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Renault Koleos vs Nissan Pathfinder

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Renault Koleos
Renault Koleos

$20,999 - $49,830

2022 price

Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Pathfinder

$71,490 - $81,490

2024 price

Summary

2022 Renault Koleos
2024 Nissan Pathfinder
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.5L

V6, 3.5L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

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Fuel Efficiency
8.1L/100km (combined)

10.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

8
Dislikes
  • Average ride quality
  • Dated multimedia and in-car tech
  • Lacks engagement as a driver’s car

  • V6 thirst
  • Seat height for short drivers
  • Only a space-saver spare
2022 Renault Koleos Summary

There’s no shortage of models to choose from if you’re after a family-friendly medium SUV. The problem is, it might take a while to get your hands on one, with lengthy wait times for some of the best sellers due to current delays caused by a global parts shortage and supply chain dramas.

But there are a handful of models with healthy stock in dealerships right now and available for immediate delivery. One of them is the Renault Koleos

It's coming to the end of its life cycle and lacks the shine of some of its fresher rivals, but it’s a lot of car for the money. 

We spent a week with the limited edition Koleos Black Edition to see if it is worth a trip to your Renault dealer, or if you should sit tight and wait for one of its newer rivals.

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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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