New Patrol?

tintin · Post by **tintin** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:23 am

what are they thinking?
http://smh.drive.com.au/photogallery/new-nissan-patrol-20120912-25roo.html?selectedImage=0
http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/nissans-pricey-patrol-20121016-27oo6.html

CLUMZ1 · Post by **CLUMZ1** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:32 am

doesn't look quite so utiliterian now does it... that plus IFS

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:52 am

Argh...

Those side vents in the front guards look like a copy from a range rover sport.

tintin · Post by **tintin** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:10 pm

CLUMZ1 wrote:doesn't look quite so utiliterian now does it... that plus IFS

IFS and IRS

badnuz · Post by **badnuz** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:18 pm

they have been out for well over a year in the northern hemisphere..... my understanding is 2 versions petrol V8 only, we probably wont see any here :roll:

talking to people that have driven them they say they are very capable etc etc but all that electronic whizz bang stuff (ah la Discovery) means we prob wont be turning them into comp trucks in 20 yrs time!! (maybe using those engines thou!!!)

i would assume like the D40 Navara being the up-spec model and the older D22 being the "poverty pack" that we may see a similar idea in the southern hemisphere..... new Y62 "top spec" and a Y61 (GU) a base spec....

Nissan lost out big-time when they stopped selling the 4.2DT ute here, i dont think they have much interest in the large SUV market....

ARB do a full range of accesories for them, should anyone be interested!!

mudtroll · Post by **mudtroll** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:02 pm

Looks gay think I'll stick to the Gu

basics · Post by **basics** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:53 am

the ass end looks horible,like some Korean made soft SUV

Crash bandicoot · Post by **Crash bandicoot** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:42 am

well now...no river crossing for that then.

007 · Post by **007** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:03 am

You would think with the amount of international Jeep JK sales, someone would make a contender. But no, another urban hatch back/truck. They got the right idea with the v8 though.

The good news is if I wanted one the Misses would probably say yes, as it would be great for taking the kids to soccer LOL

De-Ranged · Post by **De-Ranged** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:31 pm

basics wrote:the ass end looks horible,like some Korean made soft SUV

Just what I was thinking, a large daewoo..... needs bigger tyres to make it look sort of right.... but even with bigger wheels if would still be ugly

CLUMZ1 · Post by **CLUMZ1** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:37 pm

dat flex...

I know which one I'd rather drive, and its the one I own

Camel · Post by **Camel** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:19 pm

Would like to see the new shape and a previous shape on the same tracks at the same time, side by side (or one after the other) and compare them. Sure Solid axels over IRS /IFS but these spose to do very well from what I hear , In the sand dunes anyways.

Keep in mind, they were designed and tested for the Gulf / middle east, and they are doing pretty damn well there.
( Just like all previous Safaris/ Patrols and Landcruisers).

The styling of it took sometime for it to grown on me, but it has now .
A White one or black would be my first choice .
I would swap my GQ/Y60 for one anyday, but only because I could replace my old truck easily , and the v8 should drink less gas than my tb42 haha

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