Platinum version of 2015 Nissan Pathfinder is one nice crossover SUV - Kitsap Sun
The fact Nissan also took what was one very tough, very capable, body-on-frame, genuine go-anywhere SUV, and turned it into a unibody crossover, didn’t help our opinion. The term “crossover” is now standard automotive jargon missing a clear definition of exactly what defines it. The line between crossovers and “real” SUVs has become so blurred it’s hard for the average consumer to understand the difference. The unibody Pathfinder Platinum is available in both front-wheel and all-wheel-drive (AWD) configurations — defining the current state-of-the-crossover-art. Truck-based, body-on-frame vehicles like Nissan’s XTerra, have always defined “real” SUVs. However, by that definition, is the unibody Jeep Grand Cherokee, which arguably delivers as much off-road capability, a crossover or a “real” SUV. Walkaround: For starters, the Pathfinder doesn’t have the same boxy styling, or truck grille, that linked the previous version to the Frontier and Titan pickups as well as the larger Armada SUV. Like most newer, car-based crossovers, the styling is softer and more rounded, with a strong character line running the length of the body, flowing from the headlights down the hood, underneath the beltline and into the LED tail lights. Source: www.kitsapsun.com
