The 2017 Nissan Pathfinder gets an updated face, a new engine and a round of upgrades do to battle among all of the other three-row crossovers in a bid to be the people-carrying king.
Nissan took the wraps off of the updates to the three-year-old Pathfinder Thursday in Dallas, Texas and concentrated attention on the blockier, more trucky front-end, which does away with the swooshy old Nissan corporate face that adorned many of its sedans. The Pathfinder doesn’t want to be mistaken for a tall wagon or minivan, anymore, apparently. New LED lights, redesigned wheels and other nip-tucks are more predictable changes to keep things fresh-looking.
Another big change for 2017 is the adoption of a direct-injection system to the previous 3.5-liter V6, which now makes 284 horsepower instead of 260 – and is now competitive with vehicles like the Honda Pilot. It’s still hooked up to Nissan’s CVT, but the company now promises up to 6,000 lbs. of towing capacity, which would put it at the top of this class. Fuel economy, however, is estimated by Nissan to stay at 20 mpg in the city, 27 highway.
Nissan has also apparently doubled-down on safety technology being important to prospective Pathfinder shoppers, as the 2017 models gain a new Advanced Driver-Assist Display in the instrument panel and an around-view monitor with moving-object detection.
Take a look at more of the 2017 Pathfinder below and expect it to go on sale this fall.
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