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SWB Nissan Patrol MK (Model 160)
Manufactured from 1984-1987

1 General Information
2 Name Variations
3 Engines
4 Future
5 External links

[edit] General Information

The Nissan Patrol is a four-wheel-drive vehicle, manufactured by Nissan in Japan since 1950. The car is available in Australia, New Zealand, Central America, South America, South Africa, United Kingdom and the Middle East and it is in direct competition with the Toyota Land Cruiser. The Patrol is available with either two door (Short Wheel Base or SWB), four door wagon (LWB, Long Wheel Base) and Utility/Cab Chassis Variants. The old Y60 (GQ) platform is still manufactured as a military vehicle in the countries of Asia and the Middle East, and unconfirmed reports say that various versions of the Patrol are widely used by United Nations agencies. Users respect the vehicle for its power and durability, and modern version of the Nissan Patrol remains in production. There are persistent rumours of Nissan releasing this car as a type of Infiniti, but those rumors are false. The Infiniti brand instead has a full-sized SUV called the QX56, which is based on the Nissan Armada. The patrol has been voted the best all terrain 4x4 in the world by a middle eastern source a few years back the real world beating model started with the ledgendary 1998 on ward

model called the sgl, safari and super safari all avilable in Saudi Arabia.

LWB Nissan Patrol GQ (Y60) a.k.a. Ford Maverick in its element

[edit] Name Variations

This vehicle was sold in Japan under the name Nissan Safari. The Nissan Patrol was first sold in Australia during the 1960's, and was the first vehicle to drive across the Simpson Desert in Australia. This model was designated as the G60 Patrol. Until 1994, Ford rebadged the Australian version of the Y60 (GQ) Patrol, as the Maverick. The Nissan Patrol, particularly the Short Wheel Base version or the Utility version, has been the "Winch Challenge" competitors vehicle of choice, due to its inherent driveline strength, ease of modification, relative light weight, and popularity.

[edit] Engines

60 series engine was: P

160 (MQ/MK) engine options included: SD33, SD33T, L28, P40.

Y60 (GQ/GR) engine options included: RB30S, TB42E, TB42S, RD28T, TD42 and TD42T.

Y61 (GR/GU) engine options included: TB45E, TB48DE, ZD30DDTi, RD28Ti, TD42, TD42T and TD42Ti.

[edit] Future

Since the the Y61 (GU) Patrol design is now almost twenty years old, and its design differences from the Y60 are only relatively minor, Nissan is planning its replacement. That replacement is scheduled to appear sometime between late 2006 and early 2007. Observers say it is unlikely that the next Patrol will be built in Japan, and some speculate that the next version of the Nissan Patrol will have external design features similar to those of the 2006 Nissan Terranaut concept car, seen at the Geneva Motor Show. As yet there is no definitive information on which platform it will use, but rumors suggest that it could be Nissan's F platform. It is likely Nissan will choose that platform, given their pattern of attempting to reduce manufacturing costs across their range of vehicles.

[edit] External links

"Patrol 4x4" Nissan Patrol forum and photos.

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