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BMW X6 vs Nissan Patrol

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BMW X6
BMW X6

$140,900 - $247,900

2024 price

Nissan Patrol
Nissan Patrol

$84,900 - $101,060

2024 price

Summary

2024 BMW X6
2024 Nissan Patrol
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 6, 3.0L

V8, 5.6L
Fuel Type
-

-
Fuel Efficiency
9.3L/100km (combined)

14.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

8
Dislikes
  • Polarising exterior looks
  • Lots of good features embedded in extra-cost packages
  • Updated multimedia system takes a while to get used to

  • Interior feels old
  • No power or torque improvements
  • Bi-modal exhaust tips vulnerable to off-road damage
2024 BMW X6 Summary

First launched in 2008, the BMW X6 created history (and a new car category) with its coupe styling on an SUV framework.

It was a polarising effort but one that opened up the SUV market for those wanting the size and presence of an SUV without compromising on the sporty styling of a smaller car.

The 2024 X6 has had a facelift and that brings a more athletic and robust kerb-side appeal that might swing a few fence sitters onto the side of liking it.

The already pleasant interior has been polished with extra customisations available on trims and accents. The technology has seen the biggest upgrade and it now features a more streamlined mild-hybrid component to the engine. It all positions the X6 well and truly within the rank of luxury.

For the last week I’ve been driving the mid-spec xDrive40i M Sport variant to see how the facelifted model holds its own against rivals, the Audi Q8 55 TFSI Dynamic Black and Mercedes-Benz GLE450 4Matic Coupe. 

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2024 Nissan Patrol Summary

A few years back, as part of Nissan Australia’s Warrior program, local automotive engineering company Premcar was given free rein to transform a good 4WD ute – the Navara – into a hard-core beast and the Navara Pro-4X Warrior was the result.

Now, it’s the Patrol’s turn.

The Patrol Warrior is bigger, wider and taller than the Ti spec Patrol on which it’s based and it has upgraded Aussie-tuned suspension, a Warrior-specific wheel-and-tyre package, a bi-modal exhaust system, tough-as-nails underbody protection, a 48kg increase in payload over the Ti (to 736kg), as well as a whole lot of other stuff intended to make the already legendary 4WD wagon into an even more appealing vehicle, on- and off-road.

But if you’re looking for any improvements to power and torque you’ll be disappointed because the Warrior has the same V8 engine as the standard Patrol.

So, is this lifted and loaded Patrol better than the non-Warrior version? 

Read on.

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