2018 Finds Base Nissan Pathfinder $500 Pricier
CARS.COM — Nissan has bumped up the price of the 2018 Pathfinder three-row SUV — which goes on sale this week — by $500 for the new model year, with the base price now coming in at $31,765 (all prices include a destination fee). Four trim levels of Pathfinder will still be offered for 2018 (S, SV, SL and Platinum), with each getting a price hike over the previous year.
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Both S and SV trims see prices go up by $500, with the SV now starting at $34,455, while the SL model with leather interior will see a more significant $1,400 increase to $38,475. The top-of-the-line Platinum trim will see its base price start $250 higher, at $43,295. The price increases are valid for both two- and four-wheel drive models, with four-wheel drive adding $1,690 to each trim.
The new pricing comes with a small increase in standard equipment. Most notable is the addition of standard radar-based automatic emergency braking across the board, something that is becoming increasingly common among large family haulers. The 2018 Pathfinder will have four additional USB ports (for a total of six), and you can get the blacked-out Midnight Edition model on the SL trim, not just the Platinum level.
The SL trim also gets standard adaptive cruise control and navigation, previously available only on the Platinum trim — helping to justify that $1,400 price bump. The new Rear Door Alert is also standard on all models; if the car detects that the rear door is opened prior to driving and does not appear to be opened again when the trip is completed, the system will remind the driver that something may be in the backseat. It’s meant to help prevent leaving something behind like a package — or a child in a hot car — and can be turned off by the driver as desired.
Two new colors will be available for 2018: Scarlet Ember and Midnight Pine.
Versus competitors’ 2017 models, the Pathfinder runs mid-pack in terms of pricing. The Ford Explorer starts at $32,606 and the Mazda CX-9 at $32,460 on the higher end, while the Chevrolet Traverse starts at $29,595 and the Toyota Highlander at $31,625 on the lower end.
