The all-new Nissan Patrol is right here and it sends the strongest sign but to the market that Nissan is transferring towards a way more premium strategy each when it comes to design and options.
We already knew the V8 was lifeless, however we will now verify that Patrol can be powered by a mixture of naturally aspirated and turbocharged petrol engines – a 3.8-litre naturally aspirated petrol V6 and a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged petrol V6.
There’s additionally a bunch of recent applied sciences beneath the pores and skin to get consumers excited.
That is all sizzling off the press whereas we cowl the reveal in Abu Dhabi, so we’ll replace this story as extra data comes handy.
The headline gadgets:
- Accessible to order in Australia late 2026 for 2027 supply
- Australia would be the first right-hand drive marketplace for Patrol globally
- Australia will get the three.5-litre twin-turbocharged petrol V6, producing 317kW of energy and 700Nm of torque
- Mated to nine-speed automated transmission
- Air suspension now normal with journey peak variation as much as 70mm
- Phase first biometric local weather management system to debut on Patrol
- Inside will get twin 14.3-inch shows, combining for a seamless 28.6-inch show
- Mass has elevated, however GVM hasn’t, which suggests decrease payload
- 700mm wading depth
Nissan selected the Center East because the place to disclose the all-new Patrol. It sits on a model new platform that provides an additional 35mm in size (5205mm), an additional 35mm in width (2030mm) and the identical 3075mm wheelbase because the outgoing mannequin.
The naturally aspirated petrol V6 is a 3.8-litre engine that produces 236kW of energy and 386Nm of torque. This engine is unlikely to return to Australia.
Australia will as a substitute get a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged petrol V6 that replaces the outgoing V8. It produces 317kW of energy and 700Nm of torque. It’s mated to a Jatco nine-speed automated transmission and a full-time four-wheel drive system.
Nissan didn’t have mass available, however it confirmed that the GVM would stay at 3500kg. Nissan did verify that it’s now heavier, which suggests payload can be decrease. Towing capability additionally hasn’t been confirmed for Australia – it’s confirmed at 2000kg with a braked trailer for the Center East market.
It’s prefer to retain the 3500kg braked towing capability for the Australian market, given the US model of this car, the Armada, will get at the very least 3500kg of braked towing capability.
Cooling has taken a giant bump with the removing of belt pushed cooling followers, as a substitute the Patrol now makes use of a pair of electrical followers and the most important cooling system on any Nissan product up to now.
Contained in the cabin pneumatic therapeutic massage seats deliver up the texture and push the Patrol into the eyes of a Vary Rover purchaser with options like dual-14.3-inch shows that span over 28 inches throughout the dashboard.
The brand new infotainment system contains a suite of Google options together with Google Maps (which could be displayed forward of the motive force), a head-up show that accommodates important car data, and a Google Assistant with cloud-based voice recognition for speech interpretation.
A phase first local weather management characteristic makes use of infrared biometrics to measure pores and skin temperatures of occupants in all three seating rows to range the depth of air con that hits the pores and skin – a useful characteristic in climates just like the Center East and Australia.
Paddle shifters have been added, as have a bunch of recent cameras to enhance visibility. Entrance and rear cross visitors alert pairs with a front-mounted digicam able to seeing 170 levels to the entrance of the car to see round intersections.
Patrol retains a hydraulically-assisted steering system, however provides a semi-autonomous lane-centring perform, comparable to what’s discovered on the 300 Collection LandCruiser.
Whereas off-road specs are nonetheless to be confirmed, Nissan says there are enhancements on strategy and departure angles, together with the flexibility for the air suspension to extend journey peak by 70mm to cater for off-road driving. There’s a rear differential lock, a full-time four-wheel drive system and the flexibility to modify to 4H and 4L.
New drive modes embrace Rock, Sand, Mud, Normal, Eco and Sport drive modes. And when it comes to colors, there can be seven to select from, together with Forest Inexperienced, a brand new hero color, Pearl White, Mineral Black, Gray Metallic, Grand Blue and silver metallic.
Australians will be capable of proceed shopping for the Y62 Patrol in Australia till the order books open for the Y63 in late 2026, so the present mannequin nonetheless has some time to go but earlier than it’s phased out.