When Nissan launched the latest Pathfinder, it wanted to make a return to the SUV’s past. The modern version’s callback to the late-1980s original was little more than adding three slots to the crossover’s grille and making the greenhouse a little more square. But what if Nissan wanted to lean into the Pathfinder’s rugged history in a more genuine way? It turns out the company does want to do that, and it could do that with a new body-on-frame real SUV. A vehicle Nissan wants to build in the US.
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