New Nissan Pathfinder. What do you think?

[Wine_maker]

Photo on new Niss Path.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18734

and

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18735

IMHO. We lost him.

[Wine_maker]

May be it is global politics of company to save only one real SUV - X-terra, and to build other as unisex vehicle.

[Winnie]

Front looks a lot like the Murano. I don't see the point in having this new vehicle AND the Murano available, both look very similar and look like they are aimed at the same audience.

I'll stick to my GQ thanks!

[Silver]

I have no evidence for this, but suspect a lot of vehicles of that type are made to be driven on black top with some snow on it, rather than taken off road?

[Wine_maker]

Qashqai, Infiniti and this looks totally the same.

They change the frame Pathfinder body to Qashqai non frame body.

New unisex car? No thanks I like charisma of my old GQ.

[threedogs]

What do I think? Post it where it belongs not on Patrol Forum

[taslucas]

What do I think? Post it where it belongs not on Patrol Forum

Oooo! Coming from someone that keeps telling us about his 75 series!! Hahaha couldn't help myself!

As silver said above, I reckon more of these vehicles are designed foe snow covered bitumen with a few gravel roads. Manufacturers build cars that they think there is a market for. Usually theres a lot of compromise so the car will fit into a wider market base.

Tap, crackle, pop

[Wine_maker]

I completely agree with you taslucas regarding the wider market base. Nowadays the buyer dictates the rules for manufacturer.
But some brand names have "brave" history that is inseparably associated with such names like Patrol, Pathfinder and other. And now, new models completely lost all historical heritage and have only the brave name from previous models. It can't repeat records of their predecessors, or like in our case, to drive on the off roads like equal with previous models.

IMHO :210:

[daggy]

The sister tp the aMazda CX series at a quick glance.

[threedogs]

I haven't put a picture of it on a Patrol forum which I thought this was, Silver. but if your interests lie in soft roaders ,each to there own. TIC

[MudRunnerTD]

Manufacturers build cars that they think there is a market for. Usually theres a lot of compromise so the car will fit into a wider market base.



Exactly right! Shame Nissan STOPPED listening to the Market about 6 years ago when Toyota rolled out the 4.5lt CRD Turbo V8 Diesel! in 3 difference variances of the 78 series, But it's OK It looks like Toyota have finally dropped the ball and not listened to what the market really needed

Here is a pic of the new model that will hit our shores in the next 2 months

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/423503_10152002631000175_1705270420_n.jpg

Imagine a GU Dual Cab from factory

http://imgc.classistatic.com/cps/blnc/120711/902r1/7641bch_20.jpeg

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2012/08/11.jpg

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2012/08/12.jpg

The pathfinder will find a home with the Snow Bunny set of Subaru drivers and Q3 market.

NISSAN WAKE UP and STOP LOOKING THE OTHER WAY :1087:

[taslucas]

Wo the flat tray troopy looks a bit long. No doubt they will sell a heap though. Middle eastern markets will love it.
I think Toyota have historicaly been very good at matching cars to markets with a lot of no frills big sellers like the Camry.

Tap, crackle, pop

[Wine_maker]

My IMHO that SUV vehicles became more comfortable to the prejudice of strongest, simplicity and maintainability.
After closer look to the global market policy of all vehicle producers, I see that in 1970-1990'est all car where produced with only one target to drive as long as possible, and now, in developed countries car must drive without any major problem during a 5 years and then it needs a major services with costs of 1/4 of cost of the car, or must be sold to the third world countries. It is not bad for progress and for people who ready to pay for a new car every 5 years, but it is bad in our case - newer cars are worser and worser for our off road purpose.

PS. Only the military are still appreciate the strongest, simplicity and maintainability in their vehicles. And some times like in our case with Toyota, companies occupy new(old) market shares just when they back right thing in the right time. Some companies occupy new market shares and some are lose it.