I'm certain that we'll be seeing a lot more of these running around on the road than we did the last
generation Pathfinder.
The fourth -
generation Pathfinder will have room for seven passengers and thanks to its «refined» V6 and next - generation Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) the Pathfinder will be one of the most fuel - efficient 7 - passenger vehicles on the market.
The first
generation Pathfinder in 1986 was equipped with two - doors and really set the stage with its hardbody pickup frame.
Nissan's all - new fourth -
generation Pathfinder — which will be built in Russia — will be available with a standard 3.5 L gasoline engine as well as the hybrid drive system.
But this new -
generation Pathfinder delivers softness and finesse, as well as a whole lot of metal.
Unlike the previous truck - based model, this fourth -
generation Pathfinder, known as R52, is build on a car - based platform.
Nissan's fourth -
generation Pathfinder, a stalwart in the segment, was slightly revised for the 2017 model year with refreshed styling, more technology, safety features, and a bump in towing power.
And by this fall, the next -
generation Pathfinder will move to a unibody platform like the Ford Explorer did for the 2012 model year.
So it somehow seemed fitting that our first drive of this third -
generation Pathfinder would involve a backwoods challenge of sorts.
The fourth
generation Pathfinder abandoned its boxy shape and frame rails for an unquestionably softer and more rounded appearance.
This generation abandoned the disguised rear door handles that were installed in the «C» pillar, a tradition started with the 1985 Nissan Pathfinder five - door, as the first generation QX was based on the second
generation Pathfinder.
For the fourth -
generation Pathfinder, Nissan is finally serving its own needs — the need to sell 100,000 units a year, just like the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander, and Ford Explorer all do.
Not exact matches
«Big science needs a lot of compute power — right now we're designing systems to manage data for several large facilities around the world and the next
generation of radio telescopes, including China's 500m radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array and the SKA's
pathfinder telescopes that are already up and running in outback Western Australia.»
The really exciting thing is that this is a technology
pathfinder for the next
generation of telescopes.»
That means the 1991
Pathfinder was midway into its first -
generation stride when Motor Week pitted it against the best mid-sized SUVs on the market for that year.
Redesigned for the 2005 model year,
Pathfinder evolves the now classic look of the previous
generations - including a large, powerful hood and headlights, solid shoulder line, large integrated fender flares, short front and rear overhangs and Nissan SUV signature angled C - pillar with high - mounted rear door handles.
That vehicle, an upscale clone of the previous -
generation midsize Nissan
Pathfinder, never quite caught on with consumers.
The new
Pathfinder Concept is powered by a refined V6 engine and next -
generation Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) that ensure a fuel economy increase of over 25 %.
The Nissan
Pathfinder entered the market in 1986 and is currently only in its third
generation (which began in 2005).
The new 2017
Pathfinder is the latest Nissan to employ third
generation XTRONIC Transmission with D - Step Logic Control.
The 2014
Pathfinder hybrid doesn't see significant changes from the fourth -
generation 2013 Nissan
Pathfinder that debuted last year.
The new
generation unibody
Pathfinder weighs as much as 500 pounds (227 kg) less than the previous body - on - frame design.
Nissan's new 2013
Pathfinder SUV — the 4th
generation of the vehicle introduced more than 25 years ago — utilizes a new drivetrain featuring a 3.5 - liter DOHC V6 engine mated to a next -
generation Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) to help provide up to a 30 % increase in combined city / highway fuel economy over the previous V6 - equipped model while maintaining comparable power.
All 2017
Pathfinders are equipped with Nissan's third -
generation Xtronic continuously variable transmission, which includes D - Step Logic Control.
The third -
generation R51 - series
Pathfinder lobbed in 2005, based on the D40 - series Navara and powered by a 2.5 - litre turbo - diesel, but it was phased out in 2013, when the Mk4 R52 - series Pathie became a monocoque - based seven - seat wagon to rival V6 people - movers like the Toyota Kluger.
The fourth
generation Nissan
Pathfinder was introduced in 2012 as a 2013 model.
Every
generation of the Nissan
Pathfinder has been significantly different than the last.
«With the introduction of the all - new, second -
generation Armada full - size SUV, the last piece of Nissan's transformation of its SUV and crossover lineup falls into place following the recent makeovers of our
Pathfinder, Murano and Rogue models,» said Phil O'Connor, Director, Chief Marketing Manager, Nissan North America, Inc. «We're particularly proud that with this new Armada we're setting a new standard in class, offering advanced safety and security features usually reserved for much higher priced luxury sedans or premium SUVs.»
In its most recent fourth
generation that arrived for 2013, the
Pathfinder went back to being a cushy, three - row family crossover with more in common with a station wagon than its trucky forebears.
That said, some of my friends own this
generation of the
Pathfinder in different trim levels, and all of them told me they love the seats after my last review.
A Roomy, Refined Interior Inside, the 2018
Pathfinder offers an array of new -
generation information technology.
All 2018
Pathfinder models are equipped with Nissan's third -
generation Xtronic transmission (similar to that utilized in the sporty Nissan Maxima).
During its 27 - year existence, the Nissan
Pathfinder SUV has seesawed between using a truck platform (first and third
generations) and a unibody platform (second
generation).
«With the upcoming, fourth -
generation model, we're about to re-invent
Pathfinder again.
«If there is one constant among the first quarter century - plus of
Pathfinder's existence, it has been its ability to innovate, with each
generation evolving to meet the changing needs of the customer,» said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division, Nissan North America, Inc..
At the same time, the new
Pathfinder retains the seven - passenger capacity of the previous
generation, sheds 500 pounds, and rates a 5,000 - pound towing capacity.
Good piece in law.com on The Many Hats of a Law Librarian by Tricia Kasting, who I only knew because of her federal statutory research
pathfinder, and her piece on how the Millennial
generation of law students does legal research differently... [more]