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Nissan Pathfinder vs Skoda Kodiaq

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Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Pathfinder

$71,490 - $81,490

2024 price

Skoda Kodiaq
Skoda Kodiaq

$36,980 - $73,990

2022 price

Summary

2024 Nissan Pathfinder
2022 Skoda Kodiaq
Safety Rating

Engine Type
V6, 3.5L

Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
-

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
10.5L/100km (combined)

8.2L/100km (combined)
Seating
8

7
Dislikes
  • V6 thirst
  • Seat height for short drivers
  • Only a space-saver spare

  • Optional safety tech isn't good enough in 2022
  • The RS's thumping diesel is no more
  • Terrible cup holder design
2024 Nissan Pathfinder Summary

The Nissan Pathfinder has evolved through five generations since its launch in the mid-1980s. It commenced as a body-on-frame high-riding off-roader like the Navara ute from which it was derived, but today it’s a unitary-bodied, lower-riding crossover with seating for eight.

Even so, the fifth-gen Pathfinder is finding the path to sales leadership a challenging one. Latest VFACTS car industry figures for 2023 show that Nissan’s good-looking SUV currently represents only 1.3 per cent of its hotly contested 'Large SUV' segment, which has more than 20 models competing for buyers.

Interestingly, the top three in this market - Toyota Prado, Isuzu MU-X and Ford Everest - are all body-on-frame high-riding off-roaders, which begs the question if Nissan was correct in moving away from this traditional truck-style design?

Even so, we thought it timely to spend a week aboard the latest Pathfinder, to see if it’s worthy of a larger slice of the SUV pie.

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2022 Skoda Kodiaq Summary

Talk about a quiet achiever. The Skoda Kodiaq range has helped the Czech brand’s Aussie arm climb to unseen levels when it comes to sales, and that’s probably why Skoda is now as familiar to you as Nissan or Volkswagen.

Since launch in 2017, the current-gen Kodiaq has seen more than 6500 customers choose it over one of its rivals - namely the Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sorento, Mazda CX-8, Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace, Mitsubishi Outlander, Nissan X-Trail, Toyota Kluger... there’s a long list of seven-seat SUVs out there to choose from.

So has this update - which sees a freshened up appearance, some revisions to pricing and specifications, a new ownership approach and the deletion of diesel power - added to its appeal? In this review, I’ll tell you what I reckon.

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