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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / June 2005Exterra Engine ?
I noticed that the new Exterra is coming with a 4.0L 260 HP engine. Why didn't they just drop in their "top 10" 3.5 liter like they have in so many other vehicles from the quest to the 350Z? I've got one in my FX and it puts out 280hp and the same engine in a Z can get 300+ HP. I like the Exterra but the knock on it has always been that it is underpowered. I would think that a 3.5L 280 hp like they put in the Infinity FX would be just what the doctor ordered..... For a truck (it is spelt Xterra btw) geared for the off-road market, torque is as, if not more important than just horsepower. If you compare the numbers (from edmunds.com, for 2005 models): 350Z track edition HP: 287 HP @ 6200 RPM Torque: 264 ft-lbs @ 4800 RPM Xterra SE 4WD HP: 265 @ 5600 RPM Torque: 284 @ 4000RPM The Xterra has more torque than the 350Z and that torque is available at a much lower RPM. The larger displacement is what allow the peak torque to be available at the lower RPMs. I'm not an expert on automotive engine design - so its just the birds-eye view and my understanding (which may well be wrong). Cheers. Nirav > I noticed that the new Exterra is coming with a 4.0L 260 HP engine. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > underpowered. I would think that a 3.5L 280 hp like they put in the > Infinity FX would be just what the doctor ordered..... The FX is built more like a car and shares the same platform as the 350Z/G35/M35. Nissan also put the 4.0 in the new Pathfinder and Frontier. So I'd guess they are marketing that as the new engine for body on frame midsize trucks/SUV's with the top-end V8 going into the Titan and Armada. From: http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/040622-3.htm "The powerplant is derived from Nissan's award-winning VQ engine series found in the Nissan 350Z,...It features a longer stroke than the 3.5-litre version and has been specifically tuned for SUV and truck applications." For those of us that complained that the first gen Xterra was underpowered, I think Nissan wanted to shut us up once and for all! It worked! > For those of us that complained that the first gen Xterra was > underpowered, > I think Nissan wanted to shut us up once and for all! It worked! Yea but were still stuck with these underpowered xterras and patherfinders! |
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