Nissan Pathfinder (05 on) - Review

Review Date: 12 May 2009
Last Updated: 21 May 2010
3 out of 5

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Tough 4x4 offers seven seats, decent off-road capability, serious towing might and generous levels of equipment

Revised 2.5-litre dCi still harsh when revved, poor manual gearchange, compromised to drive on road, poor ride

Believe it or not, not everyone buys a big 4x4 to climb kerbs at Tesco. Some people actually need a big strong 4x4. The Nissan Pathfinder is made especially for those people. Built on tough unsophisticated ‘ladderframe’ underpinnings the Pathfinder has been designed, developed and built to effortlessly shrug off mighty tow weights and cope well with the slipperiest, stickiest, harshest conditions nature can throw at it. It used to go head-to-head with the likes of Land Rover’s Discovery, but that car is now priced in a class above. Now the Nissan compete with cars like the equally strong Mitsubishi Shogun and brutish Toyota Landcruiser. In 2010 the big Nissan received a more powerful 190bhp 2.5 dCi diesel to help it compete. Despite being 11% more powerful, emissions dropped by 15%. Later on in 2010 a range–topping 231bhp 3.0-litre V6 diesel will be added to the range. Find out if this is enough to give it the Pathfinder an edge over its competition.

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Used Nissan Pathfinder (05 on) 2.5 dCi (171ps) Tekna 5d

Nissan Pathfinder (05 on)
4 out of 5

 Huge boot and 7 seat practicality.  

Alex White