2005 Nissan Pathfinder Base for Sale in Costa Mesa, California
Interested in buying a Brown 2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE in Costa Mesa, California? Learn more about this particular vehicle below, including pictures, options, features, car price, and more. If you'd like to inquire about this 2005 Nissan Pathfinder, use our simple form to contact the seller, ask a question, or schedule a test drive of the vehicle. It is important to know the original value of the car even before the time of purchase. This way, you would know
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Nissan Pathfinder Review
The mid-size SUV market is a crowded place. From a handful of competitors 10 or 15 years ago, it's grown in numbers to rival the mid-size car market. How to stand out in such a teeming mass is the challenge Nissan faced when it undertook the update of the Pathfinder, its mainstay in the heavily congested mid-size SUV fray. Nissan had the 4X4 technology, but that alone couldn't carry the burden. It needed a stronger drivetrain. The Pathfinder had long been an underdog, with barely competent power and an aging transmission. The new Pathfinder had to step up with a rejuvenated engine and a state-of-the-art gear set. The solution turned out to be right at hand: the same V6 powering the 350Z, Nissan's performance star. With the displacement boosted to 4.0 liters and its horsepower and torque curves redrawn to workhorse geometry, the new Pathfinder engine not only substantially bettered its predecessor, it also stepped out ahead of the market's benchmark, the larger V8 in the number one-selling Ford Explorer. Fuel economy is improved, too, by 2 mpg on the highway. The new, five-speed automatic, geared to capitalize on the engine's torque characteristics, completes the package. Electronic stability control comes standard, giving drivers a reassuring safety blanket by controlling skids.
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