jwblue Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) http://jeffldunham.blogspot.com/2011/07/2012-2013-nissan-pathfinder.html Love the sleek look. The Patrol overseas is supposed to be redesigned as well. X-Terra will be new also. I was thinking about getting an Land Rover LR4, but would consider one of these. Edited December 16, 2011 by jwblue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 As I have been saying everywhere people have been posting "redesigned Nissan SUVs", door handles on the rears are all wrong... Personal opinion, that looks like a Honda Pilot to me. Looks better than that Murano lookin growth that was posted in poho though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwblue Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) Thinking about it again, it might be too car like for my taste. Edited December 16, 2011 by jwblue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NissanNismoZ Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 True, the rear handles on the A-pillars is a 'Pathy thing' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 It's FWD or AWD unibody that is far closer to a minivan with 'styling' than all terrain vehicle that the Pathfinder used to be. The Pathfinder is officially dead... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwblue Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 It's FWD or AWD unibody that is far closer to a minivan with 'styling' than all terrain vehicle that the Pathfinder used to be. The Pathfinder is officially dead... B Does being a unibody mean it will not perform as well offroad? I have not done a lot of offroading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Does being a unibody mean it will not perform as well offroad? I have not done a lot of offroading. Not necessarily, r50s are unibody and look at the abuse people here put them through (Jeep xjs and grand Cherokees are too). It's the minivanish fwd/AWD base that's the demise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwblue Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) Not necessarily, r50s are unibody and look at the abuse people here put them through (Jeep xjs and grand Cherokees are too). It's the minivanish fwd/AWD base that's the demise I assume FWD/AWD refers to front wheel drive/all wheel drive. What exactly is that? How is that different than the R50 and WD21 and how does it effect off road performance? As for how it looks, I wouldn't care as long as it performs. Edited December 16, 2011 by jwblue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowser Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I think it looks a lot like their X trail they put out. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJSquirrel Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 It's FWD or AWD unibody that is far closer to a minivan with 'styling' than all terrain vehicle that the Pathfinder used to be. The Pathfinder is officially dead... B Yep. its all done. Hopefully the redesigned xterra doesn't suck, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowTied Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Agree with dowser; first thing I thought of was x trail. Dislike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 None of the above, that is an X-trail. The actual design is this: clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5523Pathfinder Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I heard through the grapevine, that Nissan is going to kill the Xterra soon. They killed the Armada(patrol) in the U.S.(unless you want to buy a QX56), and the Pathfinder will be the flagship SUV. If it shares the JX platform, it should be a nice SUV or(regretably)Crossover. The JX is raising a lot of eyebrows at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I am disappoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5523Pathfinder Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Ward’s Auto is reporting that Nissan may be killing off the Xterra soon due to poor sales. “There’s one high-volume vehicle left (in the segment) and that’s (the Jeep) Wrangler,” says Larry Dominique, vice president-advanced product and product planning and strategy of Nissan. “Everybody else has dropped out due to really low volumes. With (new U.S. corporate average fuel economy rules) Xterra’s going to be a tough vehicle to keep around.” Sales in the Xterra’s segment have dropped dramatically over the last couple of years. Nissan sold 88,578 Xterras in the US back in 2000, but just 12,186 so far this year, although sales are up from last year. Moreover, the new fuel economy standards will force Nissan to create a more fuel-efficient lineup, which means they will likely need to either redesign the Xterra or get rid of it. Nissan’s two other midsize light trucks, the Pathfinder and Frontier, should live on. “(The) Pathfinder will live on,” said Dominique. He also hints that it may live on in a new form, saying “How it will live on, wait to see. There’s no reason to get rid of a 3-row crossover or SUV.” As for the Frontier, it is the 3rd best-selling compact pick-up in the US, and getting rid of it would seem like a crazy idea. “With Frontier, we have 12% (U.S.) market share in compact light trucks,” Dominique says. “We’re one of the innovators. We’re not leaving that segment. It’s an important segment for us globally.” Sales on the Pathfinder and Frontier are up this year as well, making their demise even less likely. However, the Xterra is at risk, and only time will tell if the model will survive. Source: Ward’s Auto via Autoblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 “There’s one high-volume vehicle left (in the segment) and that’s (the Jeep) Wrangler,” says Larry Dominique........(new U.S. corporate average fuel economy rules) Xterra’s going to be a tough vehicle to keep around.” So, the Xterra can't meet the new fuel economy rules, but the Wrangler can?? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJSquirrel Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 The Wrangler has military contracts. I bet a diesel powered xterra would do just fine with CAFE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dududuckling Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 The first one is a 2012 X-trail The second one is 2012 Nissan Patrol The third one is a custom R51 pathy by Ecko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Even though I am not a Jeep fanboy, the Wrangler has a superior drive train design compared to the Xterra, which is why the Wrangler sells better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 So the new nissan confirmed pathfinder is what appears to be a murano or rogue or whatever. Lame. Looks like nissan 4x4s will be widdled down to the Frontier (I thought I read somewhere that the Titan was being axed?) Fine by me. Rather have no 4x4 than a crossover deemed SUV (a la 2011 exploder, anyone?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 2011 Explorer = 2011 Taurus XL People are soft dickuses. They want softmobiles. Theses days, auto makers sell what the consumers demand the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOA Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) funny thing is, all these CUVs get mileage that isn't so great as the station wagons and sedans of yesteryear. Our 96 camry with the 2.2(?), 5 speed and 181k miles consistantly gets hand calculated 42ish hihgway. Yet the brand new ford whatevers are "boasting" 40mpg. . . . 16 years later. You;d think that given the amount of time, they'd be offering us a 60mpg car. el oh el. Consumer demand works only so much. There is a demand for a small, fuel efficient pickup. Not really happening here, aside from the Ranger. (Frontier and Taco are somewhat fuel efficient, but no diesels here) So sorry to get off topic On topic- the "new" pathfinder isn't much of a pathfinder at all. Ill take my unibody (that carried about 200ish lbs of wood chips today) Edited December 17, 2011 by Der_Vier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 funny thing is, all these CUVs get mileage that isn't so great as the station wagons and sedans of yesteryear. Our 96 camry with the 2.2(?), 5 speed and 181k miles consistantly gets hand calculated 42ish hihgway. Yet the brand new ford whatevers are "boasting" 40mpg. . . . 16 years later. You;d think that given the amount of time, they'd be offering us a 60mpg car. el oh el. Consumer demand works only so much. There is a demand for a small, fuel efficient pickup. Not really happening here, aside from the Ranger. (Frontier and Taco are somewhat fuel efficient, but no diesels here) Yes but you forgot the fact that vehicles have increased in weight and size because of tougher safety regulations put on the automakers. Also don't forget that the average engine power output from the same displacement has gone up with better technology to account for the increase in weight. So while the fuel economy numbers have remained the same or got even slightly worse over the years, the weight and power have increased over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 The Pathfinder is officially dead... B A sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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