Is it a car or a truck? From the inside, you'll be hard-pressed to tellwhich category the Pathfinder fits best. Granted, the seats are higher
off the ground than they would be in, say, a Nissan Altima, but the dashboard,
seats and all other trim pieces convey a sense of passenger car ambience
and comfort.
Like most sport-utes, getting into or out of a Pathfinder requires a
long step up (or down), but once inside you'll find all the right stuff
in all the right places. Dials (speedometer, tachometer, water temperature
and fuel level) are large, as are buttons for most other necessary functions
and rotary dials for climate control. The radio buttons are a little too
small, and the electric mirror switches are hidden from view by the wheel,
but by and large, the designers have done their work well. Everything else
is sited for easy use.
Seating quality and noise isolation fall into the car-like class as
well. A quiet, comfortable environment is one of the Pathfinder's greatest
assets, followed by generous cargo space, enhanced by the vehicle's increased