Chevy Traverse vs Nissan Pathfinder

What do these SUVs have cooking under the hood? A lot of magic and even more muscle. The Traverse gives drivers an exhilarating 2.5L turbocharged engine, generating 328 horsepower and 326 lb-ft of torque. Get ready for rocket-launcher velocity!

The Pathfinder comes with a 3.5L V6 engine that produces 284 horsepower and 259 lb-ft of torque. A high-output version of the same engine is available, amping up the output to 295 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque. Even with this engine equipped, the Traverse’s standard engine is still more powerful.

So, what does all that power mean for your adventures?

When you want to ditch your set of wheels for a different mode of transportation on vacation, choose the Chevy Traverse. Its base model can tow up to 5,000 pounds when properly equipped. Compare that to 3,500 pounds from the Nissan Pathfinder’s standard configuration.

With a higher standard towing capacity, you can take more than your family’s well-loved hard-sided RV to the campground. You can haul dune buggies, golf carts, motorbikes, snowmobiles, jet skis, or any other type of toy to help you explore land, sand, sea, snow, or asphalt! You may be more limited with the Pathfinder.

Eight-passenger seating is standard for the Traverse and the Pathfinder. If you want to give your second-row riders thrones just like yours, you can opt for second-row captain’s chairs, which reduces seating to seven but elevates comfort and accessibility tenfold.

When you opt for a 7-seat configuration, you gain a useful seat feature in both models: SmartSlide in the Traverse and EZ FLEX® in the Pathfinder. Both features turn the second-row seats into flexible movers, allowing easy access to the third row.

When not occupied by humans, each row will give your furry friends plenty of room, too! Just add the perfect pet accessory to keep them comfortable and to keep the interior as clean as it was before.

When you’re adventuring with your partner, best friend, or 4-legged companion, you’ll have ample space behind the first row for your cargo. Which SUV has more?

• Chevy Traverse Max Cargo Capacity: 98 cubic feet
• Nissan Pathfinder Max Cargo Capacity: 80.5 cubic feet

When you’re not using the Traverse’s spaciousness for supplies, you can use it as a makeshift bed! Just lay out some blankets and fluff your pillows, and you’ll have a mobile home for your next outdoor stay. Fitting in all your gear or transforming the cabin into your home base may be trickier in the Pathfinder.

Bringing fresh faces into the Chevy Traverse is exciting for many reasons, especially because of its best-in-class standard 17.7-inch color touchscreen! This bigger-than-life display will make anyone ooh and ahh. It’s easy on the eyes, helping reduce eye strain after a long day of work. It also makes following directions back to civilization a no-brainer.

The Nissan Pathfinder offers an impressive 8-inch display that can be upgraded to a 9-inch platform. While this display will elevate your dashboard, it goes without the same wow factor and digital landscape the Traverse embodies.

Chevy Safety Assist and Nissan Safety Shield® 360 have one thing in common: you. These safety suites prioritize you and your precious cargo so you can make it back to your driveway safely.

They share several driving aids in common, including:

• Automatic Emergency Braking
• Forward Collision Alert
• Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning
• IntelliBeams® Auto High Beams
• Front Pedestrian Braking with Bicycle Mitigation

The Chevy isn’t done there. It offers even more standard and available features to keep you alert and boost your confidence, such as:

• Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking
• Side Bicyclist Alert
• Safety Alert Seat
• Teen Driver

The Nissan Pathfinder offers unique features of its own but goes without similar features to those mentioned above.