New Nissan/Infiniti QX?

I don't think also rans work well in the 80k bracket. The LC/LX is an iconic vehicle, and so is the Range Rover. Playing in that game without any cred isn't going to work without superior quality and value. They will have to make it better, and much cheaper (at first) or they should quit before starting.

Hi guys, this pic has been around for a while, and from what I've heard work on the new Patrol/Safari has been postponed for the forseeable immediate future. I'd love to see a replacement though, because the current Y61 is over 10 years old, and it still shares most of it's engineering with the old Y60, which was released >20 years ago. But with the kind of volumes they'd be likely to see it'll have to wat a little longer......

Replacing the current Patrol (a modern classic) with a Patherfinder based Mitsubishi Endeavor clone? (Backs away holding nose).

Considering Nissan killed it's Titan replacement in lieu of a Dodge Ram rebadge (which I guess isn't happening anymore, so is Nissan even going to have a full size pickup?) and that Nissan dealers are currently offering over $10,000 off of new '09 Armadas, I can't see the sense in them developing a new vehicle for the segment. The domestics own the full size SUV and pickup truck market, shrinking as it is. Toyota has made some inroads with the new Tundra and Sequoia, but even those aren't holding their own in the current climate. Not to say that the imports can't make good SUVs, the Landcruiser is an icon for good reason, an Isuzu (true Isuzu, not GM rebadge) will run forever if you keep up with basic maintenance, and my '02 Mitsubishi Montero (not Montero Sport, those were crap) was one of the best vehicles I have ever owned.