carexpert.com.au | 28 OCT 2021
2022 NISSAN PATHFINDER TO OFFER SEVEN-, EIGHT-SEAT OPTIONS IN AUSTRALIA
NISSAN HAS CONFIRMED THE NEW PATHFINDER IS CHARTING A COURSE FOR AUSTRALIA, WITH SEVEN- AND EIGHT-SEAT OPTIONS ON TRACK FOR OUR SHORES. SCOTT COLLIE
NISSAN’S MOST FAMILY-FRIENDLY SUV is getting closer to Australia. The company has once again confirmed the new Pathfinder SUV is on track to arrive in Australia during 2022, at which point it’ll go headto-head with the Hyundai Palisade, Mazda CX-9 and Toyota Kluger. Now, Nissan has also confirmed it’ll feature a choice of seven- or eight-seat interiors, putting it on a par with the Palisade and offering more seating capacity than the CX-9 and Kluger. The eight-seat has three seats in both the second and third rows,
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while the seven-seater has a pair of more luxurious captain’s chairs and a removable centre console in the second row. Power in the car still comes from a 3.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol V6 with 212kW of power and 351Nm of torque, but it’s now mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission. All-wheel and frontwheel drive options are on the menu in the USA, but Nissan hasn’t confirmed whether both will be offered in Australia. Although it has the same 2900mm wheelbase as before, the
2022 Pathfinder is 39mm shorter, 19mm wider, and has a 19mm higher roof than the current model. It’s more than five metres long, but the new Pathfinder will still live in the shadow of the bigger, more off-road focused Patrol in the Nissan Australia range. Nissan says 11 colour combinations will be available in Australia, including a selection of two-tone options. Described as “all-new from the ground up”, the new Pathfinder has more technology inside and a tougher look on the outside.
