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Its sharply cut lines mix well with its bulbous fender extensions and sloping side lines
From the flared fenders to the huge chrome grille, the Armada is only a few notches down the butch ladder from the Hummer H2.
to me the Armada is about the ugliest SUV ever made (the Pontiac Aztek was really a minivan, so it doesn’t count)
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Its sharply cut lines mix well with its bulbous fender extensions and sloping side lines
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From the flared fenders to the huge chrome grille, the Armada is only a few notches down the butch ladder from the Hummer H2.
Car and Driver
to me the Armada is about the ugliest SUV ever made (the Pontiac Aztek was really a minivan, so it doesn’t count)
MSN Autos
It's massive, imposing, big and butch. There's zero left to the imagination with the Nissan Armada, the poster child for unsubtlety--and Nissan wouldn't, shouldn't have it any other way, because it's one of the few big boys with a crisp character.
That said, it's time for a substantial refresh. It's not as ubiquitous as a Tahoe or an Expedition, but the Armada still looks awfully familiar by now, though its macho flared fenders and wheel wells still stand out as some of the most exaggerated in the business. Maybe it hasn't sold as well because it stands out so much--the roofline arcs over passengers where the domestic SUVs cut a straight and narrow path. It's almost over the top, right up to the rear door handles that don't live on the door panels, but take up space on the pillars themselves.
Inside the look isn't nearly as aggressive-looking—it's actually now one of the more softly-contoured designs in this competitive set—and while it's one of the more dated designs among full-size trucks it still feels well-laid out and straightforward. Smaller controls and more delicate buttons in general, though, project that it takes aim at suburban types more than the work-gloved crowd.Conclusion
Rugged and tough-looking, the Armada's starting to show its age.
