Nissan Pathfinder/Terrano | |
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Nissan Pathfinder R52
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Nissan |
Production | 1985–present |
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Predecessor | Nissan Bushmaster |
First generation (WD21) | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Nissan |
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Production | April 1985 – September 1995 |
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Designer | Doug Wilson, Jerry Hirschberg (1982, 1983) |
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Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive |
Platform | WD21 |
Related | Nissan D21 Pickup |
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Wheelbase | 2,649 mm (104.3 in) |
Length | 4,366 mm (171.9 in) |
Width | 1,689 mm (66.5 in) |
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Second generation (R50) | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Nissan |
Also called | Nissan Terrano Infiniti QX4 |
Production | October 1995 – August 2004 |
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Designer | Jerry Hirschberg, Yoshio Maezawa (1992, facelift: 1997) |
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Body style | 5-door SUV |
Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive |
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Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (106.3 in) |
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Infiniti QX4 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Nissan |
Also called | Nissan Terrano |
Production | September 1996–November 2002 |
Assembly | Japan |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Mid-size luxury SUV |
Layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive/ four-wheel-drive |
Related | Nissan Pathfinder |
Third generation (R51) | |
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Overview | |
Production | 30 August 2004 – August 2012 |
Model years | 2005–2012 |
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Designer | Kiyoshi Yanase (2002) |
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Body style | 4-door SUV |
Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive |
Platform | Nissan F-Alpha platform |
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Wheelbase | 2,850 mm (112.2 in) |
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Fourth generation (R52) | |
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Nissan Pathfinder Ti 2WD (Australia)
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Overview | |
Production | September 2012–present (USA) Fall 2013-2014 (Hybrid only) |
Model years | 2013–present 2014 only for Hybrid |
Assembly | United States: Smyrna, Tennessee (Nissan USA) Russia: Saint-Petersburg (since late 2014) |
Designer | Alfonso Albaisa (2010) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 4-door Crossover |
Layout | Front engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive |
Platform | Nissan D platform |
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Engine | |
Transmission | CVT |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,900 mm (114.2 in) |
Length | 5,009 mm (197.2 in) |
Width | 1,961 mm (77.2 in) |
Height | 1,768 mm (69.6 in) |
The Nissan Pathfinder is a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by Nissan Motors since 1985, derived from Nissan's compact pickup truck platform. The Pathfinder is positioned in size between the Murano and Armada or Patrol, but in price between the Xterra and Murano.
The first generation Pathfinder was introduced as a two-door SUV, and shared styling and most components with the Nissan Hardbody Truck. Built on a ladder-type frame, the Pathfinder was Nissan's response to the Chevrolet Blazer, Ford Bronco II, Jeep Cherokee, and non-American SUVs like the Toyota 4Runner, and the Isuzu MU.
Before the Pathfinder there was the Nissan Bushmaster (an aftermarket conversion of the Datsun Truck), but they are rare as well. Its optional 4WD system that could be engaged electronically while the vehicle was moving, unique at the time, and a four-speed automatic transmission. All WD21 Pathfinders were available in both 2WD and manually engaged 4WD configurations, with base models installed with a 2.4 L four cylinder engine. In certain countries this generation also came with a 2.7 L I4 Diesel Engine known as the TD27 with the option of a turbocharger installed later in November 1988.
In Japan, it was exclusive to Nissan Bluebird Shop locations, where it was called the Terrano as a smaller companion to the larger Nissan Safari. While the Pathfinder/Terrano was essentially based on the newly introduced Hardbody truck, the rear five link coil suspension was borrowed from the Safari to enhance its off-road abilities. The two door version was installed with the VG30E Nissan V6, that was shared with the Fairlady ZX.