New Patrol???????
Submitted: Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:09
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Member - Redbakk (WA)
Spy shots of what appears to be the next Nissan Patrol have just popped up from the Middle East. The Patrol is a Toyota Land Cruiser competitor that has until now only been sold in markets outside of North America. It is believed, however, that Nissan may consider bringing this 2010 version of the Patrol to the States to fill some of the holes left by the cancellation of the Armada and Infiniti QX56. Adopting design cues like a cantilevered roof from the 2007 Nissan Terranaut Concept, the 2010 Patrol also looks a bit like a passenger version of the new NV2500 light commercial vehicle we showed you last week.
It is expected that the new Patrol will remain body-on-frame, and that it will pick up a 4.8L V8 for the engine bay. Other engine options will likely include a 4.0L V6 and 3.0L V6 diesel (co-developed with Renault) that is rumored to produce 265 hp and 405 ft-lbs of torque. Thanks for
the tip, Eb!
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Reply By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:11
Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:11
Some one posted a few pic's on the site the other day. Pretty hard to tell it from the L/C 200 (except for price I'll bet!)
Cheers Mick
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Reply By: Member - Royce- Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:12
Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:12
Looks like they've pulled he pics
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:17
Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:17
not really, they were that hideous that they probably broke peoples eyes.
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Follow Up By: Member - Redbakk (WA) - Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:19
Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:19
ROFL
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:43
Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:43
The pics would have pulled because it is not allowed to publish pictures of gay porn on a site like this .............. and that new Patrol is: GAY!!!!!!
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Follow Up By: Member - Mick O (VIC) - Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:48
Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:48
Ohhhh you are such a b1tch Mr Roachie...(said with appropriate lithp). I'm driving my GU loud and Proud and with a totally unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality. They're all looking very limp these days, particularly the 200.
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:54
Saturday, Dec 20, 2008 at 22:54
Yeh, me too Mick.... (with the emphasis on the "loud" part!!!! hahaha...... the 6.5 Chev V8 ain't known for it's stealth)..... hahaha.
However, despite being an unashamed Patrol devotee, I'd have to have had a frontal labotomy before I'd consider buying one of those new fancy-nancy-boy "Gaytrols"....... ;-)
Roachie
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Reply By: Member - Captain (WA) - Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 00:42
Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 00:42
I am the first to admit that the 200 doesn't have the macho looks of a GU, but the next Nissan,
well.... judge for yourself!!!
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Now if it came with a stonking twin turbo V8 diesel I could live with the looks, but a V6 3.0L diesel,
well... I reckon Toyota isn't going to go out of business just yet ;)
Cheers
Captain
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Reply By: Member - Bucky, the "Mexican"- Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 06:19
Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 06:19
Looks like they have crossed a Nissan Pathfinder, with a Toyota Prado..... Yuk !
And that Renault deal, thought they would have learnt with the 3.0 TD 4 cylinder Patrol...a 3.0 TD WTF are they trying to prove.
Nothing beats cubic inches, a
well developed fuelling system, and a reliable motor.
Go the 4.2 ..!
Cheers
Bucky
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 08:54
Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 08:54
i'm giong to try to hang on to my 4.2 and with only 255,000ks on it in the 51/2 years i've had it since new, id say it nearly run in now and ready for some work!! Michael
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 09:04
Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 09:04
Bucky!! It is interesting that Nissan have been making diesel engines for the full range of trucks for ever and now with technology at their feet, they come up with unreiability worse than could be thought possible. Even China and Korea havn't made crap like the 3,0L Nissan engine..
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Follow Up By: Madfisher - Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 14:19
Sunday, Dec 21, 2008 at 14:19
Nissan had a rep for building the best diesel engines out of Japan, but the influence of Renault has had a negitive effect on their rep.
Just traded our 240hp UD at work , now that truck had some grunt and was totaly reliable to 240000ks, I wonder if it could be shoehorned into a Patrol. I believe it was about 8litres in capacity.
6th was a very tall overdrive (2100 rpm at 100) yet it took a very steep
hill to require dropping back to 5th and this was in a vehicle weighing over 5 ton empty
Cheers Pete
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