This month, we are featuring one of our service team members, Eric Hsieh. Eric has been with the West Coast Auto Group for just over a year and a half but has been in the automotive industry for 4 years.
A rugged yet modern design rebirth The 2022 Pathfinder is all-new from the ground-up. Every inch of the vehicle was carefully designed to convey a sense of strength and capability with a strong front face, wide stance, blister fenders and a shorter front overhang (versus the previous design).
The all-new Pathfinder is an ideal family adventure vehicle not just in looks, but in modern capability as well. Every 2022 Pathfinder features a 284-horsepower 3.5-litre Direct Injection V6 with 259 lb-ft of torque. The engine is matched with an all-new 9-speed automatic transmission, which provides a smooth, strong, direct vehicle response.
The combination of the proven V6 and all-new 9-speed provides strong acceleration and driver confidence when merging or driving out of a turn, and minimizes rpm variation on a grade.
All 2022 Pathfinder models feature Nissan’s new Intelligent 4WD with 7-position Drive and Terrain Mode Selector. Mode selection – Standard, Sport, Eco, Snow, Sand, Mud/Rut and Tow – is displayed as a pop-up notification on the metre cluster.
The all-new 2022 Pathfinder offers an available 6,000-pound maximum towing capacity – plenty for towing boats, ATVs, camp tents or trailers and a tow hitch with harness. Trailer Sway Control is standard.
Comfort and flexibility for a modern family space The interior of the adventure-ready Pathfinder features refined new materials and a robust, open design. Among the long list of striking interior touches, a new, available 12.3-inch digital dashboard provides the driver with a variety of easy-to-navigate screen options. Complementing the digital dashboard is an available 10.8-inch Head-up Display enabling the driver to view preferred content such as turn-by-turn directions while staying focused on the road.
An available 9.0-inch colour touchscreen centre display is placed high on the new simplified, intuitive instrument panel, providing easy visibility and accessibility for the driver and front passenger.
Seat flexibility – a critical factor for large SUV buyers – has been improved with standard 8-passenger capacity or, for the first time on Pathfinder, available 2nd row captain’s chairs with a no-tools-required removable centre console. The 60/40 split folding 3rd-row seat provides maximum flexibility for carrying passengers and cargo.
Nissan designed the Pathfinder’s ample cargo area to accommodate a 120-quart cooler or four golf bags with all three-rows up, and even carry 4×8-foot plywood sheets – making sure “utility” remains part of the Pathfinder’s SUV credentials.
Advanced technology and safety, including standard Nissan Safety Shield® 360 NissanConnect® featuring Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™, NissanConnect® with WiFi Hot Spot and NissanConnect® Services powered by SiriusXM®2 are standard on all Pathfinder grade levels. Also available is a wireless smartphone charging pad, wireless Apple CarPlay®, Bose® Premium Audio with 13 speakers, Nissan Door-to-Door Navigation, and Intelligent Around View® Monitor, which features a higher resolution and wider image viewing angle than the previous model.
Select models add the new ProPILOT Assist with Navi-link, and by linking ProPILOT Assist with Nissan’s advanced Door-to-Door Navigation System, the navigation map data can proactively reduce speed for upcoming freeway curves or junctions and also help the driver slow for freeway exits.
Every 2022 Pathfinder comes equipped with Nissan Safety Shield® 360, which includes Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection, Blind Spot Warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Warning, High Beam Assist and Rear Automatic Braking. Intelligent Forward Collision Warning, Intelligent Driver Alertness, Blind Spot Intervention, Intelligent Lane Intervention and Rear Door Alert are also standard, while Traffic Sign Recognition is available. Ten airbags are standard.
If you’re interested in test driving a 2022 Nissan Frontier, you’ll have to wait. But stay tuned to these pages for more information and for details on when exactly you can expect it to arrive in Canada.
Please Note: The details of this article were accurate at the time it was written. Manufacturers may change the details of any vehicle’s specifications, at any time, without notice.
