Quick access to the cargo area comes via a flip-up rear glass hatch, with loading and unloading larger items best through the conventional liftgate.
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| "The new Pathfinder's interior offers both function and room for cargo and passengers," commented Nissan VP Mark McNabb. (Photo: Nissan Canada) |
"The new Pathfinder's interior offers both function and room for cargo and passengers," stated Mark McNabb, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division, Nissan North America, Inc. "It's a great space and great facilitator for family adventures or personal pursuits."
The longer wheelbase that makes the interior improvement possible, also adds to the 2005 Pathfinder's ride quality. Reportedly it's just as easy to park around town or maneuver off-road as well, due to shorter front and rear overhangs.
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| "The 2005 Pathfinder... is designed to offer a higher level of an authentic, rugged off-road performance than the typical SUVs in its class." (Photo: Nissan Canada) |
Even more important to 4x4 fans will be the SUV's rugged, fully-boxed, all-steel "F-Alpha" platform pulled from the full-size Armada.
"The 2005 Pathfinder, with its body-on-frame construction and enhanced utility and performance, is designed to offer a higher level of an authentic, rugged off-road performance than the typical SUVs in its class," added McNabb.
Contrasting the new SUV's tough character is a much more refined 4-wheel independent double-wishbone suspension, benefiting ride and handling. Handling is further improved via speed-sensitive rack-and-pinion power steering. Off-road models feature performance shocks specially tuned for 4x4 duties.