

Though it also feels older and heavier than some of its newer and lighter competition, and not quite as easy to whip around in tight situations. The ride is as great as it has always been, almost perfectly balancing a soft posture without rolling too much or feeling spineless in corners. There is plenty of small item storage, as well as places to keep things plugged in yet hidden. On that, all trims now get an 8-inch touchscreen, and while the navigation graphics have also improved, they’re not “cutting edge” by any means.
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The dash design is clearly showing its age, yet remains brilliant in execution with great blending of manual controls, central controller, and touchscreen.

While copied by many others, it’s still excellent here. The list of standard features is substantial, and just about everything else you could want is available including Nissan’s Around view monitor. behind the 3rd row, 47.8 behind the 2nd, and 79.8 with everything folded all accessed by a new motion-activated lift gate. That ’13 Pathfinder quickly became one of our favorite 3-row crossovers, and after these upgrades, we still like just about everything about it.įront seats remain a real high point, offering better comfort than both the Honda Pilot and GMC Acadia and perhaps more importantly, there’s more room in the passenger side area for your partner to get comfortable.Ģnd row seats slide and recline easily, as well as fold almost fully flat, with barely any gaps in the load floor for things to fall through.Ĭargo space is quite good, 16.0 cu-ft. Updates for 2017, only furthers their case for making the switch. But it turns out we had no need to worry as it continues to have more capabilities than most buyers demand for this segment. Like many of you, we were more than skeptical when the 4th gen Nissan Pathfinder switched back to a unibody design for 2013. But with competition being what it is, it’s no wonder Nissan has quickly upgraded it, with hopes of making it even more desirable. It even won our driver’s choice honors that year.

The Nissan Pathfinder has always been a great family utility choice, and made even better when it became a 3-row crossover for 2013.
