At the beginning of March, Nissan rolled out its IMQ SUV concept at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show.
Ten days and 1,600 miles later, Sedona Blinson and Leah Heffelfinger of Team Wild Grace crossed the Rebelle Rally’s finish line in San Diego in their 2018 Nissan Armada, which the duo affectionately called “Babe.†Out of 41 competitors, the mothers turned off-road navigation rally car drivers placed 11th in the competition. 
Last week, the 2018 Rebelle Rally kicked off in Lake Tahoe, California, as teams began the 10-day women's-only trek across California and Nevada to reach the finish line in San Diego. Over the course of the competition, drivers will traverse 1,500 miles of rough, punishing terrain in the off-road navigation rally race.
It’s a terrible miscalculation. You agreed to join the PTA carpool circuit, certain that your sedan would prove ready for the task. As you stare at a long row of children, however, you realize that there’s simply not enough… space. A five-passenger configuration can’t accommodate this rowdy bunch, and you wonder precisely how you’re meant to proceed.
It’s a series of payload demands - with a trailer stacked with cargo and a cabin filled with summer gear. An SUV is stuffed with boxes, bags, and luggage bursting at the seams; and still more items sit in your driveway, waiting to be loaded. You bite your lip, uncertain of just… how your ride will handle the weight of an off-road adventure. Its weak engine will surely sputter from the strain.
School bells will be ringing, parents will be cheering and children? Well, they may not be as excited about the heading back to class. September marks the return of another school year, along with the promise of full schedules and carpooling commitments.
Big adventures demand equally big performance - which is why Nissan is delivering the ultimate crossover experience to Washington. Prepare, Burien, for the arrival of the 2018 Armada Mountain Patrol.
