2017 Nissan Pathfinder
The 2017 Nissan Pathfinder gets an
updated face, a new engine and a round of upgrades do to battle among all of
the other three-row crossovers in a bid to be the people-carrying king.
Nissan took the wraps off of the updates
to the three-year-old Pathfinder Thursday in Dallas, Texas and concentrated
attention on the blockier, more trucky front-end, which does away with the
swooshy old Nissan corporate face that adorned many of its sedans. The
Pathfinder doesn't want to be mistaken for a tall wagon or minivan, anymore,
apparently. New LED lights, redesigned wheels and other nip-tucks are more
predictable changes to keep things fresh-looking.
Another big change for 2017 is the
adoption of a direct-injection system to the previous 3.5-liter V6, which now
makes 284 horsepower instead of 260 – and is now competitive with vehicles like
the Honda Pilot. It's still hooked up to Nissan's CVT, but the company now
promises up to 6,000 lbs. of towing capacity, which would put it at the top of
this class. Fuel economy, however, is estimated by Nissan to stay at 20 mpg in
the city, 27 highway.
Nissan has also apparently doubled-down
on safety technology being important to prospective Pathfinder shoppers, as the
2017 models gain a new Advanced Driver-Assist Display in the instrument panel
and an around-view monitor with moving-object detection.
Take a look at more of the 2017
Pathfinder below and expect it to go on sale this fall.
