Lightly Refreshed 2026 Nissan Pathfinder Gets A New Grille, A New Screen, And Not Much Else

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The fifth-generation Nissan Pathfinder has consistently been a competitory subordinate successful nan midsize three-row crossover conception since its preamble successful 2022, and now Nissan is giving it a refresh for nan 2026 exemplary year. This refresh isn't making immoderate awesome changes, but it gives nan Pathfinder revised beforehand and rear styling, and astir importantly upgraded exertion for illustration a modular 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment surface pinch modular wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Beyond that changes are beautiful limited, but nan Pathfinder didn't request overmuch to support it competitory successful this crowded segment.

The days of nan truck-based Pathfinder are agelong gone by now but fixed its superior ngo arsenic a three-row family hauler and roadworthy travel chariot, that's okay. In bid to beryllium competitory successful this segment, contenders must person modern technology, room for nan family, and compelling style, and nan 2026 Pathfinder now checks those boxes, astatine slightest connected paper.

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Though it's not peculiarly exciting, nan refreshed Pathfinder's enhancements bring it much successful statement pinch its competitors for illustration nan Honda Pilot, Hyundai Palisade, Kia Telluride, Toyota Highlander, Subaru Ascent, Volkswagen Atlas, and Mazda CX-90. The recently modular 12.3-inch touchscreen is an betterment complete nan outgoing Pathfinder's modular 8-inch and optional 9-inch touchscreens, and it brings modular wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, moreover connected nan guidelines Pathfinder. SL and Platinum trims besides get a 12.3-inch integer gauge cluster, while lesser trims instrumentality pinch a 7-inch surface successful betwixt analog gauges. All caller Pathfinders get a redesigned dashboard to accommodate nan larger touchscreen, and nan exemplary sanction is embossed beneath that surface successful lawsuit you hide what you're driving.

Beyond nan screens, nan refresh brings pinch it improved 15-watt wireless charging pinch 3 times nan charging powerfulness of nan outgoing car, a dedicated cooling fan, and magnetic telephone positioning. Pathfinder Rock Creek, SL, and Platinum trims besides get an improved surround-view camera strategy that includes an invisible hood position and a wide-angle beforehand camera to make life easier for drivers. Pathfinder Platinums get a caller 20-inch instrumentality design, spot quilting patterns, and wood-tone trim.

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Nissan's suite of progressive information and driver assistance features is standard, pinch beforehand and rear automated emergency braking, high-beam assist, lane-departure warning, blind-spot warning, and rear cross-traffic alert. SV people and supra person ProPilot Assist pinch adaptive cruise power to trim driver fatigue connected agelong trips.

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The Pathfinder is still powered by Nissan's people aspirated 3.5-liter V6 that produces 284 horsepower and 259 pound-feet of torque, mated to a 9-speed automatic transmission. Pathfinder Rock Creeks person all-wheel thrust arsenic modular and get a somewhat higher output type of nan V6 pinch 295 hp and 270 lb-ft. That AWD strategy is disposable connected each trim levels, but nan high-output motor is exclusive to nan Rock Creek trim level. Maximum towing capacities stay astatine 3,500 pounds for modular cars and 6,000 pounds for models pinch nan towing prep receiver and enhanced transmission cooler.

Exterior changes are minimal, and see caller beforehand and rear fascias, arsenic good arsenic satin-finish exterior badges and a caller colour called Baltic Teal. Pathfinder SL and Platinum trims now get achromatic tile rails alternatively of nan '25 model's metallic ones. These upgrades should harvester to make nan Pathfinder a much appealing action successful nan midsize three-row crossover segment, though we haven't knowledgeable it first-hand conscionable yet. Expect to spot it connected trader tons early adjacent year, though Nissan has not yet announced pricing.