

Even with the Platinum trim level’s high-end system, you don’t get many bells and whistles, but you do get crisp-looking graphics, a responsive touchscreen, and easy-to-navigate menus. The infotainment system is basic but functional. Wireless smartphone charging is also available, with an angled charging pad that keeps phones from sliding around while you’re driving. The Pathfinder comes standard with one USB-A and one USB-C port for each of the first two rows, but third-row USB ports are an extra-cost option and USB-A only. Nissan offers USB ports for all three rows, but not as standard equipment.
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The standard infotainment system includes an 8-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, but the options list includes a 9-inch touchscreen, a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, 10.8-inch head-up display, a built-in Wi-Fi hot spot, wireless Apple CarPlay (Android users can’t cut the cord), and a 13-speaker Bose audio system. Up front, a raised center console puts controls within easy reach while making room for a storage cubby underneath. Nissan did at least include a washable storage bin below the cargo floor, which should be handy for things like dirty hiking boots. It’s much easier than the typical second-row shuffle and even works with a forward-facing car seat in place.Īt 16.6 cubic feet with all three rows in place, 45 cubic feet with the third row stowed, and 80.5 cubic feet with both the second and third rows folded, cargo space is about the same as the outgoing Pathfinder, and a bit below average.

Nissan also added a helpful one-touch latch for the second row, which slides the seats forward with the push of a button. Passenger space is fairly close to the outgoing Pathfinder, but the 2022 model does have more front-row headroom and legroom (both figures are also best in class). The Pathfinder is available with eight seats for the first time, or seven seats when equipped with the optional second-row captain’s chairs. The Pathfinder can also be equipped with up to 16 cup holders, a few short of the Subaru Ascent’s 19 cup holder record. Unlike most competitors, material quality also felt worthy of this vehicle’s nearly $50,000 price tag. Our range-topping Platinum test car had leather upholstery (with heated and ventilated front seats) and a massive panoramic moonroof. The 2022 Pathfinder also boasts a well-appointed interior. Where the last Pathfinder was an anonymous blob, the new version truly stands out. But the Nissan’s shield-shaped grille, unusual headlights (mounted high on the fenders), and two-tone color options give it more personality. The upright profile and tall hood are what SUV buyers expect and what many competitors also have. It also gives the Pathfinder a much bolder look.

That provides a less-cramped feeling for passengers, Jayamohan said. In a media presentation ahead of our test drive, Vishnu Jayamohan, Nissan senior manager for product planning, said the automaker bucked the conventional wisdom that longer and lower is better, making the 2022 Pathfinder shorter and taller than its predecessor. That didn’t stop Nissan from trying to make the new Pathfinder look like a brawny, old-school truck, though. In the past, the Nissan Pathfinder has used trucklike body-on-frame construction, but the modern version is a crossover, with carlike unibody construction. We tested out the Platinum model for this review. Pricing ranges from $34,560 for a base front-wheel drive Pathfinder S to $49,240 for a range-topping all-wheel drive Platinum (both prices include a mandatory $1,150 destination charge). The 2022 Nissan Pathfinder hits dealerships this summer in S, SV, SL, and Platinum trim levels, with standard front-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive.
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This fifth-generation version gets more tech - including a first-ever digital instrument cluster, wireless Apple CarPlay, and a long list of standard driver aids - plus clever storage solutions and a restyled exterior, among other things. So Nissan threw everything it had at the 2022 Pathfinder. Three-row family SUVs like this redesigned model are common now, with vehicles like the Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot, Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride twins, Subaru Ascent, Toyota Highlander, and Volkswagen Atlas crowding school parking lots.

Fitbit Versa 3įast forward three decades, though, and the new 2022 Nissan Pathfinder is no longer a trendsetter.
