Nissan's Armada SUV returns with upgraded engine, look

"... and a more horsepower than ever" "... is so loaded with ..." "There’s a bit more torque, too" "... produces a soft ride with some bounciness ..."

Who wrote this, a high school student?

......and there are lots of control knobs and buttons on the dashboard.

Wow!

it rides high above the pavement

Shouldn't it stick to the road?

As a result of this new platform, the 2017 Armada is built in Japan, not Mississippi

Trump fodder

No Diesel engine ??? = Doomed !!

ozziedesigner No Diesel engine ??? = Doomed !!

It may be possible. In the USA, Cummins (customer of mine) supplies diesel engines for the Nissan Titan.

$45,990 for a two-wheel drive Armada and $48,895 for a four-wheel drive Armada.

$2,905 extra just to have 4-wheel drive. O.o

I can not see how they can charge that much just to change it from 2 to 4 wheel drive.

Is this another case of car makers vastly over charging for upgrades ?

I can not see how they can charge that much just to change it from 2 to 4 wheel drive.

Perhaps you don't understand/appreciate what's involved; that price is quite cheap considering the additional equipment needed for 4WD particularly if it also includes Low ratio option too.

Sloppy reporting from JT here. The Armada? This is not Americatoday is it?

Will it be available in Japan?

Azzprin: $2,905 extra just to have 4-wheel drive. O.o I can not see how they can charge that much just to change it from 2 to 4 wheel drive.

Googling for 'price nissan armada transfer case' indicates prices of $150 to $1200 for a used 2004/5 Armada transfer case. (The $1200 one was used but had free s+h, no tax, 5-year warranty.) A 2011 board post indicated a dealer quote for about $2000 for a new transfer case, installed (maybe it was remanufactured).

(A transfer case is a unit that transfers power in 4WD/AWD vehicles, kind of like a transmission or a differential, but 2WD cars don't have them AFAIK.)

I would expect car companies to base prices of different trim levels on various things like customer demand, parts/tooling/effort to add the trim package at the factory, etc. Maybe $2905 is actually lower than you would expect, due to efficiency of scale (they're selling millions of 4WDs so they distribute development/retooling costs over those millions of units).

Wow, I thought they were showing the older model in the photo...this styling looks like its from 2005! Yikes.

In an case, I hope American consumers buy more sedans and hybrid/electric cars. Who has enough kids these days to justify buying the huge beast that is this car?

Even more vulgar than a Range Rover. A hideous car. I hope we never see it on the streets of Britain.