10 Great Family Vehicles to Consider in 2019
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April 26, 2019
2018 Nissan Pathfinder: Slight Tweaks for this Year
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Way back when the Nissan Pathfinder hit the market in 1986, it was decidedly a different beast. Sporting a body-on-frame design meant it was a true sport utility vehicle which was constructed more like a truck versus a car. Over the years, it has evolved into a unibody construction, so …January 26, 2018
2017 Nissan Pathfinder: Refreshed, but a Bit Rough Around the Edges
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The Pathfinder is one of the more well-known names in the family SUV/crossover market given that it’s been around seemingly forever. It was originally introduced in 1986 as a body-on-frame SUV, but this latest fourth-generation is actually a unibody-construction crossover and shares its platform with the Nissan Altima, Maxima, Murano …May 24, 2017
2017 Nissan Pathfinder: Discreetly Capable
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The midsize, seven-passenger SUV segment is chock full of choices and we all know that bigger and trendy vehicles are most profitable for automakers. In Canada every year, the mainstream brands sell about 85,000 of them combined, which already seems like a lot. However, in the United States, more than …January 31, 2017
2017 Nissan Pathfinder: A Better-Defined Role
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While compact and subcompact SUVs are gaining more and more in popularity each year, midsize SUVs are positioned as the new kings of the road. Big, powerful and versatile, the manufacturers of these vehicles are sweating the details to offer the consumer a unique driving experience. Whether we’re thinking of …August 15, 2016
2016 Nissan Pathfinder: comfort and versatility in one package
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The Nissan Pathfinder has evolved from its boxy days into a curvaceous three-row hauler. Now in its the middle of its fourth generation, the 2016 Pathfinder holds steady in sales despite many changes and plenty of exposure for Nissan's latest makeover project, the Murano crossover. The Pathfinder SUV is a …March 28, 2016
2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid: Sophisticated but Disappointing
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Nissan caught a lot of people off guard last year when it revamped the Pathfinder. The update coincided with the decision to ditch the ladder-type frame borrowed from the Titan pick-up. It went from being an authentic SUV to a large crossover with a unibody, front-wheel drive and optional all-wheel …May 14, 2014
2014 Nissan Pathfinder: A New Crossover Personality For A New Era In Family Transportation
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The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder marks both the beginning and the end of an era for the Japanese automaker. Until 2013, the Nissan Pathfinder represented one of the few remaining mid-size body-on-frame SUVs available from the land of the rising sun, a vehicle that was rugged enough for off-road fun when …March 14, 2013
2013 Nissan Pathfinder: New star of the urban jungle
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What was Nissan thinking when they built the last Pathfinder on a slightly shorter version of the Titan pick-up’s frame? With its optional 5.6-litre V8, rugged look and large tires, this macho Pathfinder was equipped to either climb mountains or tow them. But the market changed and its sales plummeted; …November 1, 2012
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Operation Moose Hunt
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For thousands of people in our country, moose hunting season is a time-honoured tradition. But since hunting means travelling to remote locations, you need a vehicle that can cope with bad roads and get you back home, hopefully, with the game. The Car Guide entrusted a Jeep Grand Cherokee to …December 29, 2011
2011 Nissan Pathfinder: Historically Accurate
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Nissan Pathfinder Road Test Ask any avid outdoorsman to show you their favorite piece of gear, and chances are good that the device that’s brought before you will be both old, and well used. Having bought and sold numerous rifles and shotguns as my tastes (and my money) came and …October 22, 2011
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