New nissan pathfinder or soon to be released prado

If they are the same price then it is a no contest, based on known reliabity and resale of the Prado. The previous Pathfinder was also to low to be much good off road.
Cheers Pete

Maureen
I would be very cautious of any claim by Nissan of an increased towing capacity. The current Pathfinder was originally sold with a tow bar that Nissan claimed had a ball weight capacity 50kg higher than the towbar's manufacturer recommended. They had a habit of pulling the bolts out of the vehicle where they were fitted. Close inspectiuon revealed that Nissan had actually concealed the original manufacturer's specification plate. Nissan claimed that their testing had assured them of the increased capacity, but then relied on the fact that they advised users NOT to use weight distribution hitches with the towbar (towing a 3000kg van!!!)They were quick to replace the broken ones with Hayman Reese. If the Prado is in the same price range the question is a no-brainer!!!

teege

As Madfisher said if they are the same price than it would be no contest - get the Prado. But is hard to imagine the pathfinder would be as expensive as a Prado.

Leachy

Prado will be dearer than Pathy for same specs.
Surely the friend would buy whichever he/she likes best irrespective of what EO people have to say!
And in any event if they haven't been released then no-one can offer any meaningful advice as to what they are like.

I'd favour the Prado too based on offroad ability, fuel tank size. resale and
Fuel consumption - auto prado uses 8.2 l/100k combined cycle while pathfinder is 10.2.

Check out the Mitsubishi Challenger!