2023 Nissan Qashqai, X-Trail & Pathfinder first look review!

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Nissan is busy launching a stack of EVs this year and we had the chance to get up close with the all-new 2023 Nissan Qashqai e-Power, 2023 Nissan X-Trail and the 2023 Nissan Pathfinder! Pricing is still yet to be announced for the three vehicles (with the exception of Qashqai pricing for non-e-Power models (link below)). Paul Maric checks the Nissan trio out to see if they're any good!  More Nissan content: https://www.carexpert.com.au/nissan More Nissan Qashqai content: https://www.carexpert.com.au/nissan/qashqai More Nissan X-Trail content: https://www.carexpert.com.au/nissan/x-trail More Nissan Pathfinder content: https://www.carexpert.com.au/nissan/pathfinder  Nissan Qashqai pricing and specs: https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/2023-nissan-qashqai-price-and-specs   Skip Ahead: Intro: 00:00 Qashqai Exterior & Engine Specs: 0:51 Qashqai Interior: 4:17 X-Trail Exterior & Engine Specs: 9:51 X-Trail Interior: 13:40 Pathfinder Exterior & Engine Specs: 17:07 Pathfinder Interior: 20:38 Verdict: 27:25  We review every new car on the market, bust car myths, cover the latest car tech and answer your burning questions.  Whether you need new car advice, purchase validation or simply love learning more about new cars and technology, we are your car experts.  Subscribe to Car Expert: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7DvMhvy3H7ntEgn9n3xQcQ?sub_confirmation=1  You'll find us dropping new video content three times a week. If you'd like to ask a question about one of our videos, simply leave us a comment. If you'd like to give us any feedback on our content, feel free to email us, or alternatively, hit us up on social media.  Finally, we want this channel to grow with your support and feedback. If there's anything you don't like or would like to see us change, we'd love to hear from you!  Follow us on social media to see what we're up to and to ask any questions!  CarExpert: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarExpertAus Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CarExpertAus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carexpert.com.au  Paul Maric: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulMaric Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PaulMaric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PaulMaric  #nissan #qashqai #xtrail #pathfinder #epower #review

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00:00 G'day, I'm Paul. So Nissan has some new SUVs coming to Australia this year. There's the Qashqai,

00:06 the X-Trail and the Pathfinder as well. They're due to arrive later this year and we're going to

00:11 do a detailed review on them when they do arrive, but today is all about a high-level overview to

00:16 give you an idea of what's coming. We're not going to be driving any of them today because we don't

00:19 have pricing, we don't have exact specifications either, but I thought it'd be a good opportunity

00:23 to show you what is coming. Now these are all their respective top specifications, so there's

00:28 Ti over here in the Qashqai, we have Ti-L in the X-Trail and then Ti in the Pathfinder as well. Now

00:34 if you do want to skip ahead to other parts of this video, you can use the time codes on the

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00:48 do fun things like this. Now let's kick off with the Qashqai first. So I mentioned earlier on that

00:55 this is the top specification, it's called the Ti. The Qashqai has grown in every dimension and here

01:00 in person it actually looks like a much, much bigger vehicle. I think that's a good thing,

01:03 buyers in this segment are wanting a little bit more room inside. This competes with things like

01:07 the Kia Seltos, the Honda HR-V, the Mazda CX-30, so it's that kind of vehicle in terms of its size

01:14 and you can see with the design they really have gone to town here with modernising this and giving

01:18 it a unique appearance. So up the top there you've got this piano black strip, big Nissan logo there

01:23 as well, and then chrome highlights around the car too. I like the fact here with the top spec it's

01:28 got a black roof on it as well so it really does stand out nicely and I think this will look good

01:33 in traffic too, especially with some of the LED light treatments that I'll run you through in a

01:37 second. Now let's talk about engines because you've got two to choose from. The first is a

01:42 four-cylinder turbocharged petrol. Now that's exciting because a lot of the vehicles in this

01:46 segment are naturally aspirated, especially at that entry level. It'll send torque through a CVT,

01:52 which is a continuously variable transmission, and the entire Qashqai range is front-wheel drive

01:56 only. But then it steps up to this, this is Nissan's e-power engine. It's a little bit unique

02:01 as well because this actually acts as a generator for a battery system, the battery system then

02:06 drives the wheels, so there are some great economies there and this is pretty advanced

02:10 technology, especially in an SUV this size, it's going to mean that it is very economical and I'm

02:14 looking forward to actually testing it out and seeing exactly what that feels like. The Qashqai

02:18 in general will be available in four specifications, so there'll be a little bit of something there for

02:23 everyone to choose from. Down here you've got a set of LED headlights with LED daytime running

02:30 lights. I like this detail too, you've got Qashqai written on that little headlight cover just there.

02:35 You've got a vent that runs down the side here that actually pops out just over here behind the

02:40 tyre, which I think is pretty cool. It's on a fake vent, it's actually functional and doing something

02:44 which is good. Around here you've got a set of 19-inch alloy wheels. I like this design, so you've

02:49 got machined on the outside and like a graphite finish on the inside there. Love those wheel

02:54 arches, you have these wheel arch protectors. Keep in mind the whole range is front-wheel drive,

02:58 so you're not going to be doing any off-roading or anything like that. Down here you've got an

03:02 e-power badge to signify this is the hybrid version of this car. Up the top here, black on

03:08 that wing mirror with an indicator built into there and camera as well. This is what I was

03:12 talking about with the roof, so it comes you know body coloured down here but then goes to black up

03:16 the top there and then you have a glass roof as well. I think this design looks great and

03:21 obviously we don't know pricing yet but it does look really nice and premium, so if they do decide

03:26 to jack the price up a little bit it's going to at least look like it deserves that price tag.

03:31 You've got these roof rails up the top here as well and more of that chrome finish down the side

03:35 of the car. Privacy glass and then whip around to the back. Now around the back here you've got a

03:40 set of LED - mind the race car, Sean - you've got a set of LED taillights as well. Our shark fin aerial

03:47 up the top and this boot lip spoiler here with the brake light built into it. I really like the

03:52 design of the rear of this as well, they've tidied it up nicely, goes from a body colour up the top

03:56 there to this black finish below and then a sort of darker grey finish beneath that as well.

04:01 Qashqai written along that boot lid too and then another e-power badge just so you don't forget.

04:06 So let me know in the comment section below what do you think about the design here, do you think

04:10 it actually looks good, do you think they've done this justice and do you think it's big enough or

04:14 would you like to see this slightly bigger? Let me know down there. So we're inside the Qashqai,

04:18 look at this, this is a massive step forward from the previous generation. In fact it's not even a

04:24 step forward, it is like in another sort of country or planet altogether. So looking at the dashboard

04:30 you've got all of this soft touch material along the top there. I like this as well, it's not sort

04:34 of like a typical piano black, it's got this textured material on it that runs along the

04:39 dashboard, also this centre section and then also a little bit on the doors there as well.

04:44 In addition to these soft touch materials you'll notice that the colour of this is slightly

04:48 different, it's like a navy blue and it sort of offsets nicely with the black there and tucked

04:53 into there is LED ambient lighting. So really impressive looking setup but I think the thing

04:57 that probably impresses me the most is this infotainment system and how big that is across

05:01 the top there. I'll run you through that in just a second but for the most part this all looks

05:06 really nice. Now these are pre-production cars so I'm not going to run our durometer or our build

05:11 quality test here but all of these materials are soft to the touch and it feels like a really

05:16 comfy place to be seated. Let's talk about infotainment and just technology in general

05:21 inside the cabin here. This is probably the thing that has me most excited because that is a whopper

05:25 screen for a car in this segment. So it's a 12.3 inch display, ahead of the driver is another big

05:30 display and then you also have a 10.8 inch head-up display as well. So this display up here is driven

05:36 by shortcut buttons beneath it or as a touchscreen. It also has inbuilt satellite navigation, you've

05:42 got things like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and in addition to that all the sound is plumbed

05:47 through a 10 speaker Bose branded sound system which I think is pretty impressive. Ahead of the

05:52 driver is another display that gives you all of your critical information, trip computer etc

05:57 and then the same story on the head-up display that basically gives you all of the information

06:01 you need to to know about while you are driving the car. Now moving on to safety, this actually

06:06 covers all of the cars here. Nissan's kind of just loaded them full of safety tech and while

06:11 safety features might slightly differ between the cars, the gist of it is they have autonomous

06:15 emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection, you have a lane departure warning and

06:20 a lane keeping assistant, you have a sort of semi-autonomous steering function that operates

06:25 through what they call ProPILOT, blind spot monitoring built into the wing mirrors, rear

06:30 cross traffic alert and that kind of thing. Depending on the grade as well you'll also get

06:34 a 360 camera. I'm not going to go through those in detail right now just because they will vary

06:38 between the cars, we'll test those out when we actually drive these cars to get a proper idea

06:43 of exactly what it's like outside in real world conditions. Now what about your practicality and

06:47 we'll start off with your connectivity. So you have wireless phone charging down here which is great,

06:52 you've got a 12 volt outlet, USB-C here in the centre console with a USB-A port as well and then

07:00 on your storage you put your phone kind of anywhere that you want but you've got bottle storage here

07:04 in the centre, storage inside the doors as well and let's talk about glove box, so plenty of places

07:10 to put your things and what about your comfort? You've got dual zone automatic climate control,

07:16 you've got seat heating here for the front row, you have heated steering wheel. These seats are

07:21 great because they've got this diamond quilted finish on them. In addition to that they also both

07:26 have massage, so both of these seats will massage you, they have electric seat adjustment and memory

07:32 for the driver as well. So this is pretty loaded when you consider this is kind of their entry level

07:39 SUV after the Juke but I mean it comes with virtually everything which is really impressive.

07:44 Now before we jump to the back I want to run you through this cool feature. So not only can you

07:48 drive the e-power version of Qashqai in EV mode but you can also use e-pedal. Now e-pedal is I

07:55 guess Nissan's version of single pedal driving and it's fairly common in EVs but it's not something

08:01 we really see in hybrids, in fact I can't even think of a hybrid that has it, but when you do

08:05 engage that you're able to come to a complete stop without using the brake pedal. So it's innovation

08:09 like that that's really going to help this segment along and make the transition from petrol to

08:14 hybrid to EV all the more easier. Okay second row of the Qashqai, let's look at that room first. So

08:20 not exactly a massive amount of room, my knees are kind of in the seat there in front, I mean this is

08:24 pretty far back but it is a little bit cramped. Toe room is good, headroom isn't too bad. Love

08:30 this big glass roof, that looks fantastic, very impressive. Seats, so they have that same diamond

08:36 quilted finish here in the back. In terms of creature comforts you have mat pockets,

08:41 air vents which is good news for those hot summer days, USB-A port, USB-C port and a centre armrest

08:48 with two cup holders, storage inside the doors as well. You've got ISOFIX on the two outboard

08:54 seats with three top tether points as well but look overall it feels really nice back here,

08:59 especially with all of these finishes, it feels just as nice back here as it does up the front

09:04 there in terms of the fit and finish. Now before I show you the boot, have a look at this, that door

09:09 aperture is almost 90 degrees so it means getting baby seats and kids in and out is going to be

09:15 a much easier task. Now cargo space, you've got a power tailgate and that exposes you to a

09:21 reasonably sized boot but it does get bigger because under here you've actually got more

09:26 storage before you venture into the depths of the underbelly of this, means you can basically hide

09:32 valuables there and no one can see them from the outside. There's also a section up the front there

09:37 as well, in addition to that you've got storage off to the sides here plus a 12-volt outlet up

09:42 the top. You can also then drop the second row which expands that space even further and gives

09:49 you virtually a flat load floor. So X-Trail time, this is likely to be one of the big volume sellers

09:54 here at Nissan, I've got to say it's a big departure from the previous generation of X-Trail

09:59 in terms of design, again very daring here in all of the design elements and I think it pays off,

10:05 it actually looks really nice here in person. It looks bigger in person as well, it's weird,

10:09 the X-Trail was never a small looking SUV but this actually looks a whole lot fuller in the cheeks,

10:14 if you get what I mean. Down here you've got another big grille with closed off sections

10:19 up the top there, chrome elements around the outside of that. This is a bit of a company

10:23 face because it kind of follows the same theme on the rest of these SUVs here as well, so I think

10:29 it actually looks good, especially with this colour, it's like a Nissan's version of Nardo

10:34 Grey, it looks fantastic. I think this is actually offered on the Navara Pro 4X as well which I think

10:40 is really cool. Down the bottom here you've got some more chrome elements offsetting that body

10:45 colour. Now let's talk about the engine, we'll crack this open. This is the same engine that

10:51 they use in the new Outlander, which means it's a two and a half litre four-cylinder naturally

10:56 aspirated petrol engine, it's mated to a CVT and in this particular specification it has an

11:01 on-demand four-wheel drive system. We didn't really love this engine in the Outlander because

11:06 it just felt a little bit underpowered, especially when you consider the Qashqai with the e-power

11:10 actually makes more torque than this, so this is a much bigger car. So it'll be interesting to see

11:15 how it goes, maybe the tune here is a little bit different to the Outlander but only time will tell.

11:20 In addition to that you have a 2000 kilogram brake to towing capacity and on the X-Trail

11:25 lineup there's going to be four specifications to choose from. Pop this back down. So in terms of

11:33 headlights you have adaptive LED headlights, so the main beam is down the bottom here and then

11:38 up the top you have the LED daytime running light. There's also a vent down here that pops out just

11:44 next to those tyres as well. Whip around to the side, down here you've got a set of 19-inch alloy

11:50 wheels, machined finish on the outside and then a darker finish on the inside. A little bit of wheel

11:55 arch cladding just in case you ever want to do a bit of light off-roading. Oh by the way we actually

12:00 shot an off-road comparison with all the medium SUVs in this segment, probably gonna have to redo

12:05 it now that this is out. You can click up here to watch that, see what you think about how far these

12:09 actually can go. Up the top here you've got some black colour there on the wing mirror with an

12:14 indicator built-in camera on the side there for the 360 camera. So like the Qashqai this also

12:20 has the option of a black roof on this specification. Love this design, it really just offsets beautifully

12:25 with that colour. Big moonroof there as well with your roof rails. Down the bottom there more of

12:30 that chrome and as we step to the back, privacy glass and then whip around to the back. Around the

12:35 back we have LED tail lights, X-Trail lettering along that tailgate, Nissan logo just there. Now

12:42 this is a plastic tailgate which I think is pretty cool, so they've done that to save some weight.

12:47 Shark fin aerial up the top, this boot lip spoiler with a brake light built into there. A little bit

12:51 more chrome as well as you head further down that rear bumper. Now on boot space we've got a powered

12:57 tailgate here, crack this open. So it's a reasonably sized boot as well, this has the two dividers

13:03 similar to Qashqai so you can lift that out of the way. Lets you store things under here without

13:09 anybody being able to see them from the outside. You can also get a cargo blind that goes on there

13:13 as well, plus storage off on the sides there. 12-volt outlet up the top. You can then drop the

13:19 second row too if you do want a little bit more space. That just folds out of the way

13:26 and gives you a massive boot with a fairly flat load floor as well. So let me know what you reckon

13:34 about the design here of the X-Trail. Do you think it is a big enough step forward from the previous

13:39 generation? Let me know down there. So we're inside the X-Trail. Now you might be thinking

13:43 to yourself, the Rogue which is the US version of the X-Trail has been out for ages. Well ours is

13:48 actually built in Japan and they've only just started production of the right hand drive

13:53 X-Trail out of Japan. So this is a very fresh new model and there are a few subtle differences

13:58 between this and the US spec as well. But that also means a big step forward in terms of what

14:02 you're seeing here compared to the old X-Trail. So soft touch stuff along the dashboard there.

14:07 I like the use of this material, so similar to the Qashqai, it's not wood grain, it's like a,

14:12 I don't know what that is, but it really is a good break from piano black which some manufacturers

14:17 are just using way too much of at the moment and it is really nicely presented here, especially

14:22 with all the big screens to look at. On your touch points, if you are doing a long distance drive,

14:27 you've got your elbow resting on that and this door, it feels great. Steering wheel sits nicely

14:31 in the hand and these sections on the side are soft to the touch as well. Let's talk infotainment.

14:36 So very similar to Qashqai, you have a big 12.3 inch display here in the centre. It's a touch

14:42 screen, you've also got shortcut buttons. You have a screen ahead of the driver, 12.3 inch as well,

14:46 and then a 10.8 inch head up display. So again, inbuilt satellite navigation, Apple CarPlay,

14:51 Android Auto, AM, FM, DAB, digital radio, plus a 10 speaker Bose branded sound system. So all very

14:58 modern, high tech equipment here when it comes to infotainment. Now on the safety front, you're

15:03 getting everything that you get there in the Qashqai, but in addition to all of that, you have

15:07 this up here, which is a digital rear view mirror. So that means you can use it just as a standard

15:11 mirror or it moves to a digital rear view mirror. This is also mirrored in the Pathfinder as well,

15:17 which also picks up that same technology. Now your practicality and we'll start off with

15:21 connectivity. So USB-C, USB-A, you've got a 12 volt outlet there as well. Wireless phone charging,

15:27 which is good. Then on the storage front, you have plenty of storage there in the centre for

15:31 bottles, storage over here as well. You've got like a little business card holder or something

15:36 over to the right hand side. You also have this centre section that opens up like a butterfly

15:41 with a little bit of room in there. You have a glove box down here and finally a sunglasses

15:46 holder up the top. Finally, your comfort. So seats have Nappa leather on them, very fancy.

15:53 You have electric seat adjustment for the driver and front passenger, plus memory as well for both

15:57 of those seats. Dual zone automatic climate control with heated seats and a heated steering

16:03 wheel as well. Steering wheel offers both tilt and reach adjustment and that is entirely manual.

16:09 So just like Qashqai, huge door aperture there, which means getting kids in and out,

16:14 getting baby seats in and out is very straightforward. Then in terms of room here

16:20 for adults, heaps of knee room, toe room's great, head room's good too, like this big roof as well.

16:26 I love the fact that in each of these models you can actually get a sunroof or glass roof of some

16:31 description. Creature comforts, mat pockets, you've got air vents here, third zone of climate control,

16:37 you have heated seats and then a USB-C port, USB-A port, privacy blinds. I forgot to mention up the

16:45 front there as well, you've got this different coloured trim too, just to break things up a

16:49 little bit. Storage inside the door there for a bottle. This centre section folds down to reveal

16:55 two cup holders and in fact this second row actually moves forward as well to give you more

17:00 boot space if you need to with just a little bit of recline as well. So pretty impressed here with

17:05 the second row of the X-Trail. Finally the Pathfinder, this thing has, I don't know, it's grown as well

17:12 but I think it's grown and matured into this very handsome looking vehicle. So this is now a bit of a

17:17 I guess people mover and a seven-seater in this case but can be an eight-seater depending on which

17:23 spec you go for. So it is actually pretty impressive there as being a versatile vehicle.

17:27 On the design front you can see that they've really transformed the styling from the sort of

17:32 I guess dowdy old Pathfinder into this thing which sort of has a bit more of a rugged look to it

17:38 compared to the old one which was more like a big lounge chair. So big grille there, Nissan logo,

17:43 you've got these sections up the top here blanked out, chrome follows that all the way down the front

17:48 there and up the sides and a camera there for the 360 camera radar down the bottom as well. So it is

17:54 a really cool looking design and I first spotted one of these in the States on a recent trip

17:59 and it really stands out in traffic, especially around the back and I'll show you that in just a

18:02 second. But let's talk about the engine. So it's going to be offered with just one engine which is

18:08 a naturally aspirated petrol V6, so it makes over 200 kilowatts of power, it now uses a nine-speed

18:15 automatic transmission, gone is that CVT, thank goodness, a towing capacity of just under 3,000

18:21 kilograms and it also uses a on-demand four-wheel drive system with a number of selectable drive

18:27 modes as well. So it is a decent engine there for that. I'll be interested to see what this feels

18:32 like because this is a big vehicle, naturally aspirated V6s generally need a bit of motivation

18:37 to get moving, we've seen that before in Kluger as an example, but keen to see what Nissan has

18:42 put together here. Down here you've got a set of adaptive LED headlights with that LED daytime

18:50 running light signature up the top and then if you come around to the side here, these are a big set

18:55 of 20-inch alloy wheels and I reckon it's a nice design there, you've got the machined finish on

18:59 the outside and then a graphite finish on the inside there. Looking further above you can see

19:05 these wheel arch protectors because it is all-wheel drive, so you might go off-roading at some point

19:10 there, you never know. Up the top here you've got a black cover on that wing mirror with an indicator

19:15 built into there and then another camera there for the 360 camera. Now similar to the other cars as

19:19 well you've got this black roof and it offsets nicely there with the colour on this top spec

19:24 model and that follows on to here where you have a moonroof that opens as well. More of that chrome

19:29 trim down the bottom there with pathfinder on that back door, privacy glass, some black roof rails

19:35 and then whip around to the rear. So this is what I'm talking about at the back, doesn't it look

19:40 prestige and premium? So you've got pathfinder there in individual letters, Nissan logo with

19:45 this piano black strip along the centre, shark fin aerial up the top and this sort of boot lip

19:50 spoiler with a brake light integrated into there. Now the interesting thing here as well is the

19:55 camera is actually up here, so if you do have an issue where you're driving through rain or

20:00 something like that, it's in the path of the wiper which means that it's going to clear debris off

20:04 that, you'll easily be able to see exactly what's going on. It also has a digital mirror as well so

20:08 all bases are covered there when it comes to looking out the back. You can see the camera

20:12 there for the reverse view camera and then the digital mirror up the top there. Now down here

20:16 you've got the body colour section and then this sort of silver finish as you move further down.

20:22 These guys haven't tried to put any fake exhaust pipes in or anything like that, it's all nicely

20:26 concealed under the car there and I think it gives you a really nice appearance at the back of it. So

20:31 let me know in the comment section below, do you think that this will look good on Australian roads?

20:36 I reckon it definitely will. Okay so Pathfinder Time, this is the one that you want if you have

20:42 a big family or you've got a big family coming or you're ferrying a big family, whatever the case

20:46 may be. Now this, depending on which spec you get, is either eight seat or seven seat. Here in the

20:52 top specification it's a seven seat and you've got captain's chairs in the middle and there's a cool

20:56 feature there as well which I'll run through when we jump inside the back. In terms of the design

21:01 though, it is again a big step forward from previous generation Pathfinder. It was getting

21:07 so dated. This on the other hand is like a spaceship in comparison. So soft touch materials

21:13 along the dashboard there, even along the sides here where you're resting your knee, it's going

21:17 to be comfortable for longer distance drives. This center section is nice and soft. I also love

21:22 these little creature comforts like the gripped pad down here to store your devices while they're

21:26 charging or you just want to rest them somewhere. They really have gone to a fair bit of effort here.

21:30 The material along the dashboard there is like a brushed aluminium style looking material. I think

21:35 it's plastic but it kind of looks nice the way they've set that up. And again minimal use of

21:39 piano black. It is around the sides here but for the most part they've kept it fairly realistic.

21:44 So yeah, really like the way this is presented. Let's talk about infotainment. So while the other

21:48 two had these giant infotainment systems, somehow you step backwards when you get to the Pathfinder.

21:53 You have a nine inch infotainment system. If you've seen our review of the Mitsubishi Outlander,

21:57 this is the same infotainment system that's featured in that. It's a good infotainment

22:01 system. It's high resolution, very easy to use and very snappy as well. Got shortcut buttons

22:07 down the bottom and then also physical knobs so you can actually do things without having to press

22:12 things on the screen and hope that whatever you pressed has actually done something. I have a

22:16 feeling though that down the track this is probably going to get the same infotainment system as the

22:20 Qashqai and the X-Trail. Maybe it's part of an update or something like that. But ahead of the

22:25 driver you do get this big 12.3 inch display. You also get the same 10.8 inch display for the head

22:30 up system. So this from a technology standpoint is great. Audio comes in the form of a Bose branded

22:37 sound system. AM/FM/DAB radio. You've also got Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. So it is a fully

22:43 featured setup. Now what about your practicality? We'll start off with connectivity. You've got a

22:48 wireless phone charger down the bottom here. 12 volt outlet, a USB-C, a USB-A and then on storage

22:55 you have so much room to store things. You can slide a phone into here. You've got cup holders

22:59 here. Also inside the doors as well. The centre console is a whopper too. Plenty of room in there.

23:06 You've also got a glove box reasonably sized and finally a sunglasses holder up the top here.

23:12 And then on the comfort front you have dual zone automatic climate control. You have heated and

23:18 cooled seats for the front row. Have a look at this though. I remember when we drove the Pathfinder

23:23 last time, one of the things I loved the most about it was actually the seat comfort. It was

23:27 like you were sitting on a big armchair. This feels no different. It's sort of hugging me nicely. It's

23:31 such a soft big seat. Look at this. Even fit bigger people as well which is good news like me.

23:38 And then in terms of adjusting these seats you have electric adjustment for the driver and front

23:43 passenger with seat memory for the driver too. Steering wheel offers both electronic adjustment

23:49 for tilt and reach. Really is a nice place to be seated up the front here. Before we hop into the

23:55 back you do have some drive modes for that petrol V6. They're located down here. So you've got seven

24:00 of them to choose from plus a hill descent control as well. So second row of the Pathfinder. This is

24:05 what I like. I'm an adult obviously but I've got stacks of room here. Look at that. Heaps of knee

24:09 room. Toe room's great. Headroom is good as well. Big old sunroof there as well to give you light

24:16 inside the cabin. So I mentioned up the front there that this is a seven seater. So you've got two,

24:22 two, three. In addition to that you have the ability to remove this center section so that

24:28 these connectors are passed through for the kids. So when that's gone you can basically just walk

24:33 through the middle there and it's very easy to remove. There is nowhere to store it inside the

24:36 car so you'll have to leave that at home but it is easy to take out. I'll show you how these seats

24:40 fold in just a second. But in terms of your other creature comforts you have vents up here in the

24:45 roof. You've also got controls here for a third zone of climate control with seat heating for

24:50 the two outboard seats. USB-C charging, USB-A charging. Then you've got cup holders up the top

24:56 here. Storage down the bottom as well plus look at this some privacy blinds to keep everything

25:03 private in the second row. So this is pretty impressive here in the second row. Let's jump

25:07 into the third row and see if that is actually an adult-friendly area. Okay let's talk about

25:12 third row. So I do love how much aperture you have here as well. It makes getting in and out very

25:17 easy. Now this is cool because this seat can basically move out of the way in two different

25:21 configurations. So first one we can drop it down like that and you can if you want to climb over.

25:26 It's also handy for loading things in as well. But the most creative way to do it is just pushing

25:31 this button here. Seat slides and moves forward like that and then I can hop in the back. I'll

25:38 put this down to see how much room we have. It is worth calling out at this point that this

25:44 row actually moves forward. So Sean I'll get you to just move the second row forward a touch there

25:49 so I can show you how much room there is for adults here. There we go. So with that amount of

25:54 room I actually have stacks of knee room there. Toe room is pretty cramped but I can sort of

25:59 side saddle if I want to. I've got USB charging over on the right hand side which is a USB-A

26:06 port. Cup holders as well for both sides. Now it is worth pointing out here that you have

26:10 three seats here so you can fit three people across here. I don't know that it's adult size

26:15 but you could definitely fit kids. The other cool thing as well is that you have an ISOFIX

26:19 point on this third row. You have ISOFIX on these two seats but also top tether as well.

26:24 So it means that you can actually fit an enormous amount of baby seats within the cabin too.

26:30 I'm actually surprised how much room there is here for adults as well. Plus air vents up the

26:34 top. So yeah it's not a bad place to be seated even if you are an adult. Righto let's talk about

26:40 cargo space now. The good thing here is despite this being a three row SUV you actually still

26:45 have adequate storage here behind the third row. Then it gets even better under here as well

26:50 because you can stick larger items beneath the cargo floor. Means you won't see them from the

26:55 outside either which is good news. And this can also clip into position so that it doesn't actually

26:59 drop down on its own. So very clever technology. You've got a 12 volt point off to the side there

27:05 plus some hooks as well. Then what you can do to expand this space is drop these headrests out of

27:12 the way and then fold the seats down as well. Look at that and that gives you a massive boot to work

27:19 with. So this is a bit of a sort of people mover and SUV all in one. So there you go just to recap

27:28 we don't know pricing just yet. That'll be coming out soon hopefully so make sure you keep an eye on

27:32 carexpert.com.au for the latest details there. But look I'm genuinely pretty excited to be driving

27:38 these because they represent a huge step forward for Nissan when it comes to the SUV space.

27:43 Nissan also reckons these are going to be available which means you won't have to wait

27:47 a huge amount of time. So let's wait and see whether that materializes but if it does it's

27:51 going to mean that you have some really great products to choose from that are available in

27:55 dealerships as well. Now let me know in the comments section below what do you reckon about

27:58 this latest offering? Are you as impressed as I am with these? Now if you did enjoy this video

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