Nissan confirmed the 2028 Xterra will be offered with a pure internal‑combustion V‑6, with a hybrid version to follow, Ponz Pandikuthira, Nissan Americas senior vice president and chief product and planning officer, said.
Pandikuthira said the ICE option will be a V‑6 rather than a four‑cylinder turbo and that Nissan intends to build a hybrid off that ICE, though timing for the hybrid debut remains undecided; Nissan currently uses a naturally aspirated 3.8‑liter V‑6 in the Frontier.
Pandikuthira said he saw a first full foam mock‑up in Japan and described the Xterra as “super imposing” with tough, in‑your‑face design cues, and Nissan plans to retain a burly appearance while finding other ways to improve efficiency.
Pandikuthira also said a manual transmission is not planned for the big trucks, and he emphasized that dynamic performance, suspension tuning and powertrain calibration will deliver the vehicle’s driving character; the Xterra is due in 2028.
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