manufacturer jumping in to the off-road craze now is doing it several years too late. I'm no journalist or market analyzer but it seems to me like consumers (potential auto buyers) are putting their foot down a bit on overly expensive vehicles. RAM is putting a TON of money on the hood to sell down their inventory. I'm hearing Toyota is also doing that and to a lesser degree GM/Ford. Nissan may survive but I see this move as too little, too late.
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That is the question. Hopefully not, Nissan has a rich history of vehicles that are part of the automotive history.
 
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