Despite the emergence of a first spy images towards the end of last month, Nissan has, nonetheless, started teasing the all-new Patrol as a part of a series called “Icon Reveal”. Involving a dedicated sub-section of Nissan’s Middle East website, the campaign will see a handful of images being released every week leading up to the internally named Y63 Patrol’s reveal on 4 September. Details so far While set to retain the body-on-frame platform, the images, unsurprisingly, show a different appearance to upscale sister brand Infiniti’s QX80 .
In this regard, a unique take on Nissan’s trademark V-motion grille has been opted for and the taillight clusters designed stacked similar in appearance to the Navara rather than the Pathfinder-inspired facia of the QX80. ALSO READ: Wait has started: New Nissan Patrol emerges in first spy shots The overall rear facia design resembling that of the Navara, no exact information emerged, though apart from the same platform as the QX80, the Patrol will revert back to a six-cylinder engine in the form of the new 3.5-litre twin-turbo VH35 V6 that replaces the normally aspirated 5.
6-litre the outgoing Y62 has used since its debut in 2010. Set to produce the same 335kW/698Nm as in the QX80, the mill be paired to an equally new nine-speed automatic gearbox, and omit any from electrification as well as diesel propulsion last offered on the Y61. Besides its exterior, the Y63, which will once again be sold as the Nissan Armada in the United .