Nissan updates the Patrol - but not much actually changes

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The 3 litre diesel engine ST model only comes in green with a pin, the pin is removed by the dealer upon delivery. A small explosion will follow, sometime.......
Nick

Makes me wonder just who has got it right.!

Nissan sticks with its 3.0TD " hand-grenade ", in the Patrol,,but no problems in it's navara range with basically the same motor ( minus the intercooler )

Kinda tells you that that little motor is over- stretched


Or ,,the Toyota V8 Diesel, with heaps of grunt, and fuel economy, very close to Nissan.

Like one of my mates said to me years back " nothing beats cubic inches "

Oh ,,, if I only had the money

Cheers All
Bucky

I know its been mooted for a while, but there is talk of them bringing a V8 Diesel out around 2009. This info was from the mouth of a western Sydney Nissan salesman - so the info is probably as reliable as the ZD30.

first of all i have to say "go the toyotas" Nissan just can't seem to get it together with this patrol, honestly how hard can it be for a company like nissan, all they need is a new style, live axels and v8 diesel. Oh you may not need the new style as toyota has proven!!!

I wonder how many patrols will be sold when the 200 cruiser comes out, oh well - just wait to you drive does not really have the right ring to it does it!!

At least Nissan has finally realised that a credible engine is needed in the lower spec patrols since the 4.2 was killed by our green 'friends'.
4.8i; is bullet proof, powerful and drinks like a sailor on a port visit. Suppose 2/3 is better than 1/3 for the other excuse for a powerplant.

Drove a 4.8i about two months ago, and I could not believe it was a patrol; actually fast. Got to about 2200 rpm off the line then it was like a turbo kicking in and ran like a thousand startled gazelles to 5000 before upshiftin. Also when entering the highway at 80km/hr in 4th I had to make a choice of 'do I stay or do I go'..........put the boot through the firewall and dropped it to second and 3700rpm and roared to 100 before shifting. Certainly no need to apologise to other road users.

Go the 4.8 auto over that other thing any day; the fuel economy will be offset by not having to rebuild a 3.0 after a 100,000km.

GEE!! i cant wait to trade my 4yo 4.2 in for a 3.0litre with chrome door handles!!! Sadly i think i'll be heading for a Toyota dealer!!