Nissan Pathfinder SUV available next year?

**foifoi05** · February 15th, 2009 03:59 AM

Originally Posted by KCboy

just bring in the navarra based suv xterra!!!!! to fight with the strada base suv montero sport, hi lux bases suv fortuner, dmax base suv alterra. the 3 manufacturers has been doing it, so it's about time nissan does it too. imagine an suv with 2.5liter displacement but packs a 170hp engine, and if it comes out with 6 speed......it'll be a best seller for nissan just like when the xtrail first came out in 2005. the xterra is more realistic than the pathfinder or armada.

Originally Posted by agent_ysann

di ba mas mahal ang Xterra kesa sa Pathfinder?? i know Xterra has a different platform, suited for off-roading like the FJ Cruiser (main rival)... i've seen the two SUVs in flesh when i visited US, iba ang aura ng Xterra sa Pathfinder, mas brusko...

Pathfinder is based on Navara... so i guess ito ang ilalabas nila...

Having more panel sharing with the pick-up, i think the pathfinder is more realistic/ feasible... But it would be nice if its the Xterra they'll bring in.

well they both used the same platforms.... the xterra is targeted to be more for the rugged.

**jungles** · February 17th, 2009 06:16 PM

Hi to everybody,
I am new to this site and loved everyone's concept and ideas of which and what.
Being an OFW here in the Middle East, here's my opinion based on my personal point of view re: Nissan Pathfinder

[SIZE=3][SIZE=2]My judgement is that Pathfinder is the best next to Armada in line of SUV's. Given the choice I will take it in lieu of the Explorer. The interior is[/SIZE][/SIZE]
too much to expect and the 3rd row is not that tight as you people think.
I personaly sit on all the spaces and is absolutely perfect. The price here ranges from 1.4-1.6 M in pesos. I would have picked this vehicle last year when I purchased my Tucson, for logic reason i didn't. Next year I am planning to purcahse a car there in Pinas and I hope by that time this Pathfinder is available, otherwise my option left to get the Fortuner.

**KCboy** · February 18th, 2009 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by foifoi05

Having more panel sharing with the pick-up, i think the pathfinder is more realistic/ feasible... But it would be nice if its the Xterra they'll bring in.

well they both used the same platforms.... the xterra is targeted to be more for the rugged.

fellow tsikoteers, correct me if i'm wrong but i believe that the navarra and the xterra ride on the same platform and uses solid axles for the rear which is suited to carry heavier loads and more durable for offroading, while the current pathfinder uses independent suspension for the front and rear so it is not the same platforn as the current navarra, so i think bringing in the current xterra is more feasible and cheaper then the pathfinder.

**KCboy** · February 18th, 2009 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by jungles

Hi to everybody,
I am new to this site and loved everyone's concept and ideas of which and what.
Being an OFW here in the Middle East, here's my opinion based on my personal point of view re: Nissan Pathfinder

[SIZE=3][SIZE=2]My judgement is that Pathfinder is the best next to Armada in line of SUV's. Given the choice I will take it in lieu of the Explorer. The interior is[/SIZE][/SIZE]
too much to expect and the 3rd row is not that tight as you people think.
I personaly sit on all the spaces and is absolutely perfect. The price here ranges from 1.4-1.6 M in pesos. I would have picked this vehicle last year when I purchased my Tucson, for logic reason i didn't. Next year I am planning to purcahse a car there in Pinas and I hope by that time this Pathfinder is available, otherwise my option left to get the Fortuner.

you could also try the new montero sport, has a better ride, bigger and more powerful engine, manual automatic shifting, super select shift on the fly 4wd. best of all, it's a newer model than the fortuner ans is cheaper. try it when you come back to the philippines.

**PhazotroN** · March 4th, 2009 05:08 PM

Should the pathfinder be marketed here, I'll be in no doubt to buy one. xterra is a good model. But the pathfinder (with a 2.5L navara engine, as i've heard) is less expensive than the xterra in the other market so it means that the pathfinder can be priced cheaper here in the phils.

**jungles** · March 5th, 2009 08:51 PM

KC,
thanks for recommending Mitsu-Montero, I did had some electronic scouting of this SUV but not impressed of the outcome although I haven't gone inside this vehicle, the reason is I already had a Mitsu before and to purchase the same again, that I would not do for personal reason(s). How about Ford Everest?? is it worth it? I mean general public acceptance or the owner themselves.

**aNthraxx** · March 6th, 2009 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by jungles

KC,
thanks for recommending Mitsu-Montero, I did had some electronic scouting of this SUV but not impressed of the outcome although I haven't gone inside this vehicle, the reason is I already had a Mitsu before and to purchase the same again, that I would not do for personal reason(s). How about Ford Everest?? is it worth it? I mean general public acceptance or the owner themselves.

Everest is worth every penny i spent..IMO. If the pathfinder would have a diesel varriant i wont think twice in getting one. With the prices of gasoline these days, even on crisis at that..i still find it too expensive and personally it gets in the way of enjoying your vehicle. This is the "big" reason i resisted getting an expedition even though i have always drooled over it.

**KCboy** · March 16th, 2009 08:20 AM

nakita ko dito sa china, nissan Q, lookit uo sa internet, it is a car case suv that is selling well here in china. i guess that would be a good alternative to the small suvs, and can go with the santa fes, rav4, crv. i think nissan will keep the patrol in its line up especially when the new bodied patrol is released in the international market(late naman palagi sa pinas, after 1 to 2 years).

**AG4** · March 16th, 2009 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by PhazotroN

Should the pathfinder be marketed here, I'll be in no doubt to buy one. xterra is a good model. But the pathfinder (with a 2.5L navara engine, as i've heard) is less expensive than the xterra in the other market so it means that the pathfinder can be priced cheaper here in the phils.

Cheaper? I'm not sure, the Pathfinder SUVs for markets outside North America are made in Europe (Spain).
As far as I know, there is no Asian Nissan plant manufacturing the current gen Pathfinder SUV.