While the trend among SUVs has long been a migration from truck-based frames to more-carlike unibody crossovers, Nissan’s Pathfinder has waffled midstream. The first Pathfinder was truck-based, the second was a crossover—and spawned a cushy Infiniti version—and the third, current-gen model sprouted from a ladder frame once again. For 2013, the Pathfinder will go back to using unibody construction, and back to sharing its platform with an Infiniti—in this case, the glitzy new JX, as well Nissan’s manicured Murano. For the first time, then, the Pathfinder will be based on a front-wheel-drive platform. Count on all-wheel-drive being an option.
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