Nick Scherr, aka “NISMO Nick,” has finally revealed the one-off modern-day Nissan Xterra he’s been working on for over a year, and it’s pretty cool. Essentially a mash-up of an old Xterra with a modern Frontier and recent Titan, it’s got a V8, manual transmission, and a lot of personality.
Scherr has been sharing updates on this build on his YouTube channel for a while now, but today, we finally get to see a fairly complete photo album. And if you’re in Vegas for the SEMA show next month, you’ll be able to see it in person.
I’m sure Nissan has no intention of putting something like this into production; however, I think it could get pretty close by building something similar on top of the existing Frontier pickup truck platform and have a really compelling Toyota 4Runner alternative on its hands.
This custom build’s extreme suspension and axle situation is overkill for casual overlanders, but I do think it proves that the old Xterra’s distinctive two-tier roofline could still look good with the modern Frontier design language.
A box-frame SUV with this cool roof and existing Frontier underpinnings and its trustworthy non-turbo V6 would be an awesome adventure rig, in my humble opinion.
Flip through some of these images and let us know what you think. Meanwhile, scroll down to the bottom to see Scherr’s walk-around video introducing the completed vehicle.
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Automotive journalist since 2013, Andrew primarily coordinates features, sponsored content, and multi-departmental initiatives at The Drive.
