MT First Drive: 2010 Nissan Patrol
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MT First Drive: 2010 Nissan Patrol
First Drive: 2010 Nissan Patrol
The Next Infiniti QX56, in Disguise
February, 2010
/ By Bruce Newton
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ive/index.html
You might not have picked up the seismic tremors in North America, but jaws thunked to earth in places as far flung as Australia, Africa, Russia and the Middle East when Nissan confirmed its Patrol heavy-duty SUV was trading in its good ol' live axles for independent underpinnings.
So what's the Patrol and why should you care? Well in plenty of places, it's a 4x4 icon, conquering the tough terrain of the Middle East since the 1950s and in 1962 becoming the first vehicle to successfully cross Australia's scorching Simpson Desert.
So it's a tough, old-style truck -- go anywhere, do anything, tow anything.
Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...#ixzz0g3Ry1D1v
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And at around 6150 pounds, it's in an even weightier division.
a hydraulic body control system that banishes mechanical stabilizer bars to the trash bin.
Nissan's electronically controlled All-Mode 4x4 system. Static, it is 100 percent rear drive, but it can send up to 50 percent of torque forward.
This is one heck of an engine, and this thing sure is refined.
Patrol is now the fastest in class.
The new Patrol isn't what you might have expected or wanted, but America's going to like it as the new QX56.
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looks great for the few that need or want one.
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Very good review for this. This Patrol seems to have a huge dose of refinement from the ride, wind noise, interior, to the engine. I am glad they took this into account, because some Infiniti products are lacking in this area. This should make the current QX56 look very bad, in pretty much every perspective.
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This vehicle had better turn out to be more reliable than the last Armada/QX-56 was. The QX-56 did some damage to the image of the Infiniti nameplate. It was built at the notorious Nissan-Infiniti plant at Canton, MS, and, like the other vehicles built there (Armada, Titan), had noted quality/reliability problems. That was not the case, though, with other Infiniti vehilces, which generally have had a better-than-average relibility record, especially the G and M models.
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This vehicle had better turn out to be more reliable than the last Armada/QX-56 was. The QX-56 did some damage to the image of the Infiniti nameplate. It was built at the notorious Nissan-Infiniti plant at Canton, MS, and, like the other vehicles built there (Armada, Titan), had noted quality/reliability problems. That was not the case, though, with other Infiniti vehilces, which generally have had a better-than-average relibility record, especially the G and M models.
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This vehicle had better turn out to be more reliable than the last Armada/QX-56 was. The QX-56 did some damage to the image of the Infiniti nameplate. It was built at the notorious Nissan-Infiniti plant at Canton, MS, and, like the other vehicles built there (Armada, Titan), had noted quality/reliability problems. That was not the case, though, with other Infiniti vehilces, which generally have had a better-than-average relibility record, especially the G and M models.
Patrol, Rand Rover, Pajero, Land Cruiser are all in the same segment.
I just hope North America gets the Patrol in Nissan form as well.
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The Nissan Patrol from Japan will be fine. The previous gen Patrols have been just as reliable as Toyota's Land Cruiser. The Patrol is an a different class of vehicles than those like the Expedition, Armada and Sequoia.
Patrol, Rand Rover, Pajero, Land Cruiser are all in the same segment.
I just hope North America gets the Patrol in Nissan form as well.
Patrol, Rand Rover, Pajero, Land Cruiser are all in the same segment.
I just hope North America gets the Patrol in Nissan form as well.
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