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2008 Nissan Armada
The substantial enhancements to the 2008 Armada include revised exterior styling, an upgraded interior, additional technology features and upscale new amenities.
Armada offers a standard 317-horsepower 5.6-liter V8 with 385 lb-ft of torque, class-leading towing capacity of up to 9,100-pounds, available Flexible Fuel Vehicle technology (FFV), 8-passenger seating, an advanced Bose audio system, a navigation system with real-time traffic information (required monthly subscription sold separately) and Nissan Intelligent Key with twist start.
Enhancements to the 2008 Armada include:
- 20-inch wheels and tires
- Redesigned front and rear fascias
- New Driver, Premium, Preferred and Tow Packages
- Revised roof rack
- Available heated leather steering wheel
- Available power folding 60/40 split 3rd row
- Illuminated steering wheel controls
- Welcome meter illumination and a lockable glove box
- New wood grain accents for LE grade
- Revised instrument meters
- Available Bluetooth Hands-free Phone System
- Available Intelligent Key with twist start
- Available XM Satellite Radio with NavTraffic real-time traffic updates (required monthly subscription sold separately)
- Hard-disk based Nissan Navigation System with new 9.3-GB Music Box hard drive for onboard mp3 storage
- 3rd row speakers and subwoofer
- Larger DVD Entertainment System screen (8-inch, up from 7-inch)
- Two new exterior colors -- Desert Stone and Timberline
2008 Nissan Pathfinder
The 2008 Pathfinder features the availability of Nissan's powerful Endurance V8 engine -- the first time a V8 has been offered in Pathfinder history. The Nissan 5.6-liter powerplant, which is also utilized in Titan and Armada, is tuned to produce 310 horsepower and 388 lb-ft of torque in the Pathfinder.
Also available is Pathfinder's proven 266-horsepower 4.0-liter version of the award-winning Nissan VQ-series V6 engine. All Pathfinders continue to be built on a high-strength, fully boxed, all-steel frame based on the architecture of the full-size Nissan Armada SUV.
 For 2008, Pathfinder also receives a number of interior and exterior styling upgrades, newly available technology and amenities and a number of package/option refinements.
Enhancements to the 2008 Pathfinder include:
- New available 5.6-liter DOHC V8 producing 310 horsepower and 388 lb-ft of torque (SE-V8, LE-V8), featuring an aluminum block with cast iron cylinder liners, forged steel crankshaft, microfinished crankshaft and camshafts, graphite-coated pistons, 6-bolt main bearing caps, single-stage timing chain
- Available XN All-Mode 4WD System (SE 4x4 V8) (standard on LE)
- New front and rear styling
- New 17- and 18-inch wheels for SE and LE trims
- Bright machined finished wheels for SE Off-Road, SE V8, LE and LE V8
- Color display with RearView Monitor standard on SE, SE Off-Road and LE trims
- Navigation Package now features 9.3-GB Music Box hard drive for onboard mp3 storage
- Power latch and cinch rear liftgate
- New center stack design and center console styling (except S model)
- Manual-mode automatic transmission with grip shifter (except S model)
- SE Off-Road model now features Bilstein? shock absorbers
- SE trims now offer the 2007 model year Comfort Package contents as standard equipment
- SE-Off Road trim now offers the 2007 model year Premium Package contents as standard equipment
- Hard-Disk based Navigation (previously DVD-based)
- XM Satellite Radio now standard on SE-Off Road and LE trims
- Heated steering wheel now standard on LE trims
- Standard illuminated switches (except S trim)
- Two new exterior colors -- White Frost (a premium 3-stage paint) and Mocha, and one new leather-appointed interior color -- Russet
2008 Nissan Altima Sedan
With a new generation of Altima introduced in 2007, Nissan's best-selling model enters the 2008 model year with minimal changes. The Altima Sedan has been designed to be the best-performing front wheel drive sedan available globally. Built on Nissan's "D" platform, the 2008 Altima Sedan is available with a choice of two engines: the award-winning VQ-series 3.5-liter V6 or the powerful 2.5-liter inline 4-cylinder.
The 2008 Altima offers a long list of technology features, including standard Intelligent Key with Push Start Ignition, available Bluetooth Hands-free Phone System, RearView Monitor and an advanced touch-screen navigation system.
Enhancements to the 2008 Altima Sedan include:
- Standard splash guards
- Standard Diversity Antenna
- Available factory-activated XM Satellite Radio (required monthly subscription sold separately)
- Standard Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake force Distribution (EBD)
2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid
Introduced in 2007, the 2008 Altima Hybrid mates a refined version of Nissan's QR25 2.5-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine with an advanced electric drive motor/generator. Together they give Altima Hybrid a net power rating of 198 horsepower (148 kW). With its standard electronically controlled CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission), the Altima Hybrid achieves an estimated EPA fuel economy of 35 mpg City and 33 mpg Highway and is rated as an Advanced Technology-Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (AT-PZEV).
Altima Hybrid shares the appealing standard and available equipment with the 2008 Altima Sedan, including its advanced platform and long list of amenities and safety features.
Enhancements to the 2008 Altima Hybrid include:
- Standard splash guards
- Standard Diversity Antenna
- Available factory-activated XM? Satellite Radio (required monthly subscription sold separately)
Press release via Nissan
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