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Nissan Pathfinder | new car sales price

Two-wheel drive SUVs are becoming increasingly popular for their economy benefits.

Nissan's new Pathfinder will arrive here in October with $9000 slashed off the entry price to each spec level with new two-wheel drive versions. The seven-seat Pathfinder range will start with the two-wheel drive ST at $39,990 rather than the outgoing range's base price of $48,990 for the all-paw.

Nissan says the Pathfinder -- built on the same platform as the coming Altima sedam -- will continue with three spec levels, each of which will be available with either 2WD or AWD. The base ST asks an extra $4300 for the $44,290 all-wheel drive version. The mid-spec ST-L is $50,290 in 2WD form or $4000 more at $54,290 for the all-paw -- a rise of $5400. The Ti flagship will set you back $60,790 for 2WD and $4100 more at $64,890 for the AWD, a drop of $1500 over the outgoing $66,390 Ti and $11,500 off the $76,390 Ti 550 that topped the range.

Two-wheel drive SUVs are becoming increasingly popular for their economy benefits, and the Pathfinder has been strategically priced to launch into a field that includes the Ford Territory, cheaper Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento -- but also the more expensive, but popular, Mazda CX-9 and Toyota Kluger.

As reported earlier this year, the diesel engines are gone from the launch range, with the new Pathfinder kicking off with only a 194kW/325Nm 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine matched to a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission).

However, also on the cards is a supercharged 2.5 litre four cylinder, paired with a single electric motor and lithium-ion battery system. The 15kW electric motor is small by hybrid standards but combines with the petrol engine to produce 187kW/329Nm. Nissan will reveal full specification details closer to the launch date.

2013 Nissan Pathfinder prices
Nissan Pathfinder ST 2WD  $39,990
Nissan Pathfinder ST-L 2WD $50,290
Nissan Pathfinder Ti 2WD $60,790
Nissan Pathfinder ST 4WD $44,290
Nissan Pathfinder ST-L 4WD  $54,290
Nissan Pathfinder Ti 4WD $64,890