The ST trim level is the entry point to the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder range, sitting below the ST-L and Ti models. The cheapest way into the ST is the two-wheel-drive (2WD) model, though the price has jumped by $500 to $41,990. It's also available as a four-wheel drive ($45,490) and as a 2WD hybrid ($44,490).
Like the rest of the Pathfinder range, engine options are limited to a 3.5-litre V6 that will generate 202kW/340Nm, or an electric motor-equipped four cylinder hybrid good for a combined 188kW/330Nm. Both engines are paired with a continuously variable (automatic) transmission.
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
2017 Nissan Pathfinder (Ti variant shown)
A boost in standard equipment now sees the ST equipped with an 8.0-inch touchscreen as standard, which pairs with a Bluetooth-equipped stereo. Cloth seats, a leather-accented steering wheel and gear knob and 18-inch alloys also appear on the standard features list. Cruise control is also standard fit, as is tri-zone climate control.
Every Pathfinder gets a reversing camera, rear parking sensors and cruise control, which join six airbags (twin front, side and curtain), but the better safety tech is reserved for the more expensive models.
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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