Tested: 2023 Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek does its best 4x4 impression:
The larger tires affect the driving experience negatively, as is to be expected from this kind of rubber with chunkier tread and taller sidewalls. There's more noise, with a persistent drone at highway speeds, and the handling feels noticeably more trucklike due to slower responses to steering inputs. The ride quality is considerably worse too; the Rock Creek makes anby comparison. Predictably, the tires were less grippy at the test track too, with a skidpad result of 0.
The Rock Creek's other mechanical difference compared with other Pathfinders is a bit more juice from the naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V-6 engine, which makes 295 hp and 270 pound-feet of torque. That's an extra 11 horsepower and 11 pound-feet of torque compared with the base Pathfinder and is the same output found in the related
. As in the standard model, the V-6 provides plenty of power to motivate the Pathfinder, and the nine-speed automatic is an improvement over the old model's CVT in terms of responsiveness.
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