Nissan Patrol may come to India by 2026 as Land Cruiser rival

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According to a media report, Nissan is evaluating the Patrol SUV for the Indian market. If each goes to plan, Nissan mightiness motorboat its flagship SUV by 2026 arsenic a wholly built portion (CBU).

The latest procreation of the Nissan Patrol is presently sold lone successful left-hand thrust markets. However, a right-hand thrust mentation is successful the works arsenic request for the SUV grows successful markets similar Australia, South Africa, and Japan.

In the planetary market, the Patrol is disposable with 2 motor options: A 3.8-litre V6 that makes 312 BHP and 386 Nm and a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 that produces 419 BHP and 700 Nm. Both engines are paired with a 9-speed automatic transmission. The India-spec Patrol is apt to get the latter.

In India, the Patrol would service arsenic Nissan’s halo product. It is expected to beryllium positioned against the upcoming Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. Reports suggest that it mightiness outgo upwards of Rs 1 crore.

Source: Autocar India

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Good to spot Nissan yet considering the Patrol for India (as RHD is successful works).

The Patrol volition beryllium positioned astir the LC 300 terms scope arsenic that's its existent rival.

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Now that the Magnite facelift is launched, Nissan started their accustomed strategy astir launching their planetary products successful India. This volition beryllium followed by unveiling the Patrol successful a hugely publisied lawsuit and past spell connected soundless mode for adjacent 6-12 months. By past their Duster sibling volition beryllium much oregon little acceptable for launch. They tin beverage that and Magnite for adjacent decennary oregon so.

Indian marketplace has go highly competitory and it has go hard for conservative/ accepted carmakers similar Nissan and Honda to compete.

In immoderate lawsuit Patrol if launched would beryllium lapped up by Indian consumers owed to the moniker's marque value. But past again, Nissan ne'er fails to disappoint

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Patrol rivals LC300 truthful expect the pricing to beryllium successful 2Cr+ territory.
Not gonna lie, this looks overmuch much handsome and proportional than LC300, specifically from the side.
This besides is bigger than LC successful each 3 dimensions.

So if a large achromatic elephant connected the wheels is your priority, this shall sell. Perhaps adjacent amended than LC.

Opulence wise, RR LWB whitethorn triumph and rovers are anyway, loyal customers.

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I asked a known, who has LC200, LC300, and the earlier procreation Patrol, which was imported privately, earlier this year.

According to him, his Patrol is superior to the LC200 successful astir aspects. However, erstwhile compared to the LC3000, it lacks arsenic acold arsenic suspension and driving dynamics are concerned. This is understandable, arsenic the Patrol was introduced successful 2010, astir the aforesaid clip arsenic the erstwhile procreation 200. However, his Y62 (5.6L V8) excels to the newer procreation LC300 successful presumption of motor and transmission and beats it. I Hope, Nissan has managed akin driving dynamics with the newer V6.

The newer Nissan Patrol has autarkic suspension for each 4 wheels, which should springiness it an vantage implicit the LC300 and thing they word - HBMC.

https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/INN.../ARCHIVE/HBMC/

One notable contented I’ve noticed during my constricted acquisition with the caller LC300 is the deficiency of space. To amended steering comfort, Toyota has changed the steering geometry resulting successful a shorter compartment connected the LC300 than the LC200, and it’s instantly apparent. We anticipation the newer Patrol doesn’t endure from akin problems.

It’s bully that Nissan has announced a motorboat for our market. Even if they terms it astatine implicit 2 crore, this volition apt effect successful double-digit sales. I tin surely accidental that the X-Trail would person performed amended if it had been launched with the highest trim level. If radical tin spend an NX for 75 lakh, determination would beryllium customers for the close variant of X-Trail astatine 50 lakh (including each the features). Overall, it’s a bully clip for us, and I anticipation Nissan achieves occurrence with the Magnite.

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