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2013 Nissan Pathfinder

What's New for 2013

The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder is absolutely redesigned.

Introduction

The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder breaks with its truck heritage and abandons its body-on-frame design for a unibody platform shared with the Infiniti JX crossover. The current Pathfinder is a robust truck, adept at serious utility work like towing and off-roading, however Nissan feels this tough truck persona has been keeping it from a bigger audience. Abysmal fuel economy hasn't helped, with the four.zero-liter V6 and 5-speed automatic returning simply fifteen mpg around town and 22 on the highway.

So the fourth-generation 2013 Pathfinder is significantly lighter than before (up to 500 pounds) and adopts a 260-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 and continuously variable transmission (CVT). That combination is nice for EPA estimates of 20 mpg town/26 mpg highway and 22 combined, creating it one amongst the foremost fuel-economical in a category that has the Ford Explorer and Honda Pilot. Front-wheel drive is customary, but an obtainable all-wheel-drive system will either apportion torque between front and rear axles as required or permit the driving force to lock during a 50/50 ratio.

Abandoning its workhorse V8 and inefficient V6 prices the Pathfinder in towing capability, however all 2013 models can tow up to 5,000 pounds. That's still a prime range for a 3-row, seven-passenger crossover whose daily duties in all probability won't stray so much from pulling a combine of water toys to the lake or carting the soccer team's beginning midfield to apply. Like the Infiniti JX, the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder offers a sliding second-row seat that may tilt and fold forward even with a kid seat in place.

The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder will be available in September and goes up against an increasingly powerful class that features the Chevrolet Traverse, Explorer, Mazda CX-9 and Toyota Highlander. Check back for a lot of info, together with shopping for advice, complete specs and driving impressions, as it becomes obtainable.

2013 Nissan Pathfinder