A ‘legendary vehicle’
Nissan Australia, which achieved the highest number of Patrol wagon sales since 2008 last year, has rolled out a mildly refreshed version of its upper large SUV for the 2022 model year.
Now priced from $82,160 plus onroad costs, an increase of $1000, the MY22 Patrol ushers in new design changes plus a new frontal emblem and fender vents.
The changes follow the model’s last minor revision in 2020, which introduced a refreshed exterior, suspension, an updated colour palette and additional safety technologies.
Nissan Australia managing director Adam Paterson said the Nissan Patrol had always been a legendary vehicle in Australia, and that legendary status only increased in 2021.
“It’s a testament to the Y62 Patrol that its strongest year on record in Australia coincided with the model’s 70th anniversary,” he said.
Nissan has sold more than two million units of the model.
The Patrol remains mechanically unaltered. It is powered by Nissan’s 298kw-560nm 5.6-litre quad-cam V8, which is paired exclusively to a seven-speed automatic transmission. Its braked towing capacity is unchanged.
Over and above an Intelligent 4x4 system with electronic mode selection and a rear Helical limited-slip differential, the Patrol comes with an off-road monitor, hill-descent control and hill-start assist.
The model garnered 115 sales in Australia last month; which represented a 13.6 percent share of the SUV upper large under $100k segment. Its rival Toyota Landcruiser accounted for the remaining 86.4 percent of category sales with unit sales of 730. Both entrants’ monthly sales fell over 50 percent compared to the same month last year.
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