Introduction
The Xterra was introduced in North America in the 2000 model year and marketed with the slogan Everything you need, nothing you don't.
The Xterra was not Nissan's first compact SUV. Nissan in Japan had the Nissan Mistral, in Europe the Terrano a 2-door SUV sold from 1993 to 2006.
Three design cues remained through the vehicle's life, rear door handles, a raised rear roofline, and the hump-backed rear gate. The raised roof allows for stadium seating and the hump provides room for a first aid kit. The rear door handles are installed on the "C" pillar as a Nissan design tradition started with the 1986 Nissan Pathfinder. When the four-door Pathfinder was introduced, Nissan chose to conceal the door handles as a part of the "C" pillar trim to visually make it appear like a two-door truck with a camper shell, with conventional door handles on the front doors.
In the United States as of 2012, the Xterra remains Nissan's true entry-level SUV, occupying a price point between two CUVs: the lower-priced Rogue (introduced in 2007) and higher-priced Murano (introduced in 2002).
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