I just want the xterra to come back with a real low range and optional lockers.

Nice. Who else is waiting for these Pathfinders to show up on Matt’s Off-road Recovery?

Nissan lost quite a few customers due to the made to fail CVT they have, its good to see them move away from it where possible. I like the truck lineup they have, they are moving in the right direction in my humble opinion.

I'm so so so glad they brought back the look of the original pathfinder. This is now on my radar, it looks amazing, exactly what a SUV should look like & not trying to be a car.

This looks awesome, and it’s a damn shame that it’s not a proper 4wd vehicle because i think they’d sell a load of them! Especially here in Australia.

The nissan fleet is looking good.

Very nice design - Nissan is doing well. Counter point - my wife’s Atlas also does the ‘3rd row access with car seats in it’ albeit by pulling a lever vs pushing a button. Either way, it’s a small but nice feature we use weekly. Glad to see small things like those and integrated window shades becoming the norm for us parents (target demographic for these van alternatives). Cheers

LOVE LOVE LOVE the color, I wish more brands would offer cool colors like these darker greens. 2021 Ford Bronco for example I would have kept my reservation if I could have had this green paint...

Thanks for this Roman! I dig it! It does have a LOT of value. This may not be a real off road competitor, but it has a lot of appeal again. Vs what it was between 1995 and now. Cannot wait for your true ride impressions. Does it float down the road? Does it have a lot of body roll? Does it have a good turning radius? When you are soft roading, is the suspension too stiff? What is the 0-60 performance numbers? Is the visibility excellent? How comfortable are you in the seats? I miss my 1995 Pathfinder. This machine might be a prelude into getting back to its roots.

I love the light interiors too Roman.

5:16 don't mind me i'm just alone in the woods with a full box of kleenex

Great POV off-road video! Will you include more off-road impressions in the full first drive review?

Can’t wait until I see them on the road already be breaking my neck looking at the new Rogues

Cool Off Road Shorts! Waiting for the embargo to go for the incoming detailed reel with some dirty actions

Xterra owner here… I saw a blue Pathfinder parked at work over the weekend. Definitely a nice looking vehicle. Exceeded my expectations on styling. I think they need to get onboard with the off-road segment that is blowing up. A lot of people want adventure vehicles right now. An Xterra built on the new Frontier platform would make sense to me. Some hybrid tech like the Jeep 4xe at a lower price point would be wise.

Nice. We've been wanting to replace my wife's Tribeca for a bigger one as my family has increased. Looked at the Ascent. Loved everything about it beside the CVT. Then I read somewhere that the next gen Pathfinder will be ditching the CVT for a traditional transmission. We waited over 2 years and when they announced the new Pathfinder, we were sold. Now, the waiting game.

Can't wait to hit the trails at my local Walmart parking lot in one of these "Pathfinder"🤔🤣

I am in the process of trading my 2018 Jeep compass in for a Tacoma - the thing I am really excited about is the physical E-break and not some crap that engages every time I put it in park and needs me to manually flip a switch when I want to back out of my driveway without my seatbelt on.

I think if I really wanted to go off-road I'd go body on frame, but that green sure is beautiful and this crossover is actually pretty good looking ngl.

great review thank you

How is it that you got a working Pathfinder for trail duty before the Frontier??

I cannot wait for the old vs new pathfinder vid you guys better do lol

That color is gorgeous!

I have a '21 Pro4x just like the one in this video. Loving it. I never get sick of that V8 sound.

Any info on being able to lift them aftermarket and/or do a swap for the front spoiler so it’s not going to drag sand along on the beach? Looks cool and would love to have a mid-large sized 4x4 v6 petrol which is a viable option

This is looking like my next vehicle to look at... I dont go off road like others. I do go on trails and weekend trips, and will tow also. Looks good as well. Just adding it to the list of vehicle to look at. I dont want the 3rd row though. Only need and want the regular 2 row

I had a 1987 Nissan Pathfinder 4x4 5-speed manual that I held onto for 15 years/165,000 miles and loved it. Didn't need a 3rd row then, and I don't need one now.

The look of the outside of the Pathfinder is stunning I hope the upper trim levels have a digital screen instead of the analog

My 2011 Pathfinder is still a beast. Great in the snow. Tows great. 138k and the only major repair i have had is an AC compressor at about 89k. Used vehicle, so who knows if the last owner just left the ac on all the time. Lots of people do that. Repairs to date are, rear exhaust, crank sensor, 2 front bearings, new calipers/rotors. Brakes rust like crazy here in NYS.

Nice vid! The capabillity of the pathfinder its nice and the design its soooo cool

Wow camera in the front is pretty sweet. Thank God no cvt

Cool green paint!

Wow....I'm actually surprised by this upgrade, I'm not into SUVs but wow, I'm impressed

Wow, had no idea this was about to come out. Was about to pull the trigger on a new Highlander but may have to wait a bit.

I'd be great to see that in Japan. Toyota only offers Prado, which has a barn door (a deal breaker for me). Sometimes, I find my Forester too small, but I don't want anything huge and unibody is good enough for my needs.

I’ve never been a fan of Nissan but I’m very proud of them for making changes. This is a great looking vehicle, they are headed in the right direction.

If they offered skid plates as a DIO, they’d bolster their claim of being mildly adventurous.

Still driving my 2000 Pathfinder with 208,000 miles. It’s been 100% reliable with regular maintenance. Still drive it on fairly difficult forest service roads. Bought it because my coworker got 350K out of his Xterra. Going to drive it into the ground for another year or two. This 2022 version is still a minivan. Okay for suburban stuff, but not great for people living in the mountains with lots of unpaved roads. Wanted a new xterra then realized they’d been discontinued for years.

The color is great!

Eh… I hate it when the offroad trail is so cherry picked by the group selling you the car. Like if they really are comfortable and confident in their car being offroad worthy (even moderately) they should let reviewers pick a place to test it. Maybe have a vote and connect reviewers and fly them out to same place so it can still be a gathering but have it be a real test. Or they should drop the vehicle off at your location just say have at it, we want an honest opinion. I’m hoping Nissan is turning a new leaf. They seem like they want to change and fix what’s been wrong with them for so many years. They gave themselves a slightly new logo and are from what I have heard, getting away from old Nissan way of things. This could be good.

Great look,,, love it.

Does it come with spare? What tires are on the platinum version?

I don’t know why but it kinda remembers me of the 2000’s 3 row chevy Trailblazer. Like a big suv. With not much ground clearance but good soft roading.

A black one sure would look good next to my edition one Altima

For some reason I really like the look of that green one.

Ah, the good old modern-day "off-roader".

Do these come with the zero gravity seats?

Holy cow!!! It goes on dirt roads!!! OMG, it’s the best suv ever. Wonder if it competes with the 4 runner or highlander. Dirt hill!!! So much better than the Honda civics on dirt roads.

Im loving that blue color. Going back to the 90s pathfinder vibe.

I'll venture to bet that both my current 4runner and former Frontier could have traversed that path in 2WD. Putting these "terrain select" switches on lifted AWD station wagons just gives people that don't need to be off roading a false sense of security that sometimes gets them into places they should not be and can't get out of. But to close on a positive note, at least this Pathfinder looks like a Pathfinder and not a a big Sentra station wagon. Thank goodness the CVT is gone. That does make this a viable alternative to the Explorer.

The platinum & (some) SL premium trims have a fully digital dash & a larger screen for media. Same applies for the Rogue.

It has a very Land Rover Discovery look too it, never a bad thing. That color is called Boulder Gray, a very nice color on the rogue too.

Looks pretty tough, tires are legit... "of course it doesn't have a low range" *click* Thanks for not wasting a bunch of my time getting around to that detail.

Would you recommend this over the Highlander or the Pilot?

No cooled seats on an upper trim level? That’s a must-have in 2021

looks awesome

I like this pathfinder, but can't understand how they re-designed the Pathfinder and frontier, yet came out with a new "X-terra" that seems less of an off roader than this pathfinder. Very odd, hopefully they will make some big changes on the New "X-terra" and get back to a true Xterra! Considering a new pathfinder, but I don't think I will ever get rid of my 05 Xterra, 6sp manual, even though it's a 2wd, it's still a great vehicle and since I'm not a big mudder, it does great in all the conditions that I use it for (camping, towing, everyday driver and just toke a 16hr trip to Orlando, FL in it and it's been awesome!

Bummer they didn't put the rear door handles in the C pillar.

Nice good looking new Pathfinder love this

The new Pathfinders back end sure resembles the current L. R. Discovery to me.

FYI: I test drove a 2022 Pathfinder SL 4WD here in Central Texas where it was 100 degrees today on 7.29.21.. the reason I wanted to test drive one was to see how the AC worked because I saw a few reviews that said the AC didn't get cold enough...and they were RIGHT...The AC did NOT get cold enough IN THE 100 degree weather today.. I had the AC set to recycle the air from the inside air with AC button pressed and had it set to the lowest setting which was 60 degrees and the air did not feel crisp enough and would get warmer when u slowed down ,I also un pressed the AC button and that did not help..I own a 2015 Pathfinder SV and the air gets colder in it when I have it set to 70 degrees with the air being recycle from the inside air and the AC button is not pressed..Needless to say I was disappointed..matter of fact we help my mother in law buy a Nissan 2021 Kick last week and the AC gets colder then the New 2022 Pathfinder..Nissan please fix...Here in Texas if the AC isn't cold enough then nothing else matters with all the other new features...I definitely recommend testing one out on a HOT day before buying one..

That off-road video was a bit funny. I have been through sooo much worse in my Jeep Wrangler JK. That easy trail in that video is the kind of stuff I go through to get to the real trails.

That did very well for an SUV that won't ever see dirt. AWD with torque vectoring is quickly approaching *near* low-range levels (tho, obviously, full-diff lock, low-range is always going to win).

does it have acoustic glass?

They sure look good, even if they're only soft road worthy.

All over the place there Roman. Inside, out, front, inside. It’s the same mall crawler as last generation, with new sheet metal and tranny. So off road capabilities would match last generation.

Nissan stepping up to the game!!!! Love to see Nissan compete in the Adventure/overland game and listening to there customers💪🏼 @NissanUSA bring us the Xterra 🐐

Where in Montana was that?

This is a huge improvement over the last generation. The pathfinder needed to get some of its off road heritage back, however Nissan knows that most customers will not take this this ever off road. Possibly roll out a more off road version like Ford did with the Timberline Explorer.

Is that the Yak river by chance?

The embargo for the 2022 Pathfinder ends this week on the 20th?

I don't think I'd ever actually drive on that kind of terrain, but I am thinking about traction in the snow, and I think this would be a vehicle I would consider if I could afford it...

It’s a good looking car. I like the interior. 👍 to Nissan for sticking with a traditional layout with buttons. So sick of vehicles with tablet style touch only “buttons”.

Thats video what i am waiting 👍

When they pressed the button that released the 2nd row seats, why did the seat slam forward so abruptly??!!! I can see that breaking over time.

No skid plates?

Why the embargo though? Are they still flushing out the bugs in software or something?

You guys are the Best

Good one 👍🏻

I miss my old '90 WD21 Pathfinder. However... I have to say, my' 13 subaru legacy could scramble up that "course"

if it was rear wheel drive based, with a low range ,and no. 3rd row id might buy one

Where's is the Exsaust tip ?

That looks pretty good actually!

What’s with the plastic cladding under the bumper? Looks like damage waiting to happen.

Omg it looks awesome!!!!!!! I’m getting one - I just decided

What happened to the new 3.8?

I like the green.

I wish they would make Pathfinders the way they used to. Like the Chillkoot or the model after, not a Mini van.

I wish they had hybrid pathfinder

I sell Nissans. & I gotta say it’s a great time to be at Nissan. New body style Pathfinder,Frontier,Rogue, & Sentra are all stylish well done & feature a lot of features. I have seen an Ariya (new EV SUV coming soon) & it was beautiful inside & out. Excited to see the 400z

That's a easiest trails to go up and down. Regular cars with high enough ground clearance will make it too. I Know my 2001 Honda Accord 4 cylinders go through places rougher than that. I used for fishing, camping and hunting anywhere I have enough ground clearance.

So the new pathfinders are body-on-frame, or are they still unibody?

Is this a Frontier with a Pathfinder Body

Great tires...great color...and that's where it ends. Nissan lost me with the demise of the body on frame X-terra and Pathfinder.

Thank goodness they have put an automatic transmission back in the pathfinder. I couldn't stand it with cvt. I had one for a rental. I'd get one today if it came with low range, fore and aft lockers, true A/T tires and some form of suspension that could either be factory set, or raise by 3-4" when heading off-road. If they pushed this model shown down in the line up and made one like I just spec'd (with with what they already offer on the truck they are already 80-85% of the way there) I would gladly pay another 7-10k over this ones price point.

I wonder how many owners of the current/previous gen with the cvt have had to replace/repair the transmission. Maybe Nissan has come to their senses regarding cvts and vehicles that should be able to tow.

Pretty fair, but off-road type tires would be essential. While the Pathfinder is a cool looking SUV, my interest is towards the illusive Frontier. That's the one I want to see up roads like this AND of course, highway byways driving.

I think it's a great change to the Pathfinder, hopefully more improvements to come from Nissan on this vehicle.

Hey if I can put a roof tent on it it’s a real off-roader. Just like my 1986 Escort.

The color looks very interesting