As early as 20220, Dongfeng Nissan conducted a tender for the "P42Q" project, which is the product code of the new Pathfinder. Recently, the online car market learned that the P42Q model has entered the initial stage of mobile management activities, and is expected to be mass-produced around May and June, which is expected to be named "Exploring land" and will be officially listed within the year.
The Pathfinder is more than 5 meters long and close in size to the current Volkswagen Tuang, which can be regarded as a "large" X-Trail, which can make up for the gap in the medium and large SUV market of Dongfeng Nissan after domestic production. According to the pricing strategy of the same level of competitors and Nissan, it is expected to focus on the 250,000-300,000 yuan market, which will have a greater impact on Volkswagen Tuang and other cars. (The pictures in this article are all overseas versions)
We learned from relevant supplier channels that the initial flow management activity period of P42Q is from November 8, 2021 to May 8, 2022. The initial flow management activity means that in the early stage of mass production of new products and the early stage of technical status change, the quality management of products is stipulated, so that the quality of products in the early stage of mass production and the initial stage of technical status change can be stabilized as soon as possible. That is to say, the P42Q is currently in the stage of small batch trial mass production, and will increase productivity around May and June and enter the normal production stage.
The new Pathfinder and Infiniti's new QX60 are based on the same platform, the appearance adopts the same "V-Motion" design language of the new X-Trail, the interior is equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument + 9-inch floating central control screen, and the seat provides a 2+2+3 7-seat layout. Considering that the P42Q will be built on the same platform as the QX60, it is expected that it will use the same powertrain as the QX60 after it is produced, and it will be equipped with a 2.0TVC-TURBO engine +9AT gearbox.