Yahoo Autos 2022 Nissan Pathfinder increases storage, interior space
The Nissan Pathfinder is shaping up to be a competitive family shuttle. The carmaker has just announced interior specs for the new 2022 model, greatly improving on the space and functionality of the outgoing model.
For the first time, the Pathfinder will be offered in either a seven-passenger layout with two captain's chairs in the second row, or an eight-passenger format with a bench second row. If you select the former, a console sits between the captain's chairs, but Nissan says that it can be removed without tools for a 7-inch pass-through, good for either cargo or people.
Access to the third row can be had from either door by sliding the second row seats forward and up against the front buckets. Nissan says this is possible even when a child carseat is attached to the second row, a boon for parents.
Stuff-hauling capacity gets a slight bump. With all the seats up, the cargo area gets an extra 0.4 cubic feet to 16.6. With the two rearmost rows folded, the 2022 can carry 80.5 cubic feet's worth of cargo, 1.0 more than its predecessor. More importantly, how that space is configured gives the new Pathfinder a significant edge. With a four-foot-wide floor, it can accommodate a standard piece of 4x8 plywood flat. With a length of 79.8 inches it's 16.2 inches short of closing the tailgate shut, but it's still a lot more usable than before.