The Nissan Xterra is a truck-based compact SUV manufactured and marketed by Nissan from 1999 to 2015 across two generations; the first (1999–2004) sharing a platform and many of its major exterior parts from the front doors forward with the Nissan (D22) Frontier pickup[1] – and the second (2005–2015) sharing the Nissan F-Alpha platform with the Frontier and Pathfinder. Sporting a name licensed from the XTERRA off-road triathlon race series,[2] the vehicle was positioned by Nissan[3] as functional and reliable outdoor gear, epitomized by its marketing tagline “Everything You Need, Nothing You Don’t.” It was developed in La Jolla, California,[5] by Nissan Design International (NDI)'s (now Nissan Design America) then Director of Design Tom Semple,[6] and became the first Nissan vehicle completely conceived, developed and manufactured in the United States.[7] According to Jerry Hirshberg, president of Nissan Design International (NDI), "the impetus for Xterra designers was to create an affordable, rugged, quality piece of equipment".[1] He later described it as "a garage tool that says, 'treat me rough' – it's designed to look better dirty than clean."