So I have had many over the years, company assigned vehicles. Last Dodge Grand Caravan was a 2019. Company decided Nissan Pathfinders were the way to go and still do but I was able to talk fleet into a 2025 Chrysler Voyager.
The 2020 Pathfinder was a tech sinkhole, Nissan stopped production in 21 to release a new model in 22. The 2020 Pathfinder was the last year for the CVT, it did not have heated rear view mirrors, but had a g-force meter for acceleration/braking/cornering. Like a gutless SUV needs that. I hated it since day one and just turned in in at 120k miles. Seating was uncomfortable, only phone bluetooth option was speaker phone, had to run a Garmin GPS for a nav map. The AWD was nice for winter, but having had many mini vans over the years none have failed to take me where I needed to go with the front wheel drive.
So first drive impressions of the 2025 Voyager. Soft marshmellow ride compared to the Pathfinder. Acceleration feels weak, but 0-60 and HP specs seem similar. Seating is far superior, of course the Stow and Go I have missed since day one of the Pathfinder. I now get to sit erect like a human again, vs laying back to see out the windshield in the Pathfinder. One safety issue for me in the Pathfinder was the seat would not go back far enough that when I turned my head left to see for a lane change or merge I could not see anything but B-Pillar. It was scary and dangerous to merge in that car. The Voyager seat goes back far enough I can see out the drivers side sliding door window past the B-Pillar. Pathfinder was weak on storage cubbys big plus to the bins available on the Voyager. I have no use for heated seats and steering wheel and never would chose leather or fake leather for seating over cloth, or black, but that is the only way the Voyager comes. The driving assist adaptive cruise on the Pathfinder had a better predicting software for the prediction of when to start slowing down. It was a much smoother transition. I will not suggest the Voyager is bad or unsafe, it just kicks in later and slows down more abruptly than I am used to.
The blind spot warning lamps I like better on the Pathfinder only due to location. But these in the mirrors are fine. The Voyager has a good mix of touch screen display functions and mechanical knobs and buttons, the Pathfinder had almost every function and control on the touch screen and it was a crazy menu to go though just to control the HVAC. The auto stop/start on the Voyager has to go and an eliminator harness is on order. Only at 165 miles on the Voyager so far but instantly it feels like old home week. I have had worse co cars over the years, Dodge Aries K, Dodge Magnum, Dodge Journey worst to least worst. The Voyager only come as one std. package, but no other options I could possibly want in a vehicle and a couple more I could live without. In Oct I will be taking the Voyager across the Appalachian Mountain highways and see how it does. First trip of any distance will be 750 miles rnd trip to St. Paul, MN and back next weekend for the State Fair.
The 2020 Pathfinder was a tech sinkhole, Nissan stopped production in 21 to release a new model in 22. The 2020 Pathfinder was the last year for the CVT, it did not have heated rear view mirrors, but had a g-force meter for acceleration/braking/cornering. Like a gutless SUV needs that. I hated it since day one and just turned in in at 120k miles. Seating was uncomfortable, only phone bluetooth option was speaker phone, had to run a Garmin GPS for a nav map. The AWD was nice for winter, but having had many mini vans over the years none have failed to take me where I needed to go with the front wheel drive.
So first drive impressions of the 2025 Voyager. Soft marshmellow ride compared to the Pathfinder. Acceleration feels weak, but 0-60 and HP specs seem similar. Seating is far superior, of course the Stow and Go I have missed since day one of the Pathfinder. I now get to sit erect like a human again, vs laying back to see out the windshield in the Pathfinder. One safety issue for me in the Pathfinder was the seat would not go back far enough that when I turned my head left to see for a lane change or merge I could not see anything but B-Pillar. It was scary and dangerous to merge in that car. The Voyager seat goes back far enough I can see out the drivers side sliding door window past the B-Pillar. Pathfinder was weak on storage cubbys big plus to the bins available on the Voyager. I have no use for heated seats and steering wheel and never would chose leather or fake leather for seating over cloth, or black, but that is the only way the Voyager comes. The driving assist adaptive cruise on the Pathfinder had a better predicting software for the prediction of when to start slowing down. It was a much smoother transition. I will not suggest the Voyager is bad or unsafe, it just kicks in later and slows down more abruptly than I am used to.
The blind spot warning lamps I like better on the Pathfinder only due to location. But these in the mirrors are fine. The Voyager has a good mix of touch screen display functions and mechanical knobs and buttons, the Pathfinder had almost every function and control on the touch screen and it was a crazy menu to go though just to control the HVAC. The auto stop/start on the Voyager has to go and an eliminator harness is on order. Only at 165 miles on the Voyager so far but instantly it feels like old home week. I have had worse co cars over the years, Dodge Aries K, Dodge Magnum, Dodge Journey worst to least worst. The Voyager only come as one std. package, but no other options I could possibly want in a vehicle and a couple more I could live without. In Oct I will be taking the Voyager across the Appalachian Mountain highways and see how it does. First trip of any distance will be 750 miles rnd trip to St. Paul, MN and back next weekend for the State Fair.
