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According to media reports, the brand-new Nissan Pathfinder, which was launched at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2021, is expected to settle in Dongfeng Nissan and realize localized production within the year, and is expected to be officially launched by the end of the year. As Nissan's flagship SUV, the new Pathfinder is positioned in a 7-seat medium and large SUV and is expected to carry a 2.0T four-cylinder engine in the domestic market.

Nissan Pathfinder is a medium-and large-sized SUV built by Nissan for the North American market. The brand-new generation Nissan Pathfinder was officially released in North America in 2021. This is also the fifth generation model of this product. It is built on the same platform as the brand-new generation Infiniti QX60 currently made in China. Therefore, the "shadow" of Infiniti QX 60 can also be seen from this model.

Compared with the previous generation, the new Nissan Pathfinder adopts a more rigid body line design, its front face adopts a brand-new design method, the oversized size "V-Motion" front face and the straight grille edge chrome trim with the split light group modeling, the new car looks very rough and hard. From the side, the body lines stretch straight, the new black D-pillar design presents a suspended roof design, while the slender taillights continue the Nissan family design style. In terms of size, the length, width and height of Nissan Pathfinder are 5004/1961/1768mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2900mm, positioning medium and large SUV.

In terms of interior, the new car also adopts a brand-new design style, equipped with a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, a 9-inch suspended central LCD screen, a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument and a 10.8-inch head-up display to enhance the overall sense of technology. At the same time, the air conditioning outlets on both sides adopt vertical shape, with straight line center console, creating a good sense of hierarchy. Seats are available in overseas markets in a 2+2+3 seven-seat layout.

In terms of power, Nissan Pathfinder is equipped with a 3.5L V6 naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of 288 hp and a peak torque of 351 N·m. In terms of transmission, it is matched with a 9-speed automatic transmission. Domestic dealers revealed that future domestic versions will use a 2.0T four-cylinder engine and match a 9-speed manual transmission.

According to Dongfeng Nissan's official website, SUV currently on sale under the brand include brand-new Qijun (Compact SUV, priced at 18.19- 262,900 yuan), hackers (Compact SUV, priced at 15.49- 188,900 yuan), Jinke (Small SUV, price 1198 - 137,800 yuan), Loulan (medium SUV, price 2388 - 283,800 yuan), and Nissan Pathfinder, as a positioning medium and large SUV, if it can be made in China, will become Dongfeng Nissan flagship model, Dongfeng Nissan's largest SUV in size, Dongfeng Nissan will also be the highest-priced model. It is understood that the price of Nissan Pathfinder in the United States is 33,680 - 48,440 US dollars (about 2141 - 307,900 yuan), while referring to the price range of Loulan 2388 - 283,800 yuan, if Nissan Pathfinder is made in China, the price is expected to be more than 300,000 yuan. If it costs $300,000, would you buy it?

According to the sales volume of Dongfeng Nissan, although its SUV market layout has a variety of models, but the sales volume is only small guest and Qijun two models, and Qijun in the replacement of three-cylinder engine also fell into a downturn, future performance is also difficult to predict. That is to say, Dongfeng Nissan's current sales models are mainly compact SUV, while small SUV and medium-sized SUV market performance is relatively general, especially Loulan, the annual sales volume is only 13211 vehicles, so if the higher-positioned medium and large SUV Nissan Pathfinder realizes domestic words, what kind of performance will there be under the high price, is also worth looking forward to.

In fact, as early as last year, there were media reports that Nissan Pathfinder would be introduced into domestic production, but until now officials have not confirmed the authenticity of the news. According to the body size of Nissan Pathfinder, the length, width and height are 5004/1961/1768mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2900mm, positioning medium and large SUV. At present, the domestic medium and large SUV include Volkswagen Touang/Lanjing, Ford Explorer, Buick Onk Flag, Red Flag HS7, etc., but compared with these models, the space performance of Nissan Pathfinder is not dominant. Therefore, if Nissan Pathfinder realizes domestic production, then it may explore the market, that is, the standard part of medium-sized SUV, such as Toyota Highlander, Highlander's length, width and height are 4965/1930/1750mm respectively, wheelbase is 2850mm, there is a large space advantage in the joint venture medium-sized SUV, even has reached the level of medium and large SUV. From the current market analysis, because the sales volume of medium and large SUV is not very optimistic, and the competition of medium SUV is more intense, it is also a way to realize sales volume through dimension reduction. If it were you, would you choose Pathfinder or Highlander?

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