2016 Nissan Patrol Legend Edition | new car sales price

The final version of Nissan's iconic Y61 Patrol has arrived, with the Japanese brand adding sharp drive-away pricing and a heap of genuine accessories to its new Patrol Legend Edition.

Based on the current top-spec and seven-seat ST model ($57,390 MSRP), the Legend Edition wears just over $10,000 worth of accessories, and arrives with drive-away pricing of $57,990 for the manual and $60,990 for the automatic.

Limited to 300 vehicles and only available in a wagon body shape, the Legend Edition will be the final Y61 Patrol offering in Australia, with Nissan conceding the platform is now too old to keep up with new technology, safety systems and customer expectations, while the diesel engine would fail to meet the incoming Euro 5 emissions standards. As a result, the Y61 Patrol,  first launched in 1997 and changed very little in the years since, will finally be put out to pasture.

"We're farewelling a car that's really had a strong impact on our business over our 50 years in Australia," says Nissan Australia President and CEO, Richard Emery.

To say farewell, Nissan says it has chosen the most popular accessories to kit out this final special edition.

"For us, it has been such a significant product. The much-loved Y61 created an imprint for us as a business around being tough, capable and dependable. But time has moved on. It's an old platform now, and it's in a position where it can't keep up with technology and customer expectations."

So to say farewell, Nissan says it has chosen the most popular accessories to kit out this final special edition, adding a steel bull bar and electric winch, a factory-fitted snorkel, roof racks, a tow bar and a spare wheel cover. Inside, the Legend Edition gets satellite navigation and a reversing camera.

The new features join the rather sparse features list of the existing ST model, including Bluetooth connectivity, 17-inch alloy wheels, manual air-conditioning for front and second-row passengers and a leather-wrapped gearshift knob and steering wheel. 

There's no under-the-bonnet changes, with the Legend Edition powered by the same 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine as the ST model, with power fed through either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual and sent to all four wheels. 

As in other Patrol models, power outputs fluctuate depending on your gearbox of choice. Manual drivers will get 118kW and 380Nm, while 118kW and 354Nm will have to suffice for automatic drivers. The Legend Edition also arrives with the Patrol's impressive four-wheel drive system, which includes low range, auto-locking front hubs and a rear dif lock.

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