Electronic power steering has been re-tuned as well to reduce effort. No “slip ‘n’ grip” here.ĭespite using the outgoing Pathfinder’s platform, the 2022 model employs a re-tuned suspension with increased roll stiffness, Nissan’s attempt to combat body roll through corners. In short, the system is always active and ready to send power where it can be best used. That power and torque flows through the ZF 9-speed to either the front wheels or, in most cases, an all-wheel drive system that offers up to seven drive modes and a “direct coupling” clutch. Power is, predictably, made at 6,400 rpm – toward the top of the tachometer – but peak torque is reached a bit lower at 4,800. That’s not a bad thing, as the 3.5 liter VQ35DD sounds great when revved and makes a competitive, healthy 284 horsepower and 259 lb-ft of torque. Though Nissan ditched the CVT for a ZF 9-speed automatic, the 2022 Nissan Pathfinder’s engine didn’t change from last year. Like it or not, it is at least distinctive and more crisp than last year’s model. Styling is all-new – inside and out – and a welcome change. Claiming it’s “all new” for 2022, Nissan kept the outgoing Pathfinder’s basic “Nissan D” platform that’s existed in some way since 2007 but otherwise changed most everything stuck to it. This is a 2022 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum. Speaking of adventure, Nissan claims this new 2022 Pathfinder is “a powerful return to its rugged roots.” With fresh styling, that new transmission, and 6,000 pounds of towing capacity, I asked to spend a week with one to see how it all came together. It’s been an adventure, one that seems to be fraught unless you follow strict fluid-change intervals. Nissan, among others, has been CVT-obsessed throughout the last decade or so. If you read nothing else, that is the reason to buy a new Pathfinder over the outgoing model. The 2022 Nissan Pathfinder loses its CVT for a torque-converter automatic with actual gears.
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