hi I'm Kelsey mays for cars.com other automakers have been riding this 3-row
crossover SUV bandwagon for quite some time now and Nissan finally got on board
with the redesign pathfinder which drops its predecessors truck-based
underpinnings for a more car-based crossover platform now the pathfinder
does lose some of its hardcore off road and towing capabilities it trades them
for more suburban soccer parent duties will tell you how does all that the nose
up here on the pathfinder is very identifiably nissan it recalls other
nissan SUV is like the xterra the the large Armada SUV much more memorable
than the tail which is kind of boldness and forgettable
he sounds familiar three and a half liter v6 replaces last year's 4-liter v6
or an even larger v8 the smaller v6 as well as the platform changes help save a
lot of weight between around 275 to around 500 pounds depending on
comparable v6 trims that helps gas mileage in a big way
epa numbers are up to 20 city 26 highway now with front-wheel drive really good
compared to the class in epa combined ratings about 122 miles per gallon
better than most of them unfortunately you pay for that a little bit in the
Pathfinders new continuously variable automatic transmission
it dumps you in the lower revs as soon as possible not particularly responsive
and the new low-rolling-resistance tires again another fuel saver don't have a
ton of grip plenty of room up front to stretch out with your knees driver's
seat has good range of adjustments and there's padded materials where they
count up here along the doors where your arms and your elbows fault now
nissan has been known for making gigantic glove compartment before and I
think the pathfinder takes it to a new level
this is the size of it let's show you what you can fit inside a bottle of
water a laptop
more water even more water
the owners manual
and my shoe that's a lot of room
the second row reclines actually quite a bit
it also slides backward and forward about five and a half inches pretty
generous
unfortunately it's it's a little bit low to the floor so adults might find their
legs uncomfortably elevated and anyone who kind of puts their arms and elbows
up here is going to wish that Nissan didn't cheap out on the rear door
materials now nissan does have a feature called latch and glide in the pathfinder
similar to the latch and glide system in the infiniti JX infinity is Nissan's
luxury division
here's how it works you basically have a child seat installed right here and you
still have third row access because the child seat stays right here as you push
the seat forward obviously you wouldn't want to do that with a kid in the seat
it gives you a little bit of a narrow passageway to the third row
um not as big as if you'd actually collapsed the second row forward which
it does right here if you don't have a child in the second row seat gives you a
bigger passageway that way
obviously you're really not going to want to have a kid in the seat right now
behind the third row is about 16 cubic feet of space which is pretty
competitive you fold the rear seats down
third row seats down you're looking at about 80 cubic feet that's kind of at
the low end of this segment here for maximum volume that's about what the
ford explorer has the honda pilot has about 87 cubic feet the toyota
highlander the outgoing Highlanders about 95 cubic feet and that traverse
that's got more than a hundred and fifteen cubic feet
so in terms of overall utility the pathfinder is something of a mixed bag
but it has decent ride quality good gas mileage and a number of upscale options
things like heated and cooled front seats power tilt telescoping steering
column and a glass roof panel over the second and third rows so far this year
it's selling nearly as well as the chevy traverse so it's definitely gained
popularity for nissan and given its strength
we think this is a car that should be on any family shopping list
ok
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