1993-2002 Nissan Pathfinder Road Companion

The Pathfinder was first launched in 1987 as a derivative of Nissan’s pickup truck line. Available initially as a two-door, it was joined by a four-door version in 1990, which has been the sole body style since 1991. The original Pathfinder changed very little on the outside during its life, but was treated to a new dash and interior design in 1994. Whereas the first-generation Pathfinder was a body-on-frame design, the all-new 1996 Pathfinder featured unibody construction. In mid-1999, the Pathfinder, designated as a 1999.5 model, was face-lifted and moved upmarket. Nissan slotted its new Frontier pickup-based body-on-frame Xterra into the space in the lineup vacated by the old base model Pathfinder.
The 1993–1995 Pathfinders were powered by a 153-hp 3.0L overhead-cam V6 teamed with a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic. The Pathfinder was essentially a rear-wheel-drive truck that had part-time four-wheel-drive capability that was not meant to be driven on dry pavement. The 1996 Pathfinder was powered by a 168-hp 3.3L overhead-cam V6 that transmitted power to the wheels through a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic transmission. The drive system was still rear-wheel-drive, with part-time four- wheel-drive, but the new model had shift-on-the-fly capability that permitted switching from four-wheel back to two-wheel drive on the move, without stopping. For 2000 the Pathfinder’s engine size was increased from 3.3L to 3.5L, and it gained 72 horsepower for a total of 240 (250 horsepower when equipped with the manual transmission).

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