The Nissan Armada (formerly called Pathfinder Armada) is Nissan's full-size sport utility vehicle. It shares its body-on-frame F-Alpha platform with the Nissan Titan pickup truck, Nissan Xterra SUV, Nissan Frontier pickup truck, and Nissan Pathfinder SUV. An upscale version of the Armada is sold as the Infiniti QX56.
The Armada has a 5.6 L 305 hp (227 kW) VK56DE V8 engine, a 5-speed automatic transmission, and a choice of rear-wheel drive or 4wd.
Designed for North America and introduced for the 2004 model year, it competes with the Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon, and Toyota Sequoia. The switch to the Armada name made later that year.
