If sales figures are anything to go by, Nissan understands the dynamics of the sport-utility vehicle market. It skillfully reacted to recent changes in the market by redesigning its Pathfinder for 1996. As it enters a third model
year, the Nissan Pathfinder can be considered a solid success. There have been minimal alterations to standard equipment
and prices have remained relatively constant.
Life was simpler when the original Pathfinder was introduced. At the time, it was little more than a Nissan pickup
truck with a glorified camper shell added. But it gave Nissan entry into the then-small sport-utility brigade.
Competition has grown since those days, as have customer expectations. It is no longer sufficient to build a vehicle
that carries people into the woods; any machine worthy of consideration nowadays has to get them in and out of the
wilderness comfortably, serve as daily transportation, and look good.