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this is the new Nissan Patrol facelifted and with a bunch of extra
safety gear including aeb but it's also got a heftier price tag it's still
petrol only so is the patrol worth your money well that's what we're here to
find out if you're after more detail on this
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subscribe to stay up to date with all of our news and reviews I'm driving the TI
which is the entry level Patrol in a two variant range it has a five point six
liter v8 petrol engine a 7-speed automatic transmission full-time
four-wheel-drive system selectable off-road modes and a rear diff lock I'm
not going to beat around the bush the patrol is a big beast of a thing it
looks huge but it wears its size well and looks good with it this beefy wagon
is 5000 175 millimeters long with the three thousand and seventy five
millimeter wheelbase it is one thousand nine hundred and ninety five millimeters
wide one thousand nine hundred and forty millimeters high and it has a curb
weight of two thousand eight hundred and twelve kilograms it has a new looking
front with revised grille and bonnet and a new back-end
it also has LEDs galore and it's headlights and tail lights and newly
designed 18-inch wheels boot space is pretty generous with a bunch of
different seating arrangements to suit your needs
there are also cargo hooks tie-down points and a 12-volt power socket in the third
row the news generally isn't so good the seats are quite flat and unsupportive I
don't have a lot of room legs or toes or anything really and I'm on the wrong
side of short the good news is there is a top tether point behind me there are
air vents in the ceiling and there are also cupholders to the side but it's
very comfortable in the second row I'm sitting behind my driving position and
I've got ample toe, knee and legroom as well as plenty of head and shoulder room
there's a top tether point and a nice effects point on both of the outer seats
there are cupholders in this fold down arm rest as well as aircon controls at
the back of the center console up front it's well-appointed there's leather
accents soft touch durable padded surfaces everywhere and overall fit and
finish is really impressive it's a real classy space and it's pretty stylish if
your idea of style is your granddad's 1970s pool room and lucky for me it is
the instrument cluster is like something you'd seen an aircraft cockpit it's a
confusion of dials knobs and buttons I reckon that 8-inch touchscreen is too
small and I also think it's a bit too clunky there are two USB points up here
and a 12 volt socket to keep everything charged and running and ready
there are also cupholders and spaces for your bits and pieces under these cool
little flip up doors overall the cabin has a real practical
and premium feel but what is it like to drive on road and off road well that's
what I'm gonna check out right now on Road the Patrol is a surprisingly a
job beast it's so tightly controlled it carries its weight so well it never
feels like a bus to drive it takes a little getting used to but you settle
into a patrol state of mind fairly quickly
steering is sharp and precise for such a bloated vehicle and it's quiet in here
there's very little noise the only noise really is that VA growl and that's a
welcome soundtrack acceleration is race fast from a standing start there's also
plenty of surge when you want to overtake the 7-speed auto is top notch
with smooth and intuitive shifts up and down right when you need them safety
gear includes reversing camera around view monitor AEB and more the patrol
does not yet have an ANCAP safety rating and for something so gargantuan
the patrol exhibits very little body roll and that's partly due to its system
of hydraulic cylinders cross-linked between the wheels to control stability
and that's surprising because it really does have a lot of wheel travel and a
lot of Flex off-road and we'll check that out right now
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off road it is very capable the patrol rides and handles well on dirt roads and
it feels even more at home in the bush than it does on the bitumen the patrols
terrain mode has four settings on road sand snow and rock and each of those
tweaks throttle input torque and the traction control among other things to
suit the terrain so we're on a mate's property and there are a few tracks here
that crisscross it we're about to drop into quite a steep downhill which will
take us into a dry creek bed it's on the camera and how we can see it we're just
gonna tick away down here the hill descent control sort of biting in here
and there traction control working a few beeps going off because the patrol
freaked out a little bit because that was very steep at all and all everything
works pretty seamlessly in here I mean for something so big it's quite nimble
all the mechanical gear it really works a treat and it really
works in sync with all the high-tech stuff you you're still going to actually
have a look and make sure you you're safe I thought ground clearance and
approach departure angles and ramp over angles on this thing might be a problem
but for something so massive long and wide and with those side steps
protruding it still does it no worries at all we haven't touched ground at all
patrol has plenty of low-end torque it's got plenty of grunt - pretty much tackle
anything you'll hear a few beeps going off because we're going to give this
steep hill a try and it's doing it easy we're creeping creeping up there's no
need to put the foot down and voer we go too easy there's plenty of wheel
travel as well plenty of flex the Patrol really gets its tires to the dirt for
that all-important fraction when you need it most Patrol has a one hundred
and forty litre fuel tank it has a claimed fuel consumption of fourteen
point four liters per 100 kilometers now that all works out to be about a driving
range of a little over 900 k's now that's not the best around it's not
terrible but you really have to factor that in if you're considering the patrol
as a long-range tourer according to the computer we're showing
a combined 17.5 litres per 100 kilometers all in all the patrol is a
nice blend of high-tech driver assist aides and four-wheel drive mechanicals
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the Nissan Patrol is a massive adventure machine packed full of features and it
drives surprisingly well for something so big it's very comfortable on-road and
it's very capable off-road sure you get a kick in the guts every time you fill
the fuel tank but have a think about the cash you've saved not buying a more
expensive LandCruiser it's not perfect but it's right up there in terms of
functional space features capability and performance you may disagree with me and
that's fine have your say in the comments section below
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