Under the Hood. There are three engines offered with this year's Nissan Xterra. The base XE model uses a 2.4-liter inline 4-cylinder model with 143 horsepower at 5200 rpm and 154 lb-ft of torque ...

It's what lives behind that fractured grille that's where this Xterra really gets the party started. That's a 3.3-liter VG33ER V6 topped with an Eaton M62 twin-scroll supercharger.

The end result of the use of this supercharger on the larger Xterra and Frontier engine is impressive. In the Xterra, the naturally aspirated 3.3L puts out 170 hp and 200 lb-ft of torque.

The all-new 2002 Nissan Xterra finally will get a bump in horsepower thanks to the optional Eaton Supercharger bumping power output to 210hp and 246lb-ft. -Off-Road Magazine ...

While the Nissan Xterra did have a name that conjured images of late '90s "extreme" culture, ... With the Xterra's poor sales performance, upgrades were likely hard to justify in any Nissan boardroom.

Back in 2002, the Eaton M62 supercharger didn't exactly turn the Nissan 3.3-liter V-6 into a tower of power, but Lynn's Xterra proved that removing it definitely hurts.

The 2002 Nissan Xterra debuts at the 100th Chicago Auto Show, in Chicago, February 7, 2001. The 2002 model features a dramatic restyling of the front end, a supercharged V6 engine option and a ...

The first-generation Nissan Xterra was, ... (even the new-for-2002 supercharged 3.3-liter SOHC 12-valve mill put out a middling 210 horses) but also about as refined as raw sugar. ...

With two generations spanning from 1999 until 2015, the Xterra was available with a wide array of powertrains, such as the 2.4-liter KA24DE inline-four, a supercharged 3.3-liter V6, and the later ...

I got a 2001 nissan xterra 173,000 miles from an auction. A few cosmetic problems but was really fun to drive. gas mileage was xxxxty 12-13 city 14-17 highway. But was a great car. drove it for ...

However, it seems unlikely that Nissan would place any sizable bets on the Xterra, given that its poor sales performance was likely a main reason that it was discontinued in the first place.