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Buying a Tekna is also the only way to get the optional five-speed automatic gearbox, and plenty did – sales were about a 50/50 split between those and the six-speed manual ’box. Tekna adds leather upholstery, electric and heated front seats, a Bose sound system, rear parking camera, side steps, a sunroof and xenon headlamps.
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But even Acenta is pretty comprehensive, with standard kit such as an Electronic Stability Programme, automatic headlamps and wipers, privacy glass, Bluetooth connectivity, 17in alloys, roof rails and six airbags. Those two trim levels in ascending order are Acenta and Tekna. Despite that, the engine’s great efficiency improvements not only got fuel consumption up from 28mpg to 32mpg, but decreased emissions enough to drop the Pathfinder by a tax band, lowering annual road tax from £490 to £290.
Power was up from 168bhp to 187bhp, torque from 297lb ft to 332lb ft. This was a development of the existing engine, and in all the right ways. With it being a relatively low-selling niche model, Nissan sensibly restricted choice to two trim levels and just the one engine, a 2.5-litre diesel four-cylinder. It got a restyle inside, too, with better trim materials, clearer instruments, a new centre console, a concealed storage tray and, at last, an MP3 aux input. Nissan’s 2010 facelift didn’t make a radical change to the Pathfinder’s appearance – you’d be hard-pressed to tell without seeing new and old side by side – but did involve a complete new bonnet, grille and headlamps. Don’t be fooled by those bulging wheelarches. But the truth is, despite looking pretty chunky at first glance, the Pathfinder is actually a bit smaller than its Land Rover Discovery rival, which is handy. That’s real old-school stuff, and the chassis adds a bit of weight compared to modern unitary construction. The Pathfinder’s basics haven’t changed: this is a rugged four-wheel-drive seven-seater, still based – unusually – on a separate ladder-frame chassis. In fact, we concluded: ‘The Pathfinder achieves exactly what it set out to do, which was offer a cheaper, more reliable alternative to the Land Rover Discovery.’ So now seems like a good time for a retrospective look at Nissan’s 2010 changes and to see whether this fairly old model still makes sense – and to assess what tow car talent it has. Our previous encounter with Nissan’s Pathfinder was five years ago, about the same time the manufacturer facelifted and improved what we already had earmarked as a top tow car.
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