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The Hartford Courant, Conn., Auto Review Column.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, May, 2003
By Duncan Haimerl, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
May 4--It was such a bright yellow you almost had to wear sunglasses after midnight to approach this 2003 Nissan Xterra; in the daytime an escort car would be handy to warn oncoming drivers to lower their sun visors. Nissan calls the color Solar Yellow Clearcoat, an apt name.
The Xterra isn't a crossover vehicle or a tiny truck; it's a mid-size sport utility that weighs more than 2 tons and can carry a half-ton payload in its 66-cubic-foot cargo space or tow 5,000 pounds.
It has enormously fat 16-inch Grabber tires from General Tire, part-time four-wheel drive with a high-low transfer case that comes into play when the going gets rough.
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