2023 Nissan Pathfinder Exterior and Dimensions

The Pathfinder is equipped with all of Nissan's new design language highlights, like the V-Motion grille and C-shaped LED daytime running lights. The design is a lot more rugged, though it currently incorporates a few modern aesthetic features found throughout the automotive segment. Just look at the slim taillights and floating roof. Still, there's more than enough going on for the Pathfinder to have its own unique identity. We particularly like the large Pathfinder script on the trunk. It's almost as if the car is proud to be a Pathfinder for the first time in its life. A panoramic moonroof is only standard on the top-spec Platinum. S, SV, and SL models get 18-inch alloy wheels, while the Platinum comes standard with 20-inch dark metallic alloys.

All models get LED headlights and taillights, while LED foglights are standard on the new Rock Creek trim. This off-road trim is different from all the others and comes with all-terrain tires on 18-inch beadlock-type alloys, a tubular roof rack, and a unique front grille and bumper. The eagle-eyed might also spot that its suspension has been lifted - by 5/8 inches.

The new Pathfinder is 197.7 inches long, 69.7 inches tall (70.9 with roof rails), and 77.9 inches wide. It rides on the same wheelbase as before, which is 114.2 inches long. Though Nissan markets the Pathfinder as an off-roader, most trims are not meant for anything more severe than a nasty gravel road. Ground clearance is a mere 7.1 inches, and the off-road-related figures are okay but nothing spectacular. The approach, breakover, and departure angles are claimed to be 16.1, 21.1, and 15.6 degrees, respectively. That's the price you pay for the substantial overhangs. Thankfully, these figures are good enough to tackle the urban SUV's most ferocious enemy, otherwise known as the mall parking curb. The Rock Creek improves on these figures, but not by as much as you'd imagine, with its ground clearance set at 7.7 inches and its approach and departure angles improved to 18.8 and 22.8 degrees, respectively. The FWD S is the lightest model of the bunch, weighing 4,317 pounds. On the heavy side, we have the Platinum AWD, weighing in at 4,625 lbs.