Now in its 3rd year on the market, the reimagined Pathfinder gives Nissan a legit 3-row family hauler. And when mom and dad decide to go all in, this is the model you end up with – the Pathfinder Platinum 4X4 which has a few new tricks up its sleeve for 2015.Welcome to the coldest week of the year in Upstate New York, appropriate weather for a 4-wheel drive SUV with the off-road heritage of the Pathfinder. Well, okay – this isn’t that Pathfinder. But it can be specified with 4-wheel drive as it is here, meaning you can let the front axle do all the work, put it in Auto and have the electronics determine when to send some of that 240 pound-feet of torque to the rear axle or switch to 4-high and lock the power split between the 2.
