The 2022 Nissan Pathfinder comes in 11 different colours including four new two-tone treatments. My mixed bag of driving averaged out to 11.5L/100km (comb). Idle stop/start and other engine efficiencies contribute to a fairly decent 11.6L/9.2L/100km (city/hwy) fuel consumption rating. And all Pathfinders in Canada come with the Intelligent 4WD system controlled by a new console-mounted seven-position Drive and Terrain Mode Selector that rotates through Standard, Sport, Eco, Snow, Sand, Mud/Rut and Tow modes.
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Power is translated through an all-new ZF 9-speed automatic with manual mode and and paddle-shifters, a definite upgrade over the previously efficient but deadly dull CVT system. There’s plenty of get-up-and-go on hand and enough oomph for an up to 2,722 kg (6,000 lb) trailer tow rating. Under the hood, a modern iteration of Nissan’s venerable 3.5-litre V6 makes 284 hp and 259 lb-ft of torque.
The Pathfinder shifted back and forth between body-on-frame construction and unibody styles a couple of times in its history but the current unibody layout features front strut and rear independent multi-link suspension with stabilizer bars and dual pinion electric power steering to ensure controlled ride and handling. And, while it may boast ruggedness, it’s loaded with all the modern techs, tweaks and amenities you would expect. But this fifth generation 2022 Pathfinder is, of course, a very different beast from the original compact pickup adaptation – two feet longer, about a foot wider, riding on a ten-inch longer wheelbase. This has all been done for the sake of more “truckiness”, dialing back some of the car-like softness and rounded aerodynamics that have accumulated over four generations. A wider tailgate broadly emblazoned with the “PATHFINDER” name, follows the lead, I think, of the Hyundai Pallisade and Kia Telluride. The hood is flatter, straighter, the stance more aggressive on bigger wheels, and the design sweeps to a restyled rear featuring flatter, wider rear glass and new slimmer flush-mounted tail lamps emphasizing width and stability. Even the side glass is more upright for improved interior room. And the “floating roof” theme that repeats throughout Nissan’s lineup, done here with blacked out “A” and “B” pillars and a dark strip across the top of the “C” pillar, which has also been angled forward in tribute to the triangular rear side window of that original Pathfinder. Nissan familial traits are there - the boomerang-style “C-shaped” combo of headlights and DRLs, carved out more rectangularly on this SUV.
There’s the subtle, almost Easter Egg return of the three slots atop the trademark Nissan V-Motion grille, a renewed emphasis on fender blisters, and new character lines that add “U-shaped highlights” to the side profile.
The styling includes throwback cues that pay homage to the ancestral two-door Hardbody pickup truck conversion version that debuted 35 years ago. But it doesn’t take long to pick up on a “return to rugged roots” theme for the all-new-for-’22 Pathfinder. Well, actually, it really only missed the 2021 model year.
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