Nissan brought two off-road-focused concept vehicles to SEMA. The Pathfinder XE-V6 Concept starts with a 2027 model-year Pathfinder Rock Creek and adds a custom four-inch suspension lift kit with cradle spacers, prototype Nismo 18-inch AX-5 wheels, and Yokohama Geolandar all-terrain tires. The engine is a 295-horsepower, 3.0-liter V-6.
The concept includes a custom high-clearance front bumper with two six-inch Nismo Off-Road lights, a matching rear bumper with recovery points and integrated hitch, rock rails, a rear swing-out tire carrier, skid plates, underbody protection, and rack-mounted MOLLE panels. A RotoPax gas can is strapped to the side. Nissan did not specify ground clearance for this concept. For reference, factory Rock Creek models offer 7.7 inches of ground clearance.
Nissan also displayed the Armada Jungle Patrol, a roofless, convertible concept built for harsh outdoor conditions. It features a widened track, custom CJD long-travel racing suspension with high-performance adjustable coilovers with remote reservoirs and bypass, 37-inch Yokohama all-terrain tires, prototype Nismo 18-inch Axis beadlock wheels, a tubular roll cage, inwards-facing seats, custom steel bumpers, and fender flares.
Kim Less, vice president of aftersales and customer loyalty at Nissan Americas, said these concepts "allow builders to unleash their creativity, while also exploring ideas and innovations that can help inform the direction for accessorizing future Nissan trucks and SUVs." The company plans to introduce an all-new Xterra.
Neither concept is expected to reach showrooms in these forms.