The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder has clean exterior lines and seating for seven.
Staff photo by Mark KennedyFAST FACTS* Model: 2013 Nissan Pathfinder S.* Exterior color: Super Black.* Interior color: Charcoal.* Engine: 3.6 liter, V-6.* Horsepower: 360.* Transmission: Continuously variable.* Fuel economy: 26 mpg highway, 20 mpg city.* Dealer: Hunt Nissan.* Price (as tested): $30,340.
Nissan’s redesigned 2013 Pathfinder is remarkably different than the outgoing model.
It’s as if the old Pathfinder did a U-turn in the woods and emerged from the trees as the Starbucks-finder.
The old Pathfinder was one of the last body-on-frame SUVs in the midsize segment. The new model, however, is built on a unibody platform shared with the excellent new Infiniti JX. The result is a quiet, composed SUV that is, frankly, a screaming value.
“It’s got a much softer ride,” Danny McVay, sales manager at Chattanooga’s Hunt Nissan, said of the new Pathfinder. He said the dealership, which had only one Pathfinder demo earlier this week, has about 18 units in the pipeline scheduled for delivery in coming weeks.