They also allow us to update our website to improve performance and tailor it to your preferences. which pages you visit most often, and if you experience any error messages. Performance cookies collect information about how you use our website e.g. These cookies allow our website to provide services at your request. Strictly Necessary cookies are essential to let you move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas, shopping baskets and online billing. Overall, a 7-seat SUV hybrid that can be bought for under $50,000 is pretty good value and something that can’t be match at the moment. However, we would love to see a more competitive battery warranty offered, instead of the 1 Year/Unlimited KM warranty. However, if you want more features and further refinement of the interior or a 4WD drive type, you can move through the range to find what is right for you.įor the Pathfinder Hybrid, Nissan offers 3 Years/100,000km of new car warranty and 6 Years/120,000km of Capped Price Servicing, both allowing a good deal of peace of mind for those new to Nissan. Starting with the 2WD ST Hybrid priced from under $50,000, you have a very compelling proposition. This means that you always have the option to choose a more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicle. For the first time, a hybrid option is available for each model in the Pathfinder line-up. Nissan hasn’t followed in the footsteps of other manufacturers when it comes to the Pathfinder Hybrid and its models. The Pathfinder Hybrid in lots of ways, knows how to impress and make a lasting impression. It’s also great to know that during all of this, you’ll relax and settle into an extremely comfortable drivers seat that even without leather, feels great. That’s pretty impressive, and very handy. Even though the low fuel warning light displayed 60km left during our review, we were able to squeeze and extra 30km from the tank. However, if we turned off the air-con and allowed the Pathfinder to engage in its electric mode whilst coasting and stopped, we saw a figure as low as 6.1L/100km for a round trip from Brisbane to the Gold Coast.Įven though with hot summers air-con is essential, you always have the option to stretch more from your tank when the fuel level is getting low. This is an improvement of the petrol Pathfinder that achieves 9.9L/100km, thanks to the electric motor providing some extra oomph when accelerating. In our tests we were able to achieve an 8.1L/100km combined fuel economy figure without any need to change our driving style. Standard is a CVT to help put power down to the wheels and result in an official fuel economy figure of 8.4L/100km. This adds up to an 188kW combined output and 330Nm of torque. Unique to this model is the 177kW four cylinder supercharged engine and a 15kW electric motor. The Pathfinder Hybrid is quiet, comfortable and extremely easy to drive and that’s all you could ask for. Even though 4WD is still an option, the interior and exterior design is orientated to be a SUV for the road and it does an excellent job at that. The addition of the hybrid model is further evidence that the Pathfinder is no longer the hardcore 4WD it used to be. Normally you lose a considerable amount of space for batteries and electric motors, but Nissan have done a good job here. Ok, so it’s not that big, but it still has loads of space for everyone and this is a big deal for a hybrid. Otherwise, the large proportions of the Pathfinder are noticeable when up close but overall the design is understated and isn’t one for drawing attention to itself.Ĭlimbing inside finds you in the center of a vast space that feels as big as a football field and has you looking for a radio to communicate with the rear passengers. Compared to the Pathfinder ST we reviewed previously, there are only very subtle changes to the exterior including some additional badging and a new alloy wheel design.
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