The new Nissan Patrol is a powerful and capable off-roader designed specifically for the Middle East market. It features a range of powerful gasoline engines, a rugged build, and a focus on fuel efficiency in regions where fuel costs are lower.
This latest Patrol is the seventh generation of a full-size Japanese off-roader that traces its origins back to 1951. It’s also an identical back story to the Toyota Land Cruiser. Not that the Patrol is small. It’s a whopper. It’s 5.2 meters long, tips the scales at over 2.7 tons, and packs a pair of V6 engines. The only one you probably care about being the 3.5-liter twin-turbo that develops 425hp and 700Nm, and hurls this gargantuan SUV to 100kph in 6.6sec.
There’s also a naturally aspirated 3.8-liter V6 with 318hp and 386Nm. But you won’t have failed to notice the elephant in the room here: No diesel, no hybrid. And that’s because of where the Patrol is sold. It’s not going to be sold in Europe at all. Or Japan, for that matter. This is a car designed, engineered, and developed from the ground up to excel in the Middle East. They sell more of these across this region—over 20,000 a year—than anywhere else on the planet, including America (where it’s badged the Nissan Armada). Then look at what other countries are listed among the 28 territories it will sell in: Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the Philippines. All places where fuel tends to cost less, so no one worries too much about economy and emissions, and the move to electrification isn’t a pressing concern. That it returns a claimed 11.6km/L is needlessly impressive, more relevant is that 100-liter fuel tank’s ability to carry you a long way. The Land Cruiser 250—a more global product—is available with either diesel or mild-hybrid gasoline propulsion. Consider, too, that the Patrol has the reputation it does because it’s built tough. Adding electrification would have jeopardized that
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