Besides the larger touchscreen, the base S adds Bluetooth, a rearview camera, SiriusXM satellite radio, and a second USB port. All four trim levels get a bit more sugar for 2017.
Space in the first two rows is fine, but we found seating comfort somewhat lacking the seats are unchanged from the 2016 model, and we found them overly firm and felt like we were sitting on them rather than in them. It’s strictly for small fry, although access is easy (including the unusual and appreciated ability to slide the second-row seats forward even with a child seat installed). LOWS: Seat comfort is lacking, newfound ruggedness is mostly imagined.Īs before, the Pathfinder’s third-row seat is standard across all trim levels. Behind the shift lever, a simple knob allows one to choose front-wheel drive or (if so equipped) four-wheel drive and four-wheel drive lock, with a button for hill-descent control-the lone items of off-road gear.
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Similarly, the transmission gear selector is a traditional shift lever rather than silly buttons or some trick electronic joystick, but there are no paddles or other provision for the manual selection of ratios. Happily, Nissan (for now) continues to resist the call of auto-industry aesthetes and trend slaves to banish all dashboard buttons and knobs as a result, the Pathfinder’s audio and climate controls are far easier and less distracting to use than those in some competitors. Inside, the touchscreen grows an inch, to 8.0 inches, and gets new connectivity features, as well as pinch-to-zoom and swipe functionality. Blind-spot warning and rear cross-traffic alert were already on hand. Other new tech items include moving-object detection for Nissan’s 360-degree-view monitor and a motion sensor that opens and closes the liftgate in response to a wave of a foot under the rear bumper (for SL and Platinum models).
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No midterm update is complete without new tech features, and the Pathfinder adds adaptive cruise control, which brings with it forward-collision warning and automated emergency braking (all exclusive to the top-spec Platinum). While the Pathfinder doesn’t threaten the Mazda CX-9 as the family-size crossover most likely to induce spontaneous bouts of canyon carving, neither does it whine in protest when hustled. The revised steering provides a welcome measure of additional heft and responsiveness. Spring rates have been increased by 11 percent up front and 7 percent at the rear, and the steering was given a quicker ratio and retuned for greater buildup of effort as it moves off-center. Nissan also made some adjustments to the chassis to sharpen responses. The vehicle’s tow rating is raised from 5000 to 6000 pounds (for all models), while fuel economy stays the same at 20 mpg city and 27 mpg highway for the front-wheel-drive model and 19/26 mpg with all-wheel drive-ratings that are near the top of the class.
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That would still put it a full second behind the Honda Pilot, but most buyers will find the Pathfinder energetic enough when merging onto freeways or jumping out into traffic. Nissan says the extra oomph should trim the zero-to-60-mph time by 0.2 second we measured 7.5 seconds in our test of a 2016 Pathfinder with all-wheel drive, so figure 7.3 seconds for a similarly fully loaded example of the new model. HIGHS: Good fuel economy, easy-to-use controls, 6000-pound towing capacity.
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