Nissan Patrol Warrior: V8 SUV confirmed at last!

Nissan Patrol Warrior confirmed: An off-roader with a side-exit exhaust? Nissan MD says:

“I have no doubt that it will be a huge success.”

Further details of the Nissan Patrol Warrior have been confirmed after years of speculation and teasers.

The Patrol Warrior is expected to take around 12 months before it will go on sale, rather late in the Patrol off-roader’s life cycle. When it hits the road, expect a rival for the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series GR Sport.

Premcar’s Warrior treatment will be bespoke to the Patrol, but we can expect extra ground clearance via a suspension lift, added under-body protection and the same all-terrain Cooper AT3s fitted to Navaras. Black badging and a sticker kit will likely finish off the treatment.

The best bit? It looks like the Patrol Warrior will have a twin side-exit exhaust for us to hear the full glory of that 5.6-litre direct-injection petrol V8.

Despite the exhaust mods, it sounds as though – much like Navara – Patrol’s 298kW/560Nm will be untouched in the name of reliability.

The Patrol Warrior will become the third Warrior product alongside the original Navara Pro-4X Warrior and recently-introduced Navara SL Warrior.

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Why a Patrol Warrior now?

The Y62 Patrol will enter its 10th year on-sale in Australia next year, but it’s showing no signs of slowing numbers with a new sales record set in March 2022.

Nissan and Premcar’s Navara Warrior project has proven successful where too, with pretty much every vehicle converted to Warrior spec finding a home so far.

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Nissan Australia managing director, Adam Paterson, may be Canadian, but is learning to love Premcar’s unique Australian off-road transformations, saying: “I have no doubt that it will be a huge success.

“The Warrior program, our collaboration with Premcar, has already proven immensely popular in Australia, and a new version of the already hugely capable Nissan Patrol is a vehicle I, like many Australians, can’t wait to drive.

“Our collaboration with Premcar is all about developing vehicles that are perfectly suited to Australian customers and conditions.”

The pictures in this article suggest that the Patrol Warrior development is already in a fairly advanced stage. Stay tuned for further updates.

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