Nissan Pathfinder Adds a $47,390 Anniversary Trim and Holds the Line on 2027 Prices
The burgundy-trimmed anniversary model lands $2,500 under the Platinum, while the rest of the three-row lineup rises by $300 at most. Sales start in November.
Nissan has priced the 2027 Pathfinder, and the headline addition is a 40th-anniversary Special Edition at $47,390 with front-wheel drive or $49,390 with Intelligent AWD. The rest of the three-row lineup still opens at $39,990 for the SV, unchanged from the 2026 model, and the whole range reaches dealers in November.
The anniversary trim is the second Nissan 2027-model-year pricing release in a month, following the 2027 Rogue price list, and like that one it keeps increases small while adding a new trim near the top of the walk.
Every 2027 Pathfinder price, and what moved
Nissan's full MSRP table, before the $1,575 destination charge, which is also unchanged for 2027:
- SV FWD: $39,990 (no change) / SV 4WD: $41,990 (no change)
- SL FWD: $42,790 (+$200) / SL 4WD: $44,790 (+$200)
- Rock Creek 4WD: $45,390 (+$300)
- Special Edition FWD: $47,390 / Special Edition 4WD: $49,390 (new)
- Platinum FWD: $49,890 (+$100) / Platinum 4WD: $51,890 (+$100)
The year-over-year deltas are against the 2026 pricing Nissan published in December 2025. Nothing in the lineup rises by more than $300, which puts the Pathfinder at the opposite end of the three-row market from the Honda Pilot: Honda's refreshed 2026 Pilot starts at $42,195 plus $1,495 destination, so a base Pathfinder undercuts it by $2,125 with fees included.
What $47,390 buys versus the Platinum
The Special Edition slots $2,500 below the Platinum, and the trade is mostly leather for nostalgia. Its cabin uses a two-tone black-and-burgundy TailorFit synthetic upholstery that Nissan ties back to the burgundy cloth of the original 1987 Pathfinder, with red exterior accents including the PATHFINDER lettering on the liftgate. The Platinum keeps the quilted semi-aniline leather, heated and ventilated front seats, heated outboard second-row seats, and driver's seat memory to itself.
Beyond the styling, the Special Edition packs in equipment that is otherwise optional lower down: black 20-inch wheels, a panoramic moonroof, second-row captain's chairs, rear door sunshades, a 12-speaker Bose system, and a tow hitch receiver that lifts the rating from the standard 3,500 pounds to 6,000 pounds. Captain's chairs are a $600 option on the Platinum, so against a Platinum configured the same way the gap widens to $3,100.
Measured the other way, an SL with the $2,990 Premium Package and the $600 captain's chairs comes to $46,380, which means the burgundy cabin, black wheels, and red badging cost about $1,010 over a comparably equipped SL. Nissan has not said how many Special Editions it will build, and the release describes it as a trim, not a numbered run.
Same V6, same fuel economy
Mechanically nothing changes. Every 2027 Pathfinder uses the 3.5-liter V6 and nine-speed automatic rated at 284 hp and 259 lb-ft, and the 2027 press kit lists the same EPA figures as before: 20/27/23 mpg city/highway/combined for front-drive trims, 21/27/23 mpg for 4WD, 20/23/21 mpg for the Rock Creek on its all-terrain tires, and 20/25/22 mpg for the Platinum 4WD. The Special Edition matches the SL and SV on economy regardless of driveline.
The anniversary trim arrives at a strong moment for the nameplate. Nissan says the Pathfinder posted its best quarter ever in Q2 2026, sold its two-millionth example in September, and carries a 2026 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ rating. That tracks with the retail growth Nissan reported for Q3, where SUVs and trucks did the lifting. The Smyrna, Tennessee plant has built the Pathfinder since 2004, which keeps it on the Cars.com American-Made Index for a second year.
"The Pathfinder Special Edition celebrates that legacy by connecting one of our most beloved nameplates with the customers and adventures that shaped its story," said Marco Fioravanti, vice president of product planning for Nissan U.S. and Canada, in the release.
What Nissan has not announced is a Pathfinder hybrid, which leaves the V6-only lineup fighting a segment where Kia, Hyundai, and Toyota all sell electrified three-rows. For 2027, the Pathfinder's answer is price discipline and a burgundy interior. Dealers get the first cars next month.
