Armada out, Patrol in?
Could happen. The body-on-frame Nissan Patrol has always been Nissan's answer to the Toyota Land Cruiser; and with this latest revamp--and a HUGE one at that--there is some speculation that this vehicle could replace the soon-to-be-departed Armada and/or Infiniti QX56.
The new Patrol is expected to be powered, at least overseas, by a 4.8L V8, 4.0L V6 and a 3.0L V6 diesel. Gotta wonder if it shares some underpinnings with the upcoming Nissan NV2500 commercial trucks?
jerrywimer says:
05:05 AM, 12/18/08
Uh, it looks like Nissan borrowed the exterior styling from Toyota's current Highlander to me.
roar02ram says:
08:03 AM, 12/18/08
What's the story on that V-8? Is it a smaller Endurance?
billt9 says:
03:14 PM, 12/18/08
Looks nice. Sure looks better than the Pathfinder or the Highlander or the Land Cruiser.
It's got the same roof and pillar styling as the GT-R...
billt9 says:
03:23 PM, 12/18/08
The current Nissan Patrol has the TB48DE V6 engine, 241 hp, 295 lb-ft.
Maybe the "V8" is an incorrect rumor, and it's the current 4.8-liter V6...
http://nissan.com.au/patrol/performance.asp
billt9 says:
03:32 PM, 12/18/08
nevermind this Nissan website says the 4.8-liter V6 makes 280hp, 332 lb-ft.
http://www.nissan.com.jo/M_patrol/model_hpage/model_hpage.html#
Wikipedia says the TB48DE can go up to 675 hp... but I would assume that's by some crazy aftermarket guy, not factory.
altimadude00 says:
07:43 PM, 12/18/08
Yes, but its a better looking Highlander.