![]() ![]() There’s a generous amount of chrome accents between the door handles, side molding, fascias and grille. If you follow its design progression from the early 2000’s to today, the evolution into mainstream boring is plain. Its design follows a safe, conventional approach in order to appeal to the largest number of people. Now, boasting more of a midsize crossover design, it’s transformed itself into a compelling 7-passenger alternative for families who wish to purchase something safe and comfortable that isn’t a minivan.įrom the outside there isn’t anything especially exciting about the Nissan Pathfinder. One of the more impressive storage features we found was a total of four cupholders and four bottle holders for second row passengers.Ģnd row has some of the best drink storage we’ve seen with 4 cupholders and 4 bottle holders.The Nissan Pathfinder, once built in a truck from to deliver a reasonably rugged mode of transportation, has been softened up considerably over the years. Need to hit the big box store or retail club? Leave the kids at home, flatten the second and third row and enjoy 80 cubic feet of cargo space. Lay the third row down, though and cargo capacity grows to an impressively useful 47 cubic feet. Storage with the third row up was not all that impressive for such a large back end at 16 cubic feet. ![]() Three adults would be comfortable as long as their third row companions assuming they got along well to start with. First and second row seating was road trip comfortable. Two adults could easily and comfortably spend a ride across town all the way in the back. Nissan seemed to stretch out some the Murano’s excitement and the Rogue’s classiness though, leaving the Pathfinder looking a bit too much like everyone else’s sedate family hauler.Īll three rows of the Pathfinder were comfortable for full grown adults. The overall look of the Pathfinder fits with Nissan’s current design aesthetic which means it is an attractive vehicle. The third row/cargo area looks overly large on top of what look like under sized wheels. The rear end looks a little unwieldy from the side. While it likely fits into the mid-size category, the three-row Pathfinder is a large vehicle. The lines between mid-size and full-size crossovers/SUV’s has been blurred over the past couple of years for anyone who doesn’t closely follow the industry. They were intuitive and easy enough to use, but their location at the bottom of the stack seemed odd initially, and our initial distaste was justified when we couldn’t easily locate the controls while driving–not a good thing in this age of driver-centric vehicles. Our biggest complaint with the system was the location of the HVAC controls. Vents and system controls were not unattractive, but looked like they came from a turn-of-the-century parts bin. The area surrounding the info screen didn’t help to modernize the look. The information was displayed in a blue and yellow that looked dated. We were not big fans of the whole infotainment/center stack of the Pathfinder. The Pathfinder felt stable when cornering and never felt like it was leaning too far even on some roundabouts we purposefully took at a little faster than normal. There was not that sense of wallowing some overly softened rides have. Engineers managed to balance the large feeling with a soft ride that almost feels like you are behind the wheel of a big car. While not truck-like, the vehicle feels large enough to remind the driver they are piloting a 16 foot 4,000 lb vehicle. Nissan nailed it with the way the Pathfinder rides. Does the latest version hold up to its reputation? Has the Pathfinder been able to keep up with the competition? We took it out for a quick drive to test it. The Nissan Pathfinder has been synonymous with family-friendly for years. ![]()
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