Been driving the patrol for 4 months now, city fuel consumption is at 3km/l and highway fuel consumption is at 7.5km/l on average. Ride is smooth, suspension is great, comfortable seats, quiet cabin, cold AC, quick for its size, huge but i did not have trouble going into tight spaces or doing u turns, or parking in malls. Interior design is to my liking as well. At first i was so conscious with the fuel consumption but given all the perks i got, i accepted it. Overall, i enjoy and love this vehicle.
A tried and true rugged platform, known for it's reliability and durability (especially loved in the Middle East), cheaper than the all new Land Cruiser and vastly cheaper than the Chevy Tahoe, seems like a great value in full size truck based SUV platform.
Y62's are the last of the V8's and of then non Turbo's. Everything is now put turbo on this to compensate. Wish this was on the Y61 body instead of the problematic ZD30 it had. Y61 is still the better looking. But Y62 aint that bad.
I will be sad when this generation goes. Nissan kept the Patrol and the GT-R going too long without a major update, but even over a decade later, both still feel great to drive. This SUV handles and goes better than you expect a big barge to, and the sound of that V8 is sublime. Let's see how Nissan tops this.
@@kristoffermangila The interior of the patrol in Australia looks like it's from 1998. They are just now implementing apple car play/android auto into the 2024 versions. The dash still looks horrendous. I went to test drive one and really enjoyed it but the interior was a complete let down. No way am I paying 100k+ AUD for an interior that is extremely lacking. Even the base model Nissan Armada in the US has a better interior than the Ti-L (top model in Australia).
Before the current facelift just the other year, we were still using an interior that looked straight out of a 98 Cefiro. This was indeed, a big improvement.
Does he nitpick? He's just mentioning it, and he states that if fuel economy is important to you that this is not the right vehicle. I don't get the feeling that he made a big deal about its fuel economy
It's laying out the details. It's no longer a review if one does not mention those anymore. Bottomline: they gave it a pretty generous score. I don't see the problem there.
