Somewhere I thought I read that the X-Trail would come to the US when it was re-done. Can't find the reference and don't know when that would be. Fall '05 as an '06 model, perhaps? Is that when the CR-V and Rav 4 get renewed?

I always get the hots for one of these when we have a lot of snow on the ground (like right now). My preference would be for a Honda, but I _hate_ the spare on the back and no rear bumper.

Since I live in Canada, I could go for an X-Trail now, but wouldn't want to do that if it was going to be renewed in less than a year.

IMHO, right now, even though the X-Trail is dated, it kicks butt on the RAV and CR-V.