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Nissan Pathfinder vs Toyota Fortuner

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Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Pathfinder

$71,490 - $81,490

2024 price

Toyota Fortuner
Toyota Fortuner

$55,988 - $77,990

2023 price

Summary

2024 Nissan Pathfinder
2023 Toyota Fortuner
Safety Rating

Engine Type
V6, 3.5L

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.8L
Fuel Type
-

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
10.5L/100km (combined)

7.6L/100km (combined)
Seating
8

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

  • Retro tech
  • Lack of child seat options
  • Third row stowage
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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2023 Toyota Fortuner Summary

The Toyota Fortuner Crusade is a strange beast. It’s a four-wheel drive that feels like a HiLux hybrid but it lacks the fun of its ute sibling, despite being able to seat seven.

The four-wheel drive capabilities, seat configuration and high-ride should be a winning combo but it sits awkwardly in Toyota’s SUV line-up.

It’s not as family-oriented as the Kluger and not as refined as the Prado. It’s like that cousin that you only see once a year and don’t know well – you’re not quite sure what to do with them.

I've been driving the top of the range Crusade for a week to get to know it for you. And my family of three has put it through its paces! Let’s see how it fared.

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