The 2014 Nissan Patrol had its official launch in Ras Al Khaimah in UAE market. The facelifted model isn’t far removed from the outgoing version, and as such retains its offroad capabilities.
The all-new Nissan Patrol comes with a new front bumper and a new front grille pattern with chrome. The higher models get a more upright “City” bumper. New optional 20-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights with day-time running lamps and pop-up headlamp washers, new LED rear combination lamps and roof rails round out the changes. The 2014 Nissan Patrol also comes with an updated version of the AroundView Monitor with parking assist display and rear sensors.
The Patrol continues to be available with two 5.6-litre V8 engine options, either a 320 hp or a 400 hp one, with a 7-speed automatic transmission and hydraulic body motion control suspension.
Arabian Automobiles, the Nissan dealer for Dubai and the Northern Emirates, has recorded the best year of sales for Nissan Patrol since the current shape was launched in 2010. By the end of 2013, Arabian Automobiles confidently forecasts it will achieve a 45% growth in Nissan Patrol sales for 2013 compared with 2012. The rise in demand apparently significantly outperforms the overall large SUV market increase in the UAE of 25% for 2013.
Common Knowledge about Nissan Patrol:
The Nissan Patrol is a series of large four-wheel drive vehicles manufactured by Nissan in Japan since 1951. The Patrol is generally regarded as a tough and utilitarian 4×4 in Australia and New Zealand, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, Europe, Japan, and the Caribbean, where it competes directly with the Toyota Land Cruiser which is its main rival in those markets. In the United States and Canada, it competes in the luxury SUV segment where it carries the upscale Infiniti brand.
The Patrol has been available as either a short-wheelbase (SWB) three-door or a long-wheelbase (LWB) five-door chassis. The LWB version has also been offered in utility and cab chassis variants alongside the wagon. Between 1988 and 1994, Ford Australia marketed the Patrol as the Ford Maverick. The Maverick was available alongside the Nissan-branded Patrol. Also, in some European countries the Patrol was, for a short while marketed as Ebro Patrol. Since 1980, in Japan, it has been known as the Nissan Safari (日産・サファリ). The Patrol is available in Australia, Central and South America, South Africa, parts of Southeast Asia and Western Europe as well as Iran and the Middle East but not in North America as the Nissan Armada fills in the affordable Full-size SUV sector. In 2010, it became available in North America as the upscale 2011 Infiniti QX56, which had shared the same platform as the US-built Nissan Armada from 2004 to 2010.
The second generation Y60 (GQ) platform is still manufactured as a military vehicle in the countries of Asia and the Middle East, and various versions of the Patrol are widely used by United Nations agencies. These Y61 models are produced alongside the current Y62. The fourth and fifth generations are the main troop transport vehicles used by the Irish Army
