Our tester was an SL 4WD, priced at $44,733 plus $1,765 freight and PDE. It is comfortable, quiet and decently responsive on the acceleration front- in short, it offers everything you need in a family-hauler without going the minivan route. The second row leather seats in the SL-trim line are heated and feature their own control unit.īut there’s a lot more than just cargo room that makes this a desirable vehicle. You may also like: Buying Used: 2013-16 Nissan Pathfinder With both second and third rows folded there is 2,260 litres for cargo.ĭuring our trip south of the border, that space behind the second-row seat was welcome as the ladies in the crowd loaded every nook and cranny with purchases on our way home. With all that equipment to lug around, space is precious and the Pathfinder offers plenty of it, 1,354 litres with the 50/50 split third-row seat folded flat and 453 litres with it upright- better than many compact sedans offer in trunk space today.
His is a sports-crazed bunch with two boys playing rep hockey, one a goalie, with dad also a goalie. Just ask our nephew Darren, who is on his second Pathfinder. Enhancements for 2017 inside the Pathfinder include a focus on convenience and connectivity with new generation information technology.īut this one is right-sized, to my mind, and perfect for a family of four, slotted between the mid-size Murano and full-size Armada in the Nissan lineup. I was never a huge fan until this new generation came around, thinking the previous model was just too big and boxy.Īlso Read: Santa Fe XL-refreshed for 2017 Even with the more rugged look, the tweaks in styling have helped drop the coefficient of drag to 0.326 from the previous 0.34.Ī recent extended-weekend road trip for my wife and I through the Finger Lakes area of New York State with another couple on board re-affirmed my thoughts about the family-friendly nature of the Pathfinder. It’s not a huge change, but the entire front end has been restyled to incorporate the “V Motion” grille design and boomerang-shaped headlights with LED daytime running lights. The Pathfinder has a slightly more aggressive look for 2017 with a reworked front end featuring a new fascia, V-motion grille, hood and fog lights along with LED headlights and daytime running lights. This time around the Pathfinder has taken a slight step back in styling to its early roots with a more rugged, and as Nissan calls it a “stronger sense of adventure.” Not so with the Nissan Pathfinder that has undergone a major refresh for 2017, the first such makeover since the fourth-generation was launched in 2013. With many of today’s crossover SUVs, the utility part of the equation has blurred as they become more car-like and less utilitarian.
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