2025 Nissan Patrol teased for the first time
The first new Nissan Patrol since 2010 has been teased overnight – with twin-turbo V6 power – but it looks to be some time away from Australia.
The next-generation 2025 Nissan Patrol has been teased for the first time ahead of its debut and arrival in overseas showrooms within the next 12 months.
Australian arrival timing is yet to be locked in, but there is a chance the new Patrol could follow its ‘Y62’ predecessor in reaching local showrooms multiple years after the US and Middle East.
Nissan has confirmed the new 4WD will be unveiled, and go on sale in select overseas markets within Japanese fiscal year 2024 – which the company's definition places between April 2024 to March 2025.
It had already been confirmed the new Patrol would drop its 5.6-litre V8 for a downsized twin-turbocharged V6, promising more power – 336kW in its recently-revealed Infiniti QX80 luxury twin – and improved fuel efficiency.
A brief glimpse at the new Patrol has been given in a Nissan future-model preview on Monday afternoon, showing tall LED headlights and tail-lights with a full-width rear light bar.
As with today’s models, the new Patrol – or Armada, as it is badged in the US – is expected to share its body shell, chassis and engine with the new Infiniti QX80, which is boxier and more contemporary in appearance than the outgoing model.
Spy photos show the Patrol will have different front wheel arches with vertical vents, and traditional pull-type door handles – rather than flush-fitting, pop-out units – compared to the QX80.
A more modern dashboard with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for right-hand-drive markets – as available in left-hand-drive countries for multiple years – is almost certain.
No mention has been made of hybrid or plug-in hybrid power for the new Patrol, and Nissan executives have previously said an electric version will not be feasible until next-generation solid-state battery technology is ready in 2028.
The ‘Y63’ Nissan Patrol will use a version of its QX80 twin’s 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged petrol V6, but it may be detuned from the Infiniti’s 336kW/698Nm outputs – up from 298kW/560Nm 5.6-litre V8.
More details on the 2025 Nissan Patrol are due closer to its unveiling by the end of March 2025.
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