You'll never be late to a road-luge competition again. You feel others need to know how healthy and tan you are. Awesome rubber-coated cargo area is great for hauling your gear, bro. You can hide mass condoms in the First Aid kit.

You enjoy driving. Also, the Xterra's funny looking and its gas mileage ain't great. The off-road model comes in 4x2 form? What is this, Baja 1000?

· Speed Merchants:

· Fashion Victims: No

· Treehuggers: No

· Mack Daddies: No

· Tuner Crowd: No

· Hairdressers: No

· Penny Pinchers: No

· Euro Snobs: No

· Working Stiffs:

· Technogeeks: No

· Poseurs:

· Soccer Moms:

· Nascar Dads:

· Golfing Grandparents: No

· Manufacturer: Nissan

· Model tested: Xterra Off Road

· Model year: 2006

· Base Price: $23,850

· Price as Tested: $29,015

· Engine type: 4.0-liter DOHC 24-valve V6

· Horsepower: 265hp @ 5600 rpm

· Torque: 284 ft.-lbs. @ 4000 rpm

· Transmission: 5-speed automatic

· Wheels and Tires: P265/75R16 BFGoodrich Rugged Trail

· Drive type: Part-time four-wheel drive

· 0 - 60 mph: 7.7 sec.

· Fuel economy city/highway: 16 / 21

· NHTSA crash test rating front/side/rollover: 4/5/3

[by Jonny Lieberman]

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Exterior Design: ***The Nissan Xterra looks like a high top sneaker and comes in a shade of yellow